Class recorded August 8, 2024

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. Lexis’ newly designed research platform has been described as “cleaner and easier to use” with their “big red search box” and other features.

Class covers:

• Formulating, filtering, and narrowing search queries
• Finding cases, statutes, and secondary sources
• Options to review and deliver results
• Hands-on exercises

Presented by: Kathleen O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference and Research

Registration fees: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

Class recorded May 2, 2024

Receive hands-on instruction on how to use a popular all-in-one source for legal research. The Westlaw (formerly known as WestlawNext) legal research database that has been described as "ground breaking" and "Google for lawyers."

Class covers:

• Formulating search queries
• Reviewing and filtering search results
• Finding cases and code sections
• Hands-on exercises

Presented by: Mary Garcia, Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fees: FREE

Course Materials: If you would like to receive a copy of the course materials for any of the classes, including any PowerPoint used, please register at the Register Now! button for the class, provided below. A staff member will email you the course materials (usually within one business day)."

Video Recordings: We recognize that not everyone can attend in person classes, so even if you can't make it in, please watch any of these recordings and remember that we are still here to help! Call us at (213) 785-2513, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or chat with us online to get help finding information and resources on any legal (or not-quite-legal) question. Access to the video recordings is free.

Dated Material: Please note that the law changes. The original recording date for each class is provided on the display page. To be certain that you receive up-to-date information, please attend the in-person class, or contact us for help researching or updating your specific legal issue.

Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 | 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

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 One Mighty and Irresistible Tide is a deeply researched and illuminating work of history, framed by the author’s own family’s story of immigration to America.   In 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethnic quotas so stringent that it choked off large-scale immigration for decades, sharply curtailing arrivals from southern and eastern Europe and outright banning those from nearly all of Asia.  A fascinating cast of characters including lawmakers and activists descended from Jewish, Irish and Japanese immigrants fought to establish a new principle of equality in the American immigration system.  Their crowning achievement, the 1965 Immigration & Nationality Act, proved to be one of the most transformative laws in our country’s history.  Join the discussion of this riveting and relevant story.

• Winner of 11^th Annual Zocolo Book Prize
• One of Time Magazine’s 100 Must Read Books of 2020
• A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction 2020
• Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence

Presented by:

Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library (https://www.lalawlibrary.org/)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

In California, many families struggle to care for adults who are not able to care for themselves. For these families, a court-approved conservatorship may help.  It allows a responsible person or organization to assist an adult with personal care or finances. This session provides general information about the court process and help in preparing and filing documents to request appointment as a probate conservator.

Class covers:

• Screening for appropriateness of probate conservatorships or available alternatives
• Referrals for other types of assistance
• Overview of conservatorship law
• Rights of the conservatee and responsibilities of the conservator
• The court forms needed to request a conservatorship
• The petitioning process—what to expect before and after the hearing

Presented by:

Bet Tzedek Legal Services

No advance registration or phone appointment is necessary. Participants register on the day of the program and will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.  Call Bet Tzedek Legal Services at 323-939-0506 for additional information.

Registration fee: FREE

Check-in begins: 9:15 a.m.

Notice: Space is limited. Attendees admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: 

LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library.  However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED!