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INTERNET FOR LAWYERS - INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH
UPDATE
BY
CAROLE LEVITT J.D.,M.L.S.
November 2001
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CONTENTS
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1. FBI Announces 2000 Crime Statistics
2. Internet 'Way-Back' Machines Archives World
Wide Web
3. Research Experts Online
4. Site Offers IP News, Articles & Case
Summaries
5. Los Angeles County Bar Launches Superior Court
Civil Register Database
6. Current News Search Engine Now Available
7. PLI Offers Free CLE & Law.com Offers CLE
Discounts
8. Merlin Information Services Offers Free
Bankruptcy Filing Information
9. LexisNexis Purchases CourtLink.com
10. Google Now Indexes Microsoft Office Files
11. Definitions of Nearly 1/4 Million Acronyms
& Abbreviations Available
Free Online
12. More Tips
13. Subscribe/Unsubscribe
14. Advertising
15. Redistribution
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1. FBI Announces 2000 Crime Statistics
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released
its Uniform Crime Report
for 2000. The FBI said that there was virtually
no change in the Crime Index
in 2000 compared to the 1999 figures.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/FBI_ucr.htm
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2. Internet 'Way-Back' Machines Archives World
Wide Web
The Internet Archive has made its archive of more
than 10 billion web sites
(some dating back to 1996) available to the
public.
The archive also contains nearly 1000 films
available for download.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/wayback.htm
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3. Research Experts Online
At one or more times in their careers, most
attorneys will need to locate an
expert for trial or pretrial consultation. Even
when attorneys find an expert by
personal referral, thus avoiding a search, they
still often face the chore of
conducting due diligence to verify credentials.
In her latest "Computer
Counselor" column, Carole Levitt discusses
numerous online sources
many of them freethat make finding experts
and verifying their credentials
easier.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/lacba_experts_article.htm
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- 4. Site Offers IP News,
Articles & Case Summaries
JurisNotes.com is an Intellectual property
website and e-mail newsletter
devoted to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade
secrets, trade dress,
right of publicity, and other IP topics.
The website itself is free to use, and includes
articles, past case
summaries, links to primary and secondary
resources, and other research
tools. The site also offers a twice-weekly email
newsletter to paid
subscribers that contains case and UDRP decision
summaries, as well as
IP news, articles, and other resources. Each
issue includes links to cases
discussed, when available.
Visit JurisNotes at http://www.jurisnotes.com
For more information see: http://www.netforlawyers.com/jurisnotes.htm
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Stop looking for resources on the Internet and
start finding them instead with
"HOW TO USE THE INTERNET FOR LEGAL, BUSINESS
& INVESTIGATIVE
RESEARCH: A GUIDE FOR LEGAL PROFESSIONALS"
Legal Management magazine (the Journal of the
Association of Legal
Administrators said:
"Users can easily find the web sites they're
looking for ...
in the guide's comprehensive index."
Get your own copy of the book that Dan Harmon,
Editor of
the West Group's The Lawyer's PC "Definitely
recommended for
the legal researcher's bookshelf," at
http://www.netforlawyers.com/prod01.htm
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5. Los Angeles County Bar Launches Superior Court
Civil Register Database
The Los Angeles County Bar Association has
launched a new searchable
database of the Superior Court's Civil Register
with more search options
than the court-maintained site.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/lacba_dockets.htm
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6. Current News Search Engine Now Available
RocketInfo, Inc. has launched a new current news
search engine.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/news_search.htm
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Internet For Lawyers Offers Ethics & General
MCLE Quizzes Online
Internet For Lawyers offers lawyers a low-cost
option for satisfying their MCLE
requirements with online MCLE quizzes on its web
site. California, New York
and Arizona attorneys can earn ETHICS, LAW
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT or
GENERAL credit for only $15.00 per hour.
For more information see: http://www.netforlawyers.com/online_mcle.htm
Internet For Lawyers is a California State Bar
approved MCLE provider.
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7. PLI Offers Free CLE & Law.com Offers CLE
Discounts
Through the end of November, PLI and Law.com are
offering free (PLI) or
discounted (Law.com) CLE.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/PLI_cle.htm
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8. Merlin Information Services Offers Free
Bankruptcy Filing Information
Free search will tell whether individual or
business has filed for bankruptcy
since 1992.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/bankrupt_merlin.htm
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9. LexisNexis Purchases CourtLink.com
LexisNexis has announced its intent to purchase
electronic court record and
filing vendor CourtLink.com.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/lexis_courtlink.htm
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10. Google Now Indexes Microsoft Office Files
SearchEngineWatch is reporting that Google has
added the ability to index
Word, Excel and PowerPoint files and include them
in search results.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/google_office.htm
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11. Definitions of Nearly 1/4 Million Acronyms
& Abbreviations Available
Free Online
The Acronym Finder offers a searchable database
of more than 215,000
acronyms.
http://www.netforlawyers.com/acronyms.htm
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- 12. Want more Internet
Legal Research Tips??
Go to http://www.netforlawyers.com for additional articles,
features
and tips for conducting more effective legal,
business & investigative
research on the Internet.
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