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Published on: February 28, 2014

Internet Legal Research on a Budget

02/28/2014 6:54 pm

According to the American Bar Association’s 2013 Legal Technology Survey Report, 96% of respondents report they conduct legal research online, but that they are less satisfied with free resources than with fee-based resources. The 2012 Research Intelligence Group’s “New Attorney Research Methods Survey” found that new associates (five years or ...

Published on: January 2, 2013

How to Search Congressional Legislative Materials at Thomas and FDSys

01/02/2013 9:57 am

Searchable databases of legislative/congressional materials such as public laws, bills, resolutions, hearings, congressional reports, and committee reports can be found at two governmental sites: The Library of Congress’s Thomas site (http://thomas.loc.gov) and FDsys (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action). Legislative/congressional materials are valuable to researchers for the following reasons: To track ...