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INTERNET FOR LAWYERS - INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH UPDATE
BY
CAROLE LEVITT J.D., M.L.S.
August 2000
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1. LexisONE-FREE FULL-TEXT, KEY WORD case research and free forms from Lexis
2. Internet For Lawyers MCLE programs to be offered in the following California locations: Century City, Pasadena, Mid-Wilshire and San Bernardino (and outside California--Chattanooga, TN.) Non-lawyers are also welcome.
3. Need U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs or New York, Pennsylvania or California Supreme Court or Appellate Court Briefs?
4. Are you a small firm or a solo who wants all the high tech tools used by the larger firms, but just can’t afford it? Think again. See the FindLaw article in "Research Advisor’s" June issue to discover how to access these tools free.
5. All Districts of the California State Appellate Court now post dockets free
6. California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR) now posts the full-text free on the Internet
7. LegalWorks 2000-Los Angeles, The Technology Answer Show
8. More Tips
9. Subscribe/Unsubscribe
10. Advertising
11. Redistribution

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1. LexisONE-FREE FULL-TEXT, KEY WORD case research and free forms from Lexis
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On July 6, LexisONE debuted an ALL FREE FULL TEXT, KEY WORD case research web site. Search strategies are identical to its pay site. For example, you can use boolean connectors—"and", "or" or "not" to connect words and phrases, and you can search by judge, counsel or party name, besides citation, of course. Date limitations are also possible.

State cases and U.S. Appellate cases go back to July 1996 while the U.S. Supreme Court cases can be searched back to the beginning of the Court (1790). U.S. District Court cases, however, are not available free. To research earlier cases, Shepardize, or research content not available at the free site (such as District Court cases), you can enter the pay site directly from the free site and immediately begin your pay research by registering with a credit card.
It’ll cost you $4 to Shepardize each case and $9 per/search to research anything else.

Besides the date coverage and content coverage differences between the free LexisONE site and the pay Lexis site, what are the other differences? With the pay site, you can print a "clean" copy of the case, but at the free site, the "Lexis" logos and advertisements are "all over" the page and this may limit your ability to attach the print-out to a court document unless the logos and ads don’t bother you --or the court.

Also, your search terms won’t be highlighted so scanning the case isn’t as easy as it is when using the pay site. At the free site, you also can’t use the "focus" feature to narrow your search, nor the "modify" feature. So to modify the search in any way, or to run your same search in a jurisdiction other than the one in which you began, you’ll need to type the entire search string into the query box again.

Like the pay site, the free site allows you to search "all states" at once, or to restrict your search to one state. You can also search the U.S. Supreme Court cases and the Appellate cases together or restrict your search to one or the other.

LexisONE also has free forms (some interactive) and an Internet Legal Guide to 16,000 annotated legal links. I decided to sample the "Retainer" form. After filling in the blanks with my name, the clients’ name and the retainer amount ($1,000,000), I pressed the "submit" button. Instantaneously, a form retainer letter was generated. I was duly impressed.

Do I recommend LexisONE? You bet. Next month, we’ll compare LexisONE to FindLaw.com. http://www.lexisone.com


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2. Internet For Lawyers MCLE programs to be offered in California and Tennessee
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Internet For Lawyers two hour MCLE programs will be offered in the following Southern California locations: Century City, Pasadena and Mid-Wilshire. A one hour program will be held in San Bernardino and a three hour program will be held in Chattanooga, TN. Some programs include a catered dinner and an 85 page book, "How to Use the Internet for Legal, Business & Investigative Research: A Guide for Legal Professionals". The book alone normally sells for $34.95.

The Southern California seminars are split into "Introductory" and "Intermediate" levels. Depending upon which level you sign up for, topics to be covered range from legal research, to business research, to investigative research, to metasites, to search strategies, and to Federal, State and Local Government resources.

Note: Non-lawyers are welcome too.

For details on these introductory and intermediate programs, see http://www.netforlawyers.com/seminars-events_3Q00.htm and http://www.netforlawyers.com/seminars-events_4Q00.htm or e-mail seminars@netforlawyers.com.

INTERNET FOR LAWYERS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.


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3. Need U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs or New York, Pennsylvania or California Supreme Court or Appellate Court Briefs?

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For $25, download U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs. Coming soon: U.S. Court of Appeals and New York, Pennsylvania and, California Supreme Court and Appellate Court Briefs. See Briefserve.com at http://www.briefserve.com/.


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4.Are you a small firm or a solo who wants all the high tech tools used by the larger firms, but just can’t afford it? Think again. See the FindLaw article in "Research Advisor’s" June issue to discover how to access these tools free.
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FindLaw.com offers free access to e-mail and provides free web site hosting and a free extra-net, and more. Read all about how to compete with the larger firms by using FindLaw and its high tech tools to create your virtual office. See "Memoirs of a FindLaw Junkie", Research Advisor, June 2000, issue 19 at http://www.netforlawyers.com/article_findlaw_junkie.htm.


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5. All Districts of the California State Appellate Court now post dockets free
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Last month we reported that some of the districts of the California State Appellate Courts had begun to post dockets free on the Internet, and now we can report that all districts are posting their dockets free on the Internet. To access appellate court dockets, go to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADVERTISEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INTERNET FOR LAWYERS popular guide to conducting effective research on the Internet "How to Use the Internet for Legal, Business & Investigative Research: A Guide for Legal Professionals," now contains a comprehensive index. Newly revised, this edition also contains many new and updated research links. Now available: California or Tennessee versions (both include general and federal topics also). More states to follow…
http://www.netforlawyers.com/prod01.htm

To view a sample chapter of the book, click on http://www.netforlawyers.com/article_company_research.htm.

To view the book's table of contents, click on
http://www.netforlawyers.com/research_manual_toc.htm

California and Arizona MCLE self-study materials are also available to accompany this guide. http://www.netforlawyers.com/prod02.htm

PURCHASES CAN NOW BE MADE VIA VISA & MASTERCARD - http://www.netforlawyers.com/order.htm

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6. California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR) now posts the full-text free on the Internet

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Finally, the full-text of the California Regulatory Notice Register (CRNR) is now being posted free on the Internet (instead of just the table of contents). It contains notices of newly proposed regulations, amendments and repeals. See http://www.osp.dgs.ca.gov/default.asp?mp=../Publications/crnr/crnr_toc.asp


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7. LegalWorks 2000-Los Angeles, The Technology Answer Show
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The Daily Journal/Glasser LegalWorks Conference, to be held in Los Angeles from Oct. 23-24, 2000, features Carole Levitt as a panelist at the "Supercharged Legal Research" program - 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

 

See http://www.legalwks.com/ and click on "LegalWorks 2000 (toward the bottom of the left-hand column) to learn about the 30+ educational opportunities and how to obtain a free pass to visit the exhibit hall. The conference is divided into three tracks: (1) Virtual Practice;(2) Technology Tools and (3) Virtual Litigation. Earn MCLE credits and view demos of the latest tech products.


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8. More Internet Legal Research Tips
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Go to http://www.netforlawyers.com for additional articles, features and
tips to conducting more effective legal, business & investigative research on the Internet.


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9. How to subscribe/unsubscribe from this newsletter
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10. Advertising Information
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11. Redistribution of Information
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Internet For Lawyers
(310) 559-2247
clevitt@netforlawyers.com