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01/31/2014 10:27 am

Google Scholar's All Federal and All States Online Case Law (and Articles) Database  To search California and other state and federal cases for free, you can use Google Scholar. Google Scholar can be reached from the Google.com home page by clicking the Apps icon, selecting the More tab from the ...

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01/16/2008 8:00 am

California Attorneys and Paralegals can earn one hour of self-study, General MCLE credit after reading this article, by completing this asssociated MCLE quiz. Lawyers looking for evidence need to start thinking about looking "virtually." With increasing amounts of "paperless" information being added to the Internet every minute of every day, ...

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01/15/2008 8:00 am

by Carole Levitt, J.D., M.L.S. A comparison of Lexis' traditional pay service with its new free service. On July 6, 2000, 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” ...

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12/19/2007 8:00 am

E-mail & Web Sites Qualify as Advertising in California by Carole Levitt J.D., M.L.S. California Attorneys and Paralegals can earn one hour of Self-Study Legal Ethics MCLE credit by submitting this quiz after reading this article. Most attorneys are familiar with the term “neti-quette,” which is the code of proper ...

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12/19/2007 8:00 am

Most research projects require researching both cases and statutes. Some attorneys prefer to delve straight into case law first while others prefer statutory law. Those who begin with statutory research typically pick up a print copy of an annotated code to find the relevant statutes and to read the case ...

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12/03/2006 8:00 am

by Carole Levitt J.D., M.L.S. & Mark Rosch Search engines have evolved. They still locate information on Web sites, but they have expanded the type and amount of materials indexed and added new tools, all of which can assist attorneys in their online research and in their practice in general. ...

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04/20/2006 7:00 am

by Jeffrey Allen & Mark Rosch If you still think that Spam is a pork product that comes in a can, or that phishing requires not just a hook, but also a rod and reel, or that pharming involves working the land and growing crops, then this glossary can help ...

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12/21/2005 8:00 am

California Attorneys and Paralegals can earn one hour of Self-Study California MCLE credit online by reading this article and completing this associated continuing legal education quiz. Share this article:           The term "public record" has always been VERY misleading. Even though a record is "public" and available for public ...

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07/24/2005 7:00 am

Medical Research, Product Data, and Statistics are Widely Available by Carole Levitt J.D. & Mark Rosch

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