INTERNET FOR LAWYERS

Internet Legal Research Newsletter Archive

The Internet For Lawyers free Internet legal research newsletter regularly delivers a host of new useful information to your e-mail inbox.

Each issue contains news of the latest Internet resources available for conducting free legal, business & investigative research on the Internet.

Current Newsletter
Cybersleuth's Guide Internet Research Manual Updated and Expanded | Internet For Lawyers Announces Summer Presentations | Using Social Networking Sites For Investigative Research | Still Time to Get F R E E Exhibit Hall Pass to LegalTech West Coast in Los Angeles

Past Newsletters

April/May 2008
Microsoft Makes Much of Office Live Small Business F R E E | Internet For Lawyers Announces Spring Presentations | Protecting Your Computer From Power Surges | LegalTech West Coast Returns to Los Angeles

July/August 2007
Google Helps Make Government Information Easier to Find | Web Search Trips Up Murder Suspect | Updates to "The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet" | How to Avoid PC Panic | Winners of LegalTech West Coast Admissions Announced

May/June 2007
Internet For Lawyers Announces Spring/Summer Presentations | Site Offers Free Access to Military Records | Updates to "The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet" | Finding and Researching Experts and Their Testimony | LegalTech Returns to the West Coast

December 2006/January 2007
Internet For Lawyers Announces December 2006 Presentations | Search Engines Add More Features & Functions | New Blawg Search Launches | New Versions of Acrobat Pro Make Creating Interactive Documents Easier | Tech Tools Can Make Practice Easier

October/November 2006
Internet For Lawyers Announces Fall/Winter Presentations | More Courts Participating in PACER Index | Metadata Can Expose Lawyers to Ethical Concerns | New Book Helps Locate Legal & Investigative Information on the Internet | Software Makes Running Windows on a Mac Easy

June/July 2006
Internet For Lawyers Readers Can Attend Small Firm Business Forum for F R E E | Internet For Lawyers Announces Kentucky & Minnesota Presentations | New CD-ROM Discs Come With Built-In Encryption Protection | Publisher Offers 22 Computer-Related Books as F R E E Downloads | Internet For Lawyers Creates Tennessee Online MCLE Exercise

April/May 2006
Internet For Lawyers Announces Upcoming Live MCLE Programs | Geek Speak For the Rest of Us | LegalTech Returns to the West Coast | Organizations Present Technology Conference for Louisiana Attorneys | Google Introduces New Calendar | Are Sex Offender Registries Being Mis-used?

January/February 2006
Internet For Lawyers Announces Upcoming Live MCLE Programs | Conducting Free Federal Legislative Research Online | ChoicePoint Agrees to Record Fine to Settle Data Breach Charges | Hiding Out On the Internet | Google Moves News Search Out of Beta

November/December 2005
Internet For Lawyers Announces Upcoming Live MCLE Programs | Free Monitoring and E-Alerts Help You Keep a Step Ahead | Attorney Coach Roy Ginsburg Explores the Ethical Case for Client Satisfaction | New Version of Firefox Web Browser Introduced | Preview of Soon-to-be-Released Technology | Google Offers Free Web Traffic Statistics to Site Owners

September/October 2005
Internet For Lawyers Announces Upcoming Fall Programs | Addressing Browser Security - Alternatives to Internet Explorer | New Tech Toys Tools For Fall | Site Allows you to Send Large Files by E-mail | Research Shows Computer Passwords Are Easy to Break

July/August 2005
Internet For Lawyers Announces Upcoming Summer Programs | Finding Facts on the Internet on Nonlegal Topics | Effective Online Marketing with a Website for Attorneys | Technology Glossary Coming Soon| FindLaw Pulls the Plug on its Free Firmsites | Choosing the Right Domain Name

February/March 2005
State and Federal Tax Form Links Available in One Place | Legal Works West Coast Conference & Exhibition, March 17-18, 2005 | Entertainment Research Article Updated - CLE credit available | Site Updates Links to Mac Software for Attorneys | ABA Offers Free CLE

January 2005
Internet For Lawyers Video MCLE Seminars Available Online & on CD | Diversity Makes 'Cents': The Business Case for Diversity | Site Offers 'Essential Toolbox' for Legal Professionals | Site Offers Links to Attorney Listings in Most States | Google Indexes Video

