Westlaw User Guides for the Federal Judiciary

Per Curiam Newsletter
Provides ongoing Westlaw training and updates federal court users on new Westlaw features and content (published 10 times annually).

Using Westlaw Research Guide
Explains how to retrieve and print documents, access databases, and use KeyCite, KeySearch, and WestClip.

Getting Started on Westlaw Quick Reference Guide
Provides a basic introduction to Westlaw research on the Internet.

Westlaw Conversion Cheat Sheet Quick Reference Guide
Lists the westlaw.com equivalents to WestMate features and services and introduces you to special features available only in westlaw.com to make your online research more efficient.

Westlaw New Tools Quick Reference Guide
Introduces Graphical Statutes, PastStat Locator, RegulationsPlus, and state legislative history databases on Westlaw which greatly enhance your online research by making it easier and faster to find the statutory and regulatory law you want.

KeyCite at a Glance Quick Reference Guide
Presents an overview of the KeyCite citation research service, including the KeyCite status flags, depth of treatment stars, and quotation marks, as well as explaining how to access KeyCite and showing sample KeyCite results, including a graphical view of direct history.

Using KeyCite on Westlaw User Guide
Explains how to use KeyCite to quickly determine whether a case or statute is good law, how to retrieve citing references, how to use KeyCite Alert to automatically monitor the status of cases and statutes, and how to use the Table of Authorities service to list the cases cited by a case.

A Graphical View of KeyCite Direct History Quick Reference Guide
Shows how to display the KeyCite direct history of a case, which traces the case through the appellate process, in an easy-to-read graphical view.

Searching Cases on Westlaw Quick Reference Guide
Explains how to retrieve cases by citation or party name, search for cases by issue, use KeyCite to quickly determine whether a case is good law, and retrieve citing references.

Researching Federal Statutes and Legislative Materials User Guide
Shows how to retrieve federal statutes using features such as the Find service, the Table of Contents, the Statutes Index, and the Popular Name Table, as well as how to browse statutes, use KeyCite to determine the status and history of a statute, retrieve legislative history documents, and get research tips.

Retrieving Federal Regulations on Westlaw Quick Reference Guide
Explains how to retrieve federal regulations on Westlaw by citation, using the Search page, and using the Table of Contents service and also shows how to browse regulations like a book, track the history of a regulation, and check citations in KeyCite.

Westlaw at a Glance Quick Reference Guide - Spanish Edition
Provides Spanish-language guide to the essential tasks for using Westlaw including setting up tabbed pages; accessing databases; retrieving documents; using the table of contents, KeyCite, and the copy with reference feature; and printing.

Westlaw Public Records Research Guide
Identifies key public records databases and provides search tips and examples, and covers databases used to locate people, the People Finder Reports feature, databases that provide information about assets (personal and real property), adverse civil filings, criminal records, and other types of records.

Westlaw Database Directory for the Federal Judiciary
Provides complete list of Westlaw databases and their identifiers available to the federal judiciary.

Tax Law Research Guide
Introduces tax law resources available on Westlaw and provides research tips and search examples that you can use as models, as well as basic instruction, including Westlaw features such as the tabbed Tax page, WestClip, and KeySearch.

Using WestCheck 4.56 User Guide
Explains how to use and install WestCheck 4.56, the latest version of WestCheck, the automated citation-checking software that verifies citations extracted from a legal document or in a citations list you create manually.

Using WestCiteLink Quick Reference Guide
Shows how to find citations in your documents and automatically generate a table of authorities with the click of a button.

WestCiteLink 3.08 User Manual
Explains how to install and use WestCiteLink 3.08, a legal research product that finds citations in your word-processing documents and converts them to hyperlinks, allowing you to link to the corresponding documents on Westlaw and automatically create a table of authorities listing the cases and other documents you have cited, along with page numbers for each.

Using Westlaw Large Print Edition
Illustrated with many examples and screen shots, shows how to use westlaw.com to perform research tasks which include using Find to retrieve a document; using the Terms and Connectors and Natural Language search methods; using KeyCite, KeyCite Alert and Table of Authorities to perform citation research; using the Key Number Service; and using WestClip.

Using Westlaw TEXT Only User Guide (Large Print)
Provides detailed instructions on using Westlaw via Westlaw Text Only, including searching, using Find to retrieve a document, checking a citation in KeyCite, using the Westlaw Directory, and sending and saving information you retrieve on Westlaw, as well as a list of West digest topics and their numerical designation, federal courts of appeals information, and state courts information.

Using Westlaw Text Only User Guide (Braille, Audio Tape, and Word Document)
Provides detailed instructions on using Westlaw via Westlaw Text Only, including searching, using Find to retrieve a document, checking a citation in KeyCite, using the Westlaw Directory, and sending and saving information you retrieve on Westlaw.

Computer Assisted Legal Research for the Federal Judiciary - Content Summary Sheet
Provides brief listings of databases, features, and services available under the Federal Court's Westlaw contract.