Internet For Lawyers can teach you how to get the most out of the Internet for your law practice.

Used properly, the Internet can be one of the greatest enhancements to the practice of law.

Attorneys can use the Internet to:

extend the range of their marketing and networking activities

increase access to FREE online legal resources

save time and money currently lost to handling paper, pulling cases, photocopying and maintaining a library, by accessing this free information, right at your own desk.

Internet For Lawyers offers:

One-on-One Training

Group Seminars

Web Site Audits

Electronic Marketing Consulting

Online Self-Study MLCE Materials

for all legal professionals including Paralegals, Law Office Administrators, Law Office Marketing Departments and Legal Secretaries, in addition to Attorneys.

Every month the Internet For Lawyers' free Internet legal research newsletter delivers this kind of useful information to your e-mail inbox.

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INTERNET FOR LAWYERS - INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH UPDATE
BY

CAROLE LEVITT J.D.,M.L.S.
December 2000/January 2001
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1. Does Your Web Site Draw Clients? The Internet is a great research tool, but
   don't forget its value as a marketing tool.
2. Don't know how to send an e-newsletter to clients or potential
   clients, or don't have the time? We'll show you how or do it for you.
   Internet For Lawyers announces their new Internet marketing resources
   for law firms and solos.
3. The Los Angeles Daily Journal finally comes of age. Read a
   review of their web site, which is now up and running in Los Angeles
   (and San Diego and Orange County).
4. FindLaw Launches Small Business Marketplace
5. Try ONLINE MCLE courses. The dreaded MCLE deadline
   is coming up for California attorneys--January 31, 2001.
6. If you got a new computer for the holidays, you'll want to read
   "Three Simple Steps to Maintain Computer Efficiency"-
   At the office and at home, these computer tune-up schedules will
   save you time and heartache.
7. The Los Angeles County Bar Association Law Practice Manage-
   ment Section hosts networking meetings the last Tuesday of
   every month.
8. More Tips
9. Subscribe/Unsubscribe
10. Advertising
11. Redistribution

Beat the January 31 MCLE deadline with Internet For Lawyers'
MCLE SEMINARS IN CENTURY CITY IN JANUARY!!!!!!

"Internet Basics" Seminar:
Topics to be covered range from browsers, email, and bookmarks to basic
legal research. For date and time and other details
see http://www.netforlawyers.com/century_city_mcle_jan_29.htm
or e-mail seminars@netforlawyers.com.

Jan. 31, 2001 from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
"How To Use The Internet For Business & Investigative Research" Seminar:
Topics to be covered range from: finding legal collections by topic to
investigative research (business research, public records and people
finders). For other details see
http://www.netforlawyers.com/century_city_mcle_jan.htm
or e-mail seminars@netforlawyers.com.

All programs include 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.)

INTERNET FOR LAWYERS is a State Bar of California approved MCLE
provider.
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1. The Internet is a great research tool, but don't forget its
value as a marketing tool. Is your web site drawing clients?
Does it need a tune-up?

To be effective, clients and prospective clients have to be able to find your web site.
There are numerous methods you can employ to insure that they can.

Setting up a web site is only the first step to effectively using the
Internet to market your law practice. E-mail newsletters, newsgroups and publishing
online articles are all important elements in an effective Internet marketing effort.

Learn about other Internet marketing strategies and tips at
http://www.netforlawyers.com/internet_marketing.htm


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2. Don't know how to send an e-newsletter to clients or potential
clients, or don't have the time? We'll show you how ... or do it for you.
Internet For Lawyers announces their new Internet marketing
consulting services for law firms and solos.

Internet For Lawyers' (IFL) President Carole Levitt has combined her
more than two decades of legal background and Internet expertise
with IFL Vice-President Mark Rosch's 14 years experience in Marketing to
advise law firms and solo attorneys on the most effective methods of using the
Internet to generate business.

Mark is also the Web consultant for the State Bar of California's Law Practice
Management & Technology Section.

