Paralegal Studies (PARL): Westlaw Help

How to sign up for Westlaw training:

1) Check your calendar for three (3) dates and times when you'll be available, between September 22 and October 24.

2) Go to the Book a Librarian online form to request your appointment. Here is the link:

https://northampton.libwizard.com/f/bookalibrarian

3) The Embedded Librarian will follow up with you to confirm which date and time you'll be meeting.

Helpful hints:

• The Westlaw training session takes about one hour to complete.
• You may choose to have your training in person at the Mack Library (Bethlehem campus) or on Zoom.
• If you'd like to attend with friends from class, that's great! Please put all of their names on the Book a Librarian request form.
• Students who complete this training will receive a certificate, and your instructor will be notified.

If you have any questions, please contact the Embedded Librarian, Anne Bittner, by e-mail: abittner@northampton.edu or phone: 610-332-6139.

Westlaw provides this video tutorial to help you find your way around the database and search for documents. Remember, NCC's version of Westlaw is a limited subscription, so some of the tools and options you see in the video may not be available to NCC students.

Introduction to Thomson Reuters Westlaw

Click here to view the pamphlet "Westlaw Guide for Paralegals."

There are also a lot of videos about the Westlaw database (and other legal topics) on YouTube. Of course, they vary in quality, and some may be outdated. They may also include instructions for logging into Westlaw that are not applicable to NCC students, so ignore those parts! 

Here are some YouTube videos that you may find helpful -- just remember that they are using examples specific to their jurisdiction, which may not include Pennsylvania.

North Harris Library at Lone Star College (Houston, Texas) created the videos below.

• Searching Westlaw for Cases
• Legislation, Statutes and Codes on Westlaw
• Finding Secondary Sources on Westlaw