Westlaw UK advanced certification for legal research
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Tue 17 February 2026
11:00 - 12:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- UWE Bristol Library Contact the Library
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
A workshop to help you to make the best use of Westlaw Edge UK, the leading law databases and legal practice resources, essential to legal studies at UWE Bristol. You should have already successfully undertaken Westlaw Edge basic certification before attending the advanced.
Westlaw advanced certification tests your ability to confidently complete a high level of legal research on the Westlaw Edge UK platform.
Thomson Reuters Westlaw trainer will deliver this training. They will introduce and demonstrate Westlaw Edge UK and will be able to respond to questions you may have about this database.
The advanced certificate provides evidence of professional legal searching skills which you can add to your CV.
This workshop may take place online in Microsoft Teams – guidance on using Microsoft Teams is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that, if possible, you use a laptop or PC. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements.
Workshop objectives
By the end of this session, you will feel more confident about:
- Undertaking advanced Westlaw Edge UK certification.
Registration and tickets
All the session materials can be found on our Study skills page.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
Most of our online events take place on Microsoft Teams. Follow this handy guide on accessibility tools within Microsoft Teams.
For further details on accessibility at UWE Bristol Library, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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