Technology
Technology Used in Lawyering Process:
LP Courseware Sites
Computer Assisted Legal Research
Computer Assistance
Lawmanac
CaseMap
Beyond Question
LP Courseware Sites
Each Lawyering Process Professor maintains a TWEN (The West Educational Network) or Blackboard site for their courses. Features of these sites include electronic access to course assignments, class email, assignment drop-boxes, and links to research resources.
Computer Assisted Legal Research
Students in Lawyering Process must learn both electronic legal research platforms: LexisNexis and Westlaw. Students will receive an email from the library regarding sign-up instructions.
- Basic Lexis Session
This class is designed to establish a basic comfort level, or familiarity, with the LexisNexis research system. Topics covered include LexisNexis Lawschool homepage, Get a Document, Printing and emailing documents for free, Topical research using Search Advisor, Source selection, Basic terms & connectors searching, and Help databases.
- Basic Westlaw Session
This class covers the following topics related to the Westlaw research system: Customizing your Westlaw Password with Jurisdictional Tabs; Finding case law by citation and by title or party name; The parts of a case on Westlaw, including Key Numbers and Headnotes; Printing/Downloading/E-mailing Documents; Using the Directory to locate sources/databases; Searching by term with Natural Language and KeySearch; Secondary Sources—ALR/AMJUR/Journals and Law Reviews.
Computer Assistance
There are numerous resources available for students with technology questions.
Microsoft/PC Software Questions: Educational Technology (Room 265)
Joan Pope, Helpdesk Coordinator, 303-871-6464 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
LP Specific Technology Questions: LP Senior Associate for Technology,
Lawmanac
This year, the Lawyering Process program will again be providing each first-year student with a copy of this digital text. Lawmanac includes a legal writing style manual, a citation manual, a legal dictionary, and a collection of Federal Rules (among them Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Criminal Procedure). Being digital, this text is installed on student laptops, and makes citation questions, consulting a Federal rule, or checking a legal definition, just a matter of a few clicks. Although required in LP, many students last year used it in Civil Procedure as well, since the digital text made it unnecessary to separately carry a copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
To download Lawmanac visit the orientation software page.
CaseMap
Please click here to register for training sessions or click here for CaseMap help.
You can also access CaseMap Tutorials by clicking here
CaseMap is a software program that many law firms and government attorney offices use to manage the case analysis process. CaseMap is also a great data and research management tool for LP students. All first year students receive a copy of this software during orientation. If you need to activate the product, see the Help Desk at the law school – they have the licensing codes for you to license your copy of CaseMap.
Beyond Question
Beyond Question is an interactive student response system that provides the tools needed to actively engage every student in the classroom. By using wireless response devices, students are given the opportunity to participate in class discussions and surveys. Daily quizzes and subject matter reviews can be given to assure that the material is being learned.