Practice Guides and Aids

Practice Guides and Aids

• A wide variety of practice guides and materials are available on Westlaw.

• Some practice databases are state-specific, some are topical, and some are general in nature.

• Practice aids include texts, treatises, forms, practice guides, CLE course materials, and other materials. Often several types of practice materials are included in a database.

• The Legal Practice (LAWPRAC) database contains documents from periodicals focusing on the practical aspects of lawyering: advocacy and lawyering skills, law office management, law office automation, lawyer hiring and training, court automation, judicial management and selection, and the general practice of the law.

General and Topical Practice Materials Databases Examples

• American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts (AMJUR-POF) • Practising Law Institute (PLI) • RIA ® Estate Planners Alert (RIA-ESTPA) • Health Law Practice Guide (HTHLPG) • Glasser LegalWorks Seminars (GLASS-CLE) • Wage and Hour Law: Compliance and Practice (WHLCP) • Federal Practice and Procedure ® (Wright & Miller) (FPP) • Patent Applications Handbook (PATAPP) • Attorneys Medical Advisor (MEDADV)

State Practice Materials Database Examples

• Texas Practice Guide Multibase (TXPG-ALL) • Georgia Analytical Practice Library ( GAPRACLIB) • The Rutter Group in California Practice Guides (TRG-CA) • The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Materials (FL-CLE) • Illinois Law and Practice (IL-LP) • New York Jurisprudence (NYJUR) • Baldwin’s Ohio Practice Series (OHPRAC) • Kentucky Practice Series Multibase (KYPRAC) • New Jersey Practice Series (NJPRAC) • Michigan Personal Injury Texts & Legal Forms (MIPI-TLF)

Treatises, CLEs, and Practice Guides This is a partial list of the practice materials databases on Westlaw. They are in the

Treatises, CLEs, and Practice Guides

section of the directory.

Practice Guides

Sample Search

• Database: LAWPRAC • Natural Language search:

guide for counsel in cases to be argued before the supreme court

• Result: Title: Guide for Counsel in Cases to Be Argued Before the Supreme Court of the United States