Need help using PLI PLUS? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you are an expert or a novice, you’ll find something on this page to help you get the most out of PLUS. In addition to the training materials below, we provide in-person and Web-based training upon request.
PLI PLUS Webinars
- Upcoming Webinars: Join us for a live webinar to learn more about PLI PLUS.
- On-Demand Trainings: Access on-demand training videos in key practice areas, with additional videos added regularly.
About PLI PLUS
- PLI PLUS Fact Sheet: This handy one-page PDF lets you know what’s included in your PLI PLUS subscription and what it’s enhanced with.
- PLI PLUS Booklet: The official marketing booklet provides an overview of the database and the PLI Press resources available to you.
- Enhancement Timeline: This PDF outlines new features added to PLI PLUS since its launch in 2012.
Training Videos
- Getting Started with PLI PLUS Video: This 3:28 minute tutorial highlights a few easy ways to use PLI PLUS.
- Archival Titles Filter Video: This 3.5-minute minute video shows you how to use the archival title filter to narrow your results to the most current content available on PLI PLUS.
- Ever Current Links Video: This 2.5-minute video teaches you how to easily ensure the title you link to is always the latest edition available on PLI PLUS.
- Highlighting, Annotating, and Bookmarking Content on PLI PLUS: This 2-minute video explains how to use eReader functionality to save text and access it again and again.
- My Preferences Video: This 2-minute video shows users how to tailor their PLI PLUS experience with custom search, browse, and homepage settings.
- Search Alerts Video: This 1:35 minute video shows users how to create and manage Search Alerts on PLI PLUS.
Features and Functionality
- Getting Started with PLI PLUS PDF: This PDF outlines how to search across PLI’s online research database.
- Citation Guide: This three-page PDF outlines how cite a document found on PLI PLUS using The Bluebook format.
- Forms & Checklists PDF – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.
- How to Find a Title on PLI PLUS: This two-page PDF shows how to retrieve a specific title using the Jump-to-Title command line.
- My Research Tools: This two-page PDF shows you how to personalize your research by creating bookshelves, notes, highlights, bookmarks and more.
- Search Alerts PDF: This one-page PDF shows users how to create and manage Search Alerts on PLI PLUS.
PLI PLUS App for iOS
- App Flyer: This two-page PDF reviews key features on the PLI PLUS app.
- App Quick Reference Guide: This two-page PDF highlights the PLI PLUS app for iPads and iPhones.
- PLI PLUS App Video: This 45-second video is a high-level overview of the PLI PLUS app.
For Administrators
- Administrator’s Guide: This one-page PDF compiles tools and services available to help successfully launch and manage your PLI PLUS subscription within an organization.
- Guide for Professional Development Directors & Training Staff: Structure your internal training program around the expertise of leading legal practitioners using PLI publications with this seven-page guide.
For Librarians
- PLI Librarian Blog features frequent postings about new PLI Press treatises, updated editions, upcoming Webinars, new PLI PLUS features, search tips, and more.
- The Practising Law Librarian Podcast: Conversations with law librarian professionals from an array of backgrounds and organizations.
Open Access Resources
- Open Access Resources Flyer: This two-page PDF highlights PLI’s array of open access resources including podcasts, periodicals, and more. These resources are available to everyone and do not require a subscription.
PLI Press Catalog
- PLI Publications Catalog: The 2025 catalog includes over 200 of PLI’s most recognizable and popular print titles, all of which are available on PLI PLUS.
PLI PLUS Content Guides
- Banking Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Banking law content on PLI PLUS.
- Corporate & Securities Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Corporate & Securities law content on PLI PLUS.
- Employment Law Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Employment law content on PLI PLUS.
- Intellectual Property Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Intellectual Property law content on PLI PLUS.
- International Law Research Center: This one-page PDF highlights international law titles on PLI PLUS.
- Litigation Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Litigation content on PLI PLUS.
- Real Estate Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Real Estate law content on PLI PLUS.
- Tax & Estate Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Tax & Estate law content on PLI PLUS.
PLI PLUS Research Topic Guides – PDFs created for researchers interested in learning more about legal issues from leading practitioners.
Paralegal Center
- Paralegal Center PLUS Content – This PDF lists and links to course handbooks and transcripts on PLI PLUS associated with PLI’s Paralegal Center.
Law Schools
- PLI PLUS Content for Law Students: This two-page PDF highlights content that matches law school courses and links to each title on PLI PLUS.
- PLI in Law Schools Flyer: This PDF details the ways PLI partners with law school faculty, administration, librarians, and students to support professional development during law school and beyond.
- PLI in Law Schools: Learn more about the variety of engaging and informative PLI programs available to supplement the law school experience and prepare students for healthy and rewarding legal careers.
- How to Navigate Law School Podcast: A guide to unlocking the hidden knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in law school.