December 2004
Finding Facts on the Internet on Non-Legal Topics | Internet For Lawyers Announces New Legal & Investigative Research Guide | FREE Macintosh Computer Newsletter for Attorneys | Accurint Launches New Search Product | Cost Cuting Tips for Small Business Owners

October/November 2004
California Sex Offender Information to be Available Online | Where to Conduct Free Federal Legislative Research Online | American Business Institute (AMBUSI) Offers Business Resources for Lawyers | Coaches Help Attorneys Reach Professional & Personal Goals | Weblogs Become More Prevelant in Attorney Marketing

 

June/July 2004

LexisOne Offers Online Access to Shephard's | Research Databases Available Free From Many Public Libraries |
ChoicePoint Purchases Rapsheets.com | Internet For Lawyers Video Seminar Available Online | Online Bill Paying Can Help Prevent Identity Theft

 

January/February 2004

Internet For Lawyers Sets Spring Seminars | Florida Attorney General Creates Identity Theft Resource |
American Bar Association Announces Factual Research Guide | Kentucky Historical Society Provides Links to Vital Record Resources | Choosing the Right Web Site Components | Tips to Safeguard Personal Information While Shopping Online

 

September/October 2003
Federal Judiciary Site Adds New Ways to Search Judge Database | California Case Law Back to 1850 Available Online FREE | Accurint Temporarily Removes Tax Lien & Judgement Search | Site Offers Explanation of VIN Sequence | Gadgets Lawyers Can't Live Without | Study Finds Best Results for Those Who Stick to One or
Two Search Engines | Network Your Computers With Ease

July 2003
Search Systems Offers New Look & Functions | Government Printing Office to Close Nine More Locations | Service Offers Ability to Transfer Large Files Via the Internet | New Version of ZoneAlarm Pro Available | Finding Entertainment Law Resources On the Internet | NY Man Accused of Installing Keyloggers on Publicly Available Computers | Site Offers Crime Rate Comparisons Between Cities

December 2002

Online CLE Course Can Help Attorneys Build Revenue | Internet For Lawyers Adds Substance Abuse MCLE Quiz Online | Courts Move to Regulate Public Records Online | CEB Offers California Attorneys Case and Opinion Summaries | ChoicePoint Acquires VitalChek | Site Offers License Plates Images | Protect Your Privacy Online | Updated Resource URLs

 

November 2002

CLE Course Can Help Build Revenue | Business Forms Available Free Online | LLRX.com Launches Search Engine Resource Center | University Offers Government Acronym Decoder | Site Offers Links to Over 16,000 Online 'Calculators' | Internet Ethics for Attorneys & Law Firms | Florida Offers Searchable Criminal Warrants Database | INS Case Status Can Now be Checked Online | Search Systems Has New URL | American Lawyer Available in Digital Format

 

August/September 2002

ChoicePoint Expands National Criminal Record Database | Online Tool Converts .PDF to Text | Secure Online Transactions May be in First.Gov's Future | Software Available to Track Stolen Laptops | Los Angeles Launches Sex Offender Location Map | Site Allows Users to Track Airplanes In-Flight | Site Offers Internal Company Memos | Japanese Company Announces 'Hack-Proof' Hard Drive | Dallas County Offers Public Records Online | Site Offers Old Phone Books For Sale

 

June/July 2002

AltaVista Makes MAJOR Search Logic Change | Pocket PC Offers Users Increasingly Flexible & Portable Computing Options | PowerPoint Plug-In Adds Animated Characters to Presentations | FBI Provides Links to State Sex Offender Registry Databases | Thousands of California Attorneys Face The Possibility of Losing Their Ability to Practice Law | Government Upgrades Search | SEC's EDGAR Now Real-Time | University Launches Economic Crime Management Journal | Meta-Site Offers Links to Country-Specific Search Engines | White House Plans to Take Library Filtering Battle to Supreme Court

