ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE TO TWEN - Westlaw
ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE TO TWEN - Westlaw
ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE TO TWEN - Westlaw
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Legal News<br />
The Legal News feature allows you and your students to view the latest legal news. Legal News, which<br />
is powered by <strong>Westlaw</strong> Watch, replaces the Newslink service that was available in previous releases of<br />
<strong>TWEN</strong>.<br />
You can choose from these Legal News resources:<br />
• Legal News Today—You can choose from <strong>Westlaw</strong> bulletins or U.S. Supreme Court bulletins.<br />
• Jurisdictional News—<strong>TWEN</strong> automatically provides the current legal news for the state in which<br />
your law school is located.<br />
• Topical—You can choose from dozens of topics, such as bankruptcy law or family law.<br />
To set up and view Legal News, complete these steps:<br />
1. Click the course name on the My Courses page. The course home page is displayed.<br />
2. Click the Legal News link on the left side of the page. The Legal News page is displayed, as shown<br />
in Figure 3-17.<br />
Figure 3-17. Legal News Today page<br />
Click a title to view the<br />
topic on <strong>Westlaw</strong>.<br />
Click Add RSS<br />
Headlines to your<br />
Reader to customize<br />
your legal news<br />
preferences.<br />
3. Click a tab to view the topics for that area (e.g., Minnesota). You can view a summary of the<br />
pertinent topics or click a headline to view the topic in <strong>Westlaw</strong>.<br />
4. To customize your Legal News display, click Edit. The Legal News setup page is displayed, as<br />
shown in Figure 3-18.<br />
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