If you have ever thought about how nice it would be if there was a guide that listed multiple different vendors along with a short informative description and links to their how-to tutorials and trainings — all in one place — you are in luck. The Villanova Law Library has put together a pretty cool LibGuide on “Software & Vendor Trainings” primarily focused on legal research and practice management vendors.
In the LibGuide’s Legal Research section, links to training materials may direct you to help centers, archived/live webinars, videos, FAQs, certification training, and tutorials. Vendors include Bloomberg Law, Westlaw and Practical Law, and Lexis, plus state bar vendors Fastcase and Casemaker, as well as specialty vendor platforms Checkpoint and Wolters Kluwer’s Cheetah.
What might distinguish the Villanova Law Library LibGuide from others is its section on practice management vendors — twelve in total. For students heading out for summer jobs (or new attorneys or those of you teaching law practice management and technology classes), this part of the LibGuide may be particularly useful. There are links to overview videos, setup guides for new users, and special features unique to a particular platform. Vendors included here are AbacusLaw, Amicus Attorney, Clio, CoCounselor, CosmoLex, Firm Central, HoudiniESQ, Jarvis Legal, MyCase, Practice Panther, Rocket Matter, Time Matters, and Zola Suite. Whew!
There is also a small section on free presentation software — emaze, Google Slides, Prezi, Trial Director for iPad, and ZohoDocs-Show, and under the Other Resources section, you will find links to CALI lessons and CALI videos. Definitely a guide that packs a punch and is worth a look.
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