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46 USING WESTLAW TO FIND THE RIGHT JOB<br />
Sample Newspaper Searches<br />
To retrieve<br />
articles about Access Type<br />
a specific firm PLW blank +1 rome &<br />
da(aft 2005)<br />
a specific<br />
attorney BOSTONG charles +2 rankin<br />
a specific judge NYLJ judith /3 kaye<br />
a specific trial NYT phil! /3 spector /p<br />
trial<br />
lawsuits involv- NLJ wal-mart /p law-suit<br />
ing a particular suit suing sue*<br />
company litigat!<br />
hiring trends LEGALNP ti(woman female<br />
minority diversity<br />
& hir!)<br />
■ Using Case Law Databases<br />
Case law databases on <strong>Westlaw</strong> contain valuable<br />
information about judges, attorneys, law firms, and trends<br />
in the law. During an interview, you can demonstrate<br />
conscientious preparation by showing familiarity with<br />
cases that have been argued by the interviewing attorney<br />
or his or her firm. (To quickly familiarize yourself with<br />
a case, read the synopsis and headnotes.) A partial list of<br />
fields in case law databases follows.
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