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As you may already know library staff are restricted in the help they can give LPC students during their Practical Legal Research assessment period. The guidance below sets out what we can and can’t advise on during PLR.
We can advise on:
a) where to find books and how to access databases
b) sources of further guidance on how to use paper and electronic research tools
c) problems caused by the library stock or with access to databases
We can not advise on:
a) the relative merits of different resources for researching issues raised by the assessment
b) choice of search terms, or how to manipulate search terms
c) the steps needed to ensure that research is full and accurate (for example, updating techniques)
d) interpretation of material that students may retrieve in the course of their research
e) the content and structure of a research report
If you’re unsure whether your query can or cannot be answered by library staff, please speak to the Jackie Hanes (Information Officer) in the first instance. You can usually find me in the office behind the Library Enquiry Desk. Alternatively, email the Library on Library.BRM@lawcol.co.uk
LexisNexis and Westlaw staff will be running legal database workshops at College in October. The workshops may benefit GDL students who are new to legal databases, and LPC or BVC students who would like some refresher training in advance of their legal research assessments.
Rutendo Hanyanisi will be running the following LexisNexis Butterworths workshops on Friday 17 October: 11.00am-12.00pm, 12.00pm-1.00pm, 1.30pm-2.30pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm.
Sheena Shepherd will be running the following Westlaw workshops on Monday 20 October: 11.00am-12.00pm, 12.00pm-1.00pm, 1.30pm-2.30pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm.
The workshops are voluntary, but places are limited to 20 students per session. If you would like to attend a workshop, please contact the library to sign up. You can contact the library in person, or by telephone (01483 216041) or email (library.brm@lawcol.co.uk).
Please note that only students who sign up can attend the workshop. Also, students who sign up, are expected to attend workshops, or give notice of cancellation, so that their place may be offered to another.
If you are unable to attend the workshops, but would like further legal database training, we recommend that you try LexisNexis Butterworths and Westlaw online training tutorials.
The Library will be running a series of legal research workshops in early September. The workshops are designed to support LPC students with their Practical Legal Research, but they are open to all students who wish to attend.
The first workshop is an introduction to printed legal research using Halsbury’s Laws, Halsbury’s Statutes, Current Law and the Digest. The second workshop is an introduction to electronic legal research using LexisNexis Butterworths and Westlaw databases.
Printed legal research workshops:
- 11.00am-12.00pm Monday 8 September
- 2.00pm-3.00pm Monday 8 September
- 11.00am-12.00pm Tuesday 9 September
- 2.00pm-3.00pm Tuesday 9 September
- 5.00pm-6.00pm Wednesday 17 September
- 11.00am-12.00pm Thursday 18 September
- 4.45pm-5.45pm Thursday 18 September
Electronic legal research workshops:
The workshops are voluntary, but places are limited to 20 students per session. If you would like to attend a workshop, please contact the library to sign up. You can contact the library in person, or by telephone (01483 216041) or email (library.brm@lawcol.co.uk).
Please note that only students who sign up can attend the workshop. Also, students who sign up, are expected to attend workshops, or give notice of cancellation, so that their place may be offered to another.
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