Check out some of the new titles available in the Law Library’s LexisNexis Digital Library!
Read moreDigital Discoveries – How to Be Abe Lincoln: Seven Steps to Leading a Legendary Life
Much has been written and said about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. He has been the subject of countless books (over 60,000) and numerous documentaries and films (including one where he was a vampire hunter).
Read moreDigital Discoveries – How to Do More in Less Time: The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Productivity and Improving Your Bottom Line
Imagine saving six minutes per day, 30 minutes per week, and eventually 25 hours per year on your work. As a busy attorney, any prospect of saving time would be more than welcome. Attorneys Allison C. Johs and Daniel J. Siegel recognized the challenges that lawyers faced and devised a game plan to help them out. As the basis for their book, How to Do More in Less Time: The Complete Guide to Increasing Your Productivity and Improving Your Bottom Line, Johs and Siegel identified ineffective management of activities and inefficient use of tools as key factors promoting the time crunch that affected attorneys. Additionally, they discovered that a lot of daily work time is wasted by distractions, whether they be online activity, meetings, coworkers, or simply poor multitasking. Fortunately, Johs and Siegel have crafted some strategies for developing good habits for productivity and present some ways to use technology to increase productivity and efficiency.
Read moreFree Texas CLE Tomorrow | LexisNexis: Basics of US Immigration Law
This CLE presentation is for legal professionals interested in the basics of U.S. immigration law. This course will cover the fundamentals of immigration law practice in the U.S., providing attendees with general knowledge of: 1) what immigration law is; 2) what immigration attorneys do; 3) categories of immigration practice; 4) core legal resources, including primary and secondary sources, used by immigration attorneys; and 5) common and trending immigration law issues.
Read moreFree Texas CLE Tomorrow: Ramp Up Your Research with the LexisNexis Digital Library
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Presented By:
Sabrina A. Davis, Associate Law Librarian for Digital and Educational Services, Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
Andrea Roberts, Digital Media Consultant, LexisNexis
Event Type/Location: Virtual (GoToWebinar)
Duration: 60 minutes
Date/Time: Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Earn: Texas - 1 hour of CLE
Program Description: This session begins with an overview of the legal research process and how to effectively incorporate secondary sources. The second part of the session focuses on techniques for accessing and using secondary sources and other materials through the LexisNexis Digital Library, which is an eBook collection available for free to patrons of the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library.
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Note: The LexisNexis Digital Library eBook collection is available for free to Law Library patrons. Click here for more details and to create an account.