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1 Reference Librarian

2 What we will cover Summer database access Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Free resources and librarian assistance Useful research tools for practice Practice guides Transactional materials and drafting tools Dockets Legislative history Company research Judicial analytics 50-state surveys Administrative law

3 Chat with Us! We are available via chat to answer your summer research questions, Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00

4 Summer Database Access LRC databases Low-cost options such as state and federal government websites

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8 Free and Low-Cost Resources Government websites State, county, and local government websites provide a number of free resources CA Secretary of State website Information about businesses licensed in the state Forms for starting a business Court websites Court rules, sample forms, fee information Municipal codes Available for free online at Municode and American Legal Publishing

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10 Practice Guides Step-by-step manuals written for legal practitioners in most subjects In print Westlaw and Lexis CEB OnLaw

11 Practice Guides Westlaw Lexis Bloomberg Law CEB OnLaw Rutter Group, Bancroft-Whitney, Witkin, Cal Jur Select Secondary Sources, then select Jurisdiction & California; can narrow by Publication Type or Publication Series Matthew Bender, Witkin, Cal Jur Select Secondary Materials, then select California, then select Treatises, Practice Guides & Jurisprudence Trademarks & Copyrights, Labor & Employment, Health, Environmental & Safety, Bankruptcy, Tax, and more For BNA materials, select Browse, then Secondary Sources. For all other publishers select Books & Treatises from the homepage. California Treatises and Form Books Access CEB OnLaw through the LRC Databases A-Z list. Narrow by practice area or individual title.

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14 Example: Civil Litigation

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17 Transactional and Drafting Tools Bloomberg Law Best option for transactional resources DealMaker Lexis Practice Advisor Westlaw Practical Law

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19 What is a Docket? A record of all documents filed by the parties or the court in a given case Pleadings, briefs, exhibits, orders, judgments, and other various documents Searchable by docket number or party name Also called Register of Actions in California courts

20 Dockets Bloomberg Includes all dockets from PACER (electronic public access to docket information from federal courts) Federal dockets only Westlaw and Lexis have dockets for other courts Coverage is incomplete; you won t find a docket for every case in Westlaw or Lexis State court websites

21 From Inside Higher Education, March 8, 2019

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26 Legislative History Materials Materials can include: Bill text (all the versions throughout the process) Committee Reports Committee Hearings Congressional Debates Committee Prints Presidential or Executive Agency Documents Public statements including blogs or podcasts

27 Sources of Legislative History Westlaw (restricted summer access) and Lexis both include some legislative history documents ProQuest Congressional and Legislative Insight Subscription databases (use LRC website for access) Offer deeper coverage than Westlaw and Lexis, including materials related to both recent and historical legislation Congress.gov (free) Includes current and recent materials, including videos of hearings

28 State Legislative History Research The legislative process varies widely among states; fewer materials are generated than at the federal level, and they typically are more difficult to locate. Materials related to recent legislation are often easier to find; consult a reference librarian for assistance. Two starting points for California: USD s California Legislative History Research Guide California State Legislature: Bill Information

29 Company Research: EDGAR EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) is the Security and Exchange Commission s official electronic system for the filing and retrieval for submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the [S.E.C.] Retrieving documents is free; no login required Company search page:

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32 Company Research: Bloomberg Law Bloomberg Law s Business Intelligence Center includes company information such as news, financial data, SEC filings, company hierarchy, and litigation analytics. Searchable by company name or ticker symbol.

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36 Judicial Analytics: Ravel Includes searchable database of state and federal judges, with links to their opinions, statistics of their rulings on various motions, decision analytics showing cases to which they frequently refer (including highlights of their analyses of the cases), and biographies Create account using USD address at

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41 Judicial Analytics: Lexis Context Lexis describes Context as providing legal language analytics allowing you to find language, cases, and other judges that a judge has found persuasive. Also allows you to search for expert witnesses by name, showing the cases in which an expert has testified as well as whether the expert testimony was been admitted or excluded.

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45 50-State Surveys Manually collecting each state s law on a topic is: time-consuming difficult (variations in terminology and code structure) Look for an existing compilation even if incomplete or out of date, will save time Can be found in law review articles, A.L.R. annotations, practice guides, etc. National Conference of State Legislatures: Advocacy organizations often collect state statutes on topics of interest to them Limited number are available on Westlaw (restricted summer access) and Lexis

46 Administrative Law Branch of law governing the creation and operation of administrative agencies Legislative Judicial Administrative law makes up a huge portion of the law Regulations: quasilegislative Executive Hearings/ adjudications: quasi-judicial

47 How Agencies are Created Legislature passes a law, giving the broad strokes and enabling a government agency to implement the law. To implement the legislature s intent, the agency typically will have to do 2 things: 1. Promulgate regulations that provide more detailed rules and establish oversight processes; 2. Enforce the law through those processes, including administrative hearings/adjudications.

48 Promulgation of Regulations Overview of the process that agencies must follow: 1. Agency drafts & publishes proposed regulations in the Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) 2. Provide opportunity for public comment 3. Agency reviews comments and drafts; publishes final version in the Federal Register 4. Codify the final regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

49 Federal Register [T]he official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents Available via govinfo.gov (free; 1994 present); Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law (all from inception (1936) present)

50 Code of Federal Regulations Codified version of agency rules; updated annually on a rolling schedule Available via govinfo.gov (free; 1996 present); Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law (historical scope varies)

51 Administrative Adjudications Differ widely among agencies Informal/formal Bind only parties/precedential effect Whether and how they re published Agency websites are often a good place to start Westlaw (restricted summer access), Lexis, Bloomberg Law and other specialty databases have selected agency adjudications HeinOnline has historical agency materials

52 Guidance Documents Some agencies put out informal documents that lay out current thinking on issues Avoids strict requirements for promulgating regulations Not legally binding, but can be a good indicator of an agency s position May not be formally published look on agency s website

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