The legal research materials available through Westlaw and Lexis draw from thousands of databases
Describe how a paralegal can select a database in Westlaw.
Westlaw's and Lexis's legal research materials draw from thousands of databases, so a search by case name or legal topic can easily return an overwhelming number of documents. As a result, paralegals often need to limit their searches to specified databases. To do this, you first select a database that you want to search. If you are using Westlaw, for example, you click on the box labeled "Search for a Database" and enter a database identifier (for example, "ca-cs" to search all California cases). If you do not know the abbreviation for the database you wish to search, you can choose "Directory."
For example, suppose that your supervising attorney has asked you to research case law on the liability of tobacco products manufacturers for cancer caused by the use of those products. To do a thorough investigation, you will need to search the databases containing decisions from all state courts as well as from all federal courts. By working your way through Westlaw directories, you will be able to find the databases containing decisions from all state courts and all federal courts. After you become familiar with the database identifiers on whatever service you are using, you can access that database more directly. For example, on the opening page of Westlaw, you can click on "Find a Database Wizard" at the bottom left of the screen. From the list provided, you select the information you wish to research, such as "Case, statute, or legal text or periodical." Next you can select the specific database you want, such as "Cases-Federal" and then "ALLFEDS."
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