1Ls – Take a Tour of the LexisNexis Website



First Semester 1Ls – Take a Tour of the LexisNexis Website

Win $25 gift certificate to Marshall Field!!

Start by going to lawschool.

NAME:_____________________________ EMAIL:_______________________________

DIRECTIONS: Complete this LexisNexercise to learn about the LexisNexis Total Research System and to earn 50 Ultimate Rewards points. Return the answer sheet to the LexisNexercise drop box on the 10th Floor of the Law Library by LexisNexis printer or via e-mail to Rhea by September 30, 2005. The Drawing takes place on October 1st.

Questions?: Contact your Academic Account Executive, Rhea Ramsey, Esq. At rhea.ramsey@.

1. GET FREE STUDY AIDS ON LEXISNEXIS

Click on the link “Study Aids” on the left side of the screen.

LexisNexis offers FREE outlines for many first year courses. Cick on the “More” link under the heading Area of Law Outlines. Write the name of four of the outlines offered

1. __________________________ 3. __________________________

2. __________________________ 4. __________________________

Click the Back button on your browser. LexisNexis provides FREE excerpts of sample questions from the “Question and Answer Series” study aids. Click the link “Try a sample question each week.”

What are the subjects covered by the “new” sample questions (from this week)?

(1) ______________________________ (2) _____________________________

2. GET INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO JMLS

Click on the “MySchool” tab at the top of the screen.

Scroll down to find the link for The John Marshall Law School-Chicago and click on it. Review the page for JMLS.

What is the name of your LexisNexis account representative?_____________________

What are the names of your LexisNexis student representatives?

(1) ______________________________ (2) _____________________________

(3) ______________________________ (4) _____________________________

(5) ______________________________

Send your LexisNexis account representative an email from this page (the My School page). Please include your name in the text of the email. You MUST do this in order to be eligible for the raffle!

3. DEVELOP ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS

Click on the link on the left side of the screen that says “Learning LexisNexis” and then click on the link for Lexis Certification

Once you have your LexisNexis ID, you will want to attend training and develop proficient research skills. One way to do this is through LexisNexis Certification. How many levels of Lexis Certification are available:

a. Certificate of Competency

b. Certificate of Competency and Certificate of Mastery

c. Certificate of Competency, Certificate of Proficiency & Certificate of Mastery

d. None of the Above

4. LexisNexis ULTIMATE REWARDS

Click on the Ultimate Rewards tab at the top of the screen.

LexisNexis Ultimate Rewards is a great program that rewards Lexis users – you will be eligible to participate when you receive your ID! Simply by using the LexisNexis Total Research System, you will earn points that can be redeemed for great prizes, such as travel, electronics, gift certificates to your favorite stores and restaurants and more!

Which of the following online stores is partnered with Lexis, allowing you to redeem your points for prizes at the Ultimate Superstore?

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b.

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5. CUSTOMER SUPPORT

On the left side of the screen, click the “Help for Students” link.

You can get help from a legal research professional two ways on LexisNexis. Other than calling a customer service number, what is the other support option?

_____________________________________________________________

What is the toll free number for customer support?_____________________

6. PULLING CASES & STATUTES

Use LexisNexis to pull your cases and statutes for classes. Pull the case 439 US 322. Which headnote says “It is a principle of general elementary law that estoppel of a judgment must be mutual”? HN#___________

Click on the Headnote number. Place you cursor on the sentence. A box will flash with the current page you are on based on all of the citation formats. What page of the case (based on the official citation, 439 US 322) is the headnote actually cited in the case? Page#__________

Click on Explore (bottom left of screen) to jump from one section of the case to the next. Click on the Dissent. Who wrote the dissent? Justice___________________________

Pull the statute 5 ILCS 460/80. What is the official snack food for Illinois? ______________

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