April/May 2002

LexisNexis Redesigns LexisONE.com | BBC Launches Commercial/Porn-Free Search Engine | Google Adds Current News Search | Universities Help Unlock Hidden Web Resources | Oxford Launches Online Library | Court Approves Service of Process Via E-Mail | Information Brokers Settle FTC 'Pretext' Charges | University Launches Digital Evidence Journal | Site Offers Online Dictionary of Internet Terms | Four States Adopt New Technology to Recover Delinquent Taxes

 

February/March 2002

Merlin No-Longer Offers Free Bankruptcy Searches | Service Locates Hard-to-Find Videos |

Firm Offers Electronic Versions of Newspapers From Around the World | Web-Surfing Payphone Available on New York Streets | California Supreme Court Dockets Available Online |

AltaVista Creates Invisible Web Index | Iowa Court Records Now Online |

University Posts 50+ Years of Tobacco Industry Documents | Seller Offers Rare, Out-of-Print, Hard to Find Books Via Internet | Foundation Teams With Law Schools to Create 'Cease & Desist' Archive

January 2002

Legal Research Resource LLRX Adds New Indices | LawBiz Presents Profitability Tele-Seminars | Martindale.com Adds Job Listings From Law.com | Number of Libraries Using Filtering Software Jumps in 2001 | Mid-Western States Top Electronic Government Survey | Northern Light Cuts Back on Free Services | Google Adds 'Wildcard' Search Capabilities | GPO Access Developing New Features | One Step Closer to National ID System | N.C. To Post Tax Deadbeats Online

December 2001

Company Sleuth Sinks | Less Vital Record Information Available Free on the Internet |

Computer Training Best in 'Byte-Size' Chunks | Yahoo Announces Video E-mail Service |

Judge Rules NJ Cannot Post Sex Offender's Addresses on Web | Department of Interior Site Offers Limited Access After Being Forced Offline by Court Order |

NARA Reports on Government Record-Keeping |

U.S. Supreme Court Accepts E-mail & Fax Filings | FindLaw Expands Search Functions of Free California Case Law Research Database--Then Hides It | Google Now Offers Merchandise Catalog Searches

November 2001

FBI Announces 2000 Crime Statistics | Internet 'Way-Back' Machines Archives World Wide Web | Research Experts Online | Site Offers IP News, Articles & Case Summaries | Los Angeles County Bar Launches Superior Court Civil Register Database | Current News Search Engine Now Available | PLI Offers Free CLE & Law.com Offers CLE Discounts | Merlin Information Services Offers Free Bankruptcy Filing Information | LexisNexis Purchases CourtLink.com | Google Now Indexes Microsoft Office Files | Definitions of Nearly 1/4 Million Acronyms & Abbreviations Available Free Online

September/October 2001

Site Offers Searchable Database of State & County Criminal Records | Internet For Lawyers President Moderates Law.com Online CLE | BoardReader.com Delivers Search Results from Internet Message Boards | White House Re-Launches Official Web Site; Clinton-Era Sites Still Available | Elsevier Science Delivers "Science-Only" Search Engine | New Service Provides People/Asset/Real Property Tracing | Ten-K Wizard Ends Free Access | Is Your Web Site as Effective as It Should Be? | Government Sites Pull "Sensitive" Data | U.S. Department of Health Offers Health/Human Services Portal

August 2001

Site Offers Searchable Database of Over 100 Newspapers | Census Bureau Makes Supplemental Information Available | Panel of Federal Judges Recommends Guidelines for Limiting Access to Court Records | Firm Offers "Reverse Look-Up" for Business & Residential Addresses | Serve'em Offers Service of Process in All 50 States | California State Bar Extends MCLE Deadline for Non-Complying Attorneys | West LegalEdCenter Adds Online CLE Material from National Bar Association | Law.com Adds Online CLE Material from New Partners | LawCommerce.com Announces New CLE & Practice Resource Offerings | LawGuru.com Launches FormsGuru.com

July 2001

VentureWire Moves to Paid Subscriptions | Search the Web Without A Search Engine? | Consumer Group Calls Search Engine Rankings Deceptive | Vanderbilt University Archives TV News Broadcasts | Research Institute Ranks States According to Legal/Judicial Technology Usage | Application Service Providers Are Gaining Acceptance | Find CEO Salaries for Hundreds of Public Companies | Search Images with Google| Cal Bar Issues Formal Ethics Opinion Regarding Attorney Web Sites | Publish & Manage Your Own E-mail Newsletter (Part II) | West's LegalEdcenter Adds Online CLE materials from PLI & ALM | Firm to Digitize Newspaper Archives Back to 1690