For more information visit http://www.netforlawyers.com/lawyer_marketing.htm or E-mail Internet For Lawyers at: marketing@netforlawyers.com or call 310-559-2247
for a FREE 1/2 HOUR CONSULTATION/WEB SITE AUDIT.

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3. The Los Angeles Daily Journal finally comes of age (on the web).

If you have a subscription to the print newspaper
you should have received a postcard by now to sign up your free password.

Read our review of the Daily Journal web site to learn more about exactly what's available at http://www.netforlawyers.com/daily_journal.htm


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4. FindLaw's Launches new Small business Marketplace.

Through a new partnership with Onvia.com, FindLaw.com enables legal professionals, and other businesspeople to buy business products and services (non-legal) at the FindLaw Web site.

For more information see: http://www.netforlawyers.com/findlaw_exchange.htm


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5. Try ONLINE MCLE courses. The dreaded MCLE deadline
is coming up for California attorneys--January 31, 2001.

There's no better way to quickly and painlessly accumulate your
MCLE hours than going online. The benefits over live seminars are:
no time lost to commuting to the live seminar, you can go online at any time
and take the course on your schedule (not theirs). You can even take many
courses in increments if you can't block out an entire hour.

California, Arizona and New York attorneys can earn MCLE credit from
Internet For Lawyers online courses. We now have two courses available
online for a total of 3 possible credit hours. Learn how to find Public Records
free on the Internet in one course and in another course learn where to find
Company Information free on the Internet.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/online_mcle.htm

For a review (from topics to cost) of 12 other California MCLE online providers, see:
http://www.netforlawyers.com/cal_online_mcle.htm
Many of these providers are also approved in other states to provide
MCLE credit.


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6. "Three Simple Steps to Maintain Computer Efficiency" - At the office and at home,
computer tune-up schedules save users time and heartache.
Read Los Angeles Lawyer's Computer Counselor Carole Levitt's November column,
co-written with the PC Maestro, Elliott Stern, author of "Get Your Computer Running Right".

"Feel sluggish? Been crashing more than usual lately? Not you,
your computer. By taking about fifteen minutes each week to run
a few daily and weekly diagnostic tests and maintenance procedures
on each computer (at home and at the office, networked or not),
sluggish performance and crashes can be averted. Regular maintenance
enhances a computer‚s performance, and ultimately its user's performance."

Read the article at http://www.netforlawyers.com/articles.htm#top

Purchase Stern's book at http://www.netforlawyers.com/computer_book.htm


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7. The Los Angeles County Bar Association Law Practice Management
Section hosts its LPM Network meetings the last Tuesday of every month at 6:30
p.m. in Century City.

October's meeting focused on a discussion about Partner Compensation.
Internet Marketing was the focus of November's meeting, with the
discussion facilitated by Mark Rosch, Vice-President of Marketing for
Internet For Lawyers and Carole Levitt. Due to the holidays, there was no
meeting in December.

January's topic will be legal staffing. See http://www.netforlawyers.com/legal_seminars_jan_2001.htm

for more information or send an email to clevitt@netforlawyers.com for your invitation to the next LPM Network meeting.

Read about what Internet Marketing tips were offered by Mark and Carole at the
November meeting at http://www.netforlawyers.com/internet_marketing.htm


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8. Want more Internet Legal Research Tips??

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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contact us at advertising@netforlawyers.com.


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11. Redistribution of Information

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newsletter,
as long as it bears the following attribution:
Source: INTERNET FOR LAWYERS (c) 2000 http://www.netforlawyers.com

While we welcome links to http://www.netforlawyers.com (or any of our
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We do not encourage, condone or practice spamming in the
distribution/re-distribution of this newsletter.
Please only forward this message to individuals you know and whom you
feel could benefit from its content.

Carole Levitt
President
Internet For Lawyers
(310) 559-2247
clevitt@netforlawyers.com