Tag: Databases
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Finding Historical Cases in HeinOnline
HeinOnline is one of the legal databases the Allegheny County Law Library (ACLL) provides to patrons in the library and remotely to its members. It contains thousands of academic legal journals, case law, federal and […]
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Sherardizing Cases Used Lexis+
Many documents you file with the court will cite prior precedent as part of your argument. When citing prior precedent in court filings, it’s vital to ensure the case is still valid. If you cite an overturned […]
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Gale Legal Forms 101: Accessing Essential Legal Documents
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Need a legal form but don’t know where to start? Gale Legal Forms is a powerful database that provides access to thousands of state-specific legal documents, from leases and wills […]
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Unlocking Legal Answers: An Introduction to WestLaw
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Join us for a Westlaw 101 presentation designed for anyone curious about legal research or looking for legal answers. Westlaw is a leading online database used by attorneys to find […]
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Discover Pennsylvania Side Reports
In most Pennsylvania counties, the county bar association will regularly publish case reporters, also known as “side reports.” These publications provide judicial decisions on select trials from the county court of common pleas. Not every case in the county will be reported in the side reports; the bar staff selects cases […]
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Practical Law on Westlaw
When searching for information in an unfamiliar area of law or legal procedure in Pennsylvania, a great starting point is Westlaw Practical Law. Why use Westlaw Practical Law? Over 118,000 legal resources are part of […]
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Explore The PA Law Encyclopedia
The Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia, Second Edition, published by Lexis, is an in-depth source of legal concepts arranged alphabetically by legal topic. The set is fifty-five volumes and is available at the Allegheny County Law Library (ACLL) […]
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Dig Into Dunlap-Hanna Forms
When you are involved in legal proceedings, it is very important that your forms are the correct ones. Anything you file with the court has to follow the requirements of state and local statutes, court rules and legal precedents. Any […]
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Explore Gale Legal Forms
Do you need legal forms and information, but don’t even know where to start? Gale Legal Forms provides easy, approachable tools, so that you can handle simple legal issues yourself without a legal background. Gale Legal Forms […]
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AND, OR, NOT & BEYOND: Natural Language vs. Boolean Searching with Proximity in Westlaw
What is a Natural Language Search? Natural language searching is as simple as asking a question as you would in normal speech. There are benefits and drawbacks to this method, […]