Internet legal research on a budget : free and low-cost resources for lawyers / / Carole A. Levitt and Judy K. Davis

• Autore: Levitt Carole A.
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA, Law Practice Division, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (458 p.)
• Disciplina: 340.0285/4678
• Soggetto topico: Legal research - United States - Computer network resources
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): DavisJudy K.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dedication; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Robert J. Ambrogi; Introduction; Why a Book about Free Online Legal Research?; What Is Legal Research?; The Authors of this Book Are Uniquely Qualified to Write this Book; Is Free Always Best?; If You Didn't Receive Formal Online Legal Research Training at your Firm or enough in Law School...This Book Is for You; How this Book is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Part I; General Research; Chapter 1; Websites for General Legal Research; Articles; Court Rules; Dockets; Expert Witnesses; Forms: Court, Agency, and Transactional ; Jury InstructionsJury Verdicts and Expert Witnesses; Samples of Pleadings/Briefs/Oral Arguments; Chapter 2; Websites by Practice Area; Advertising Law; Bankruptcy Law; Class Action Lawsuits; Copyright Law; Corporate/Business Law; Criminal Law; Employment and Labor Law; Family Law; Foreign and International Law; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property-Copyright, Patents and Trademarks; Legal Ethics and Professionalism; Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Law; Patent Law; Real Estate and Property Law; Securities Law; Tax Law; Trademark Law; Chapter 3; Apps for General Legal Research ; Court RulesDockets; Law Dictionaries; Case Law; Code of Federal Regulations; Congressional Record; The U.S. Constitution; State Statutes; United States Code; Part II; Legal Portals and Directories; Assessing Legal Portals and Legal Directories; The Top Legal Directories and Portals; Chapter 4; Free Commercial Portals and Directories; Justia; FindLaw; Law.com; HG.org (formerly Hieros Gamos); LLRX.com; Nolo Press; Zimmerman's Research Guide; Visalaw.com; Chapter 5; Government, Academic, and Association Portals and Directories; USA.gov; FDsys (Federal Digital System) ; Cornell's Legal Information InstituteUniversity of Southern California Gould School of Law; American Association for Justice; American Bar Association; Part III; Case Law Databases; Chapter 6; Free Commercial Online Case Law Databases; Google Scholar; FindLaw; The Public Library of Law (PLoL); The Free Law Reporter, 2011-Date (FLR); FindACase Network; Justia; AccessLaw; Casetext; Chapter 7; Free Governmental Online Case Law Databases; Federal Digital System (FDsys) United States Courts Opinions Collection; The Supreme Court of the United States; California Official Reports Public Access ; Part IVBar Association Free Member-Benefit Databases; Chapter 8; An Introduction to Casemaker; Searching Casemaker; Personalizing Your Search Experience at Casemaker; Printing; Other Fee-Based Services/Products; Chapter 9; An Introduction to Fastcase; Case Law Offerings; Beginning a Search; Printing; Individual Subscriptions to Fastcase; Syncing; New Development; Part V; Researching Legislation; Chapter 10; Federal Statutory Research; United States Constitution and Declaration of Independence; United States Code (U.S.C.); The OLRC United States Code Online; The Cornell LII U.S.C. Database ; The FDsys United States Code Database
• Sommario/riassunto: With cost-conscious clients scrutinizing legal bills, lawyers cannot afford to depend on expensive legal research databases, especially when reliable free resources are available. Internet Legal Research on a Budget will help you quickly find the best free or low-cost resources online and use them for your research needs. The authors share the top websites, apps, blogs, Twitter feeds, and crowdsourced resources that will save you time, money, and frustration during the research process.
• Titolo autorizzato: Internet legal research on a budget
• ISBN: 1-62722-617-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460393303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II