April 4, 2017. Using LEXIS Advance to Search California Forms of Pleading and Practice

1 Hour of Participatory MCLE Credit

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Registration & Check-in: 11:30 am-noon

Presentation: Noon - 1 pm

$30.00 Advance Registration

$40.00 Day of Event

Register online at http://tinyurl.com/zx9j9j5.  By phone call 510-272-6483. In person: ask for a registration form at the reference desk.  Please note: This class is not an introduction to Lexis Advance. This class is geared towards legal researchers who have some familiarity with the basics of using the Lexis Advance database.

The Alameda County Law Library currently subscribes to the online version of California Forms of Pleading and Practice—Annotated, a comprehensive resource with wide coverage of California legal procedure. The title provides the researcher with guidance for all types of civil actions and proceedings and, in addition, provides a wealth of legal document templates and forms.

The digital version is currently available through the Lexis Advance database on ACLL public access computers. With its detailed editing, it is an excellent place to begin most any California procedural legal research project.

This session will cover the topics -

Introduction to California Forms of Pleading and Practice (CA FP&P)—Annotated

Restricting your search on Lexis Advance to CA FP&P material only

Searching CA FP&P using Lexis Advance

Searching CA FP&P using keywords and phrases

Searching the online Table of Contents

Searching CA FP&P—index only

Searching for a form template

Downloading and emailing sections from Lexis Advance

Instructor: Nancy McEnroe, Reference Librarian, ACLL