Workshops in the Library Research Series

The Fall 2024 workshop series has ended, but we'll be back with more workshops in Spring 2025!

Currently, the library tentatively plans to offer the following schedule of workshops:

• Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 pm, February 5 (Room TBD)- AI Prompting and Ethical Use, Taught by Eli Edwards 
• Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 pm, February 12 (Room TBD)- Researching for Scholarly Papers, Taught by Brian Raphael 
• Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 pm, February 19 (Room TBD)- Word for Lawyers, Taught by Sherry Leysen 
• Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 pm, February 26 (Room TBD)- Beyond the Big Two, Taught by Brian Raphael
• Wednesday, 12:30-1:30 pm, March 5 (Zoom)- Researching for Scholarly Papers, Taught by Lynn McClelland

Check back in January for the final schedule and registration information. 

Please don't hesitate to email Caitlin Hunter, hunter@law.ucla.edu, to suggest other workshop topics. 

The Bluebook: From Loathing to Peaceful Coexistence

Presented in person on Wednesday, September 18, 12:30-1:30 pm by Sherry Leysen

Notes are available to UCLA Law students, faculty, and staff:

Advanced Search Techniques

Presented in person on Wednesday, 9/25, 12:30-1:30 pm by Elyse Meyers

A recording and slides are available:

Researching for Scholarly Papers

Presented in person on Thursday, October 3, 12:30-1:30 pm by Caitlin Hunter

A recording, research guide, and handout are available:

LL.M. Research Refresher

Presented in person on Thursday, October 17, 12:30-1:30 pm by Caitlin Hunter.

A recording and slides are available:

A student question at the end asked about researching cases from countries outside the U.S. To research these cases, we most commonly use vLex, a law school only resource accessible with the law school VPN enabled:

Other useful tools are the free WorldLII and Globalex websites:

1L Research Refresher

Presented in person on Thursday, October 24, 12:30-1:30 pm by Caitlin Hunter.

A recording and slides are available: