As you prepare for summer and fall employment, consider completing the LexisNexis "Think Like A Lawyer" program (A.K.A. Prepare to Practice). The purpose of this program is to help students become more cost-effective and efficient legal researchers so they are better prepared to successfully complete research assignments in the workplace.
Think Like A Lawyer provides students with several opportunities for legal research training, as well as information on public interest work.
Step 1 – Watch the following tutorials and complete the quiz at the end of each:
- Save and Organize Your Research with Lexis Advance
- Start Your Research with Lexis Advance
- Shepardizing™ with Lexis Advance
- Finding More Authority with Lexis Advance
Note: if you already took one of the tutorials, you don’t need to repeat it.
Step 2 – email zachary.dickerson@lexisnexis.com to confirm completion and you’ll earn 1000 Reward Points.
Step 3 – Zach will send you the link for the Certification Exam. Complete it and you’ll earn 500 Reward Points and your name will go into the Online Registry where an employer can see it.
BONUS: As further incentive, LexisNexis has partnered with the ABA to offer the Fast-Track Your Future Sweepstakes (Official Rules). Upon completion of the Certification, one student at every law school will win:
- $250 J. Crew gift card
- One year ABA law student division membership
- An entry to win 1 of 50 Grand Prizes Packages that include:
- One-hour career mentoring session with an ABA lawyer
- A new Kindle Touch
After Spring Break, look for LexisNexis classes on cost-effective research!