June 2001

FindLaw Launches Updated & Enhanced LawCrawler 2.0 | Participate in UCLA Deposition Study | US Tax Court Opinions, Rules & Forms Now Available Free Online | New URLs for State & Local Code Resources | AOL Teams With The National Council on the Aging to Launch BenefitsCheckUp.Org | Private Portals Mark the Latest Advance on the Internet Front |QMAGS to Offer Downloadable Copies of Magazines |Texas Legislator Wants New Social Security Numbers Issued | New Service Designed to Automatically Update Your Contact Database | Publish & Manage Your Own E-mail Newslettter | Google Expands People-Finder Capabilities

April/May 2001

Site Offers Stolen Vehicle Information | West Goes Wireless | AltaVista Adds New Features | Group Posts Chemical Industry Documents | How Fast is Your Internet Connection Online Legal Job Hunting | Court Mulls Availability of Records Online | Company Sleuth To Charge for Reports | Arizona's 'Jail-Cam' Makes '25 Most Interesting' List | Yahoo Ends Free Access to Real Time Stock Quotes

March 2001

Site Offers Free Court Forms | California MCLE Seminar in Los Angeles (Century City) | Google Indexes PDF's | FreeEdgar Charges for Previously Free Service | Forbes Launches Exec Tracker | Plan Your Computer BackUp Strategy | Free Newsletter for Lawyers Using Macs | Links to Federal & State Tax Forms | NY Post to Put 200 Years of Archive Online | MDvista Offers Medical Portal Written & Edited by MD's

February 2001

West Group Aquires FindLaw | "Procastinator's Special" - California MCLE courses in Century City | "Make an Impression" - The Use of Presentation Software at Trial | Review of the Los Angeles Daily Journal Web Site (Part II) | SearchEngineWatch.com Awards | Prime (Web) Sites for Real Estate Law | Drive More Traffic to Your Web Site and More Business to Your Office | LLRX.com Voted Site of the Year

December 2000/January 2001

Does Your Web Site Draw Clients | Learn How to Send e-Newsletters to Clients | Review of the Los Angeles Daily Journal Web Site (Part I) | FindLaw Launches Small Business Marketplace | Earn Some of Your MCLE Requirement Online | Three Simple Steps to Computer Efficiency | Los Angeles County Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section Networking Meeting

November 2000

LA County Bar Law Practice Management Section Personal Marketing Plan Workshop | LLRX.com Court Rules Database | Glasser Legal Works LA | Using the Internet to Stay Up-to-Date on High Tech Issues | Stalking Software | FindLaw Redesigns its Home Page | Legal Reverse Auction Sites

October 2000

Privacy & Financial Data | Senate Judiciary Committee Report on Privacy | "Don't Let Your Marketing Plan Backfire" | FirstGov.gov | California State Bar Convention | California State Bar Law Practice Management Technology Section | SCALL October meeting | Legal Works Los Angeles Conference

 

September 2000

LexisOne.com & Findlaw.com a side by side comparison | California MCLE Programs | Free Federal and California Case Law Research & Dockets | Free Court Forms - Northern District of California | Company Sleuth | SEC/Edgar Shutdown for Maintenance

August 2000

LexisOne.com | California MCLE Programs | Supreme Court Briefs - US, California, New York, Pennsylvania | Appellate Court Briefs | Free Technology Offerings for Small Firms/Solos | California State Appellate Court Dockets Free | California Regulatory Notice Register Free

June/July 2000

Online California MCLE | Time Slips Software Reviewed | Law.com's Database of Legal Software | Legal Tech 2000 Los Angeles | Top Ten Web Sites for Legal Research | Los Angeles County Superior & Municipal Court Dockets Free

March/April 2000

California MCLE seminars | Los Angeles Times Online Archive | New California (proposed) MCLE Rules | US Patent & Trademark Office - Searching Trademarks on the Internet | State & Federal Tax Forms

February 2000

California MCLE Seminars | "How Public are Public Records" | "Attend Law School Online"