How To Get A Document

Click the “Westlaw Research” tab at top of the screen.

Westlaw will automatically bring you to the “law school” tab. If you know the citation you’re looking for, you can type it into the “Find by Citation” menu on the left-hand side of the screen.  Type the citation and click “Go!”

Problem: You can’t pull up a document if you don’t know the exact citation.

Example: You teacher verbally told you to find 41 California Reports 3rd 1.  “California Reports” is not the proper citation abbreviation.  For help, click “Find Using a Template.  If you only have one or more of the parties’ names, you can use the “Find a Case by Party Name” link and enter the information there.

If you know the jurisdiction, select it to narrow your search results.