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Before You Log-On: Incorporating The Free Web In Your Legal Research Strategy, Lauren M. Collins
Before You Log-On: Incorporating The Free Web In Your Legal Research Strategy, Lauren M. Collins
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In 2006, the American Bar Association (ABA) published its Legal Technology Survey Report, which included a volume on Online Research. In the report, attorneys responded that 91% are conducting at least some of their research online. Though 39% report that they start their research using a fee-based service like Westlaw or Lexis, the report shows that even those who start their research with a fee-based resource eventually get it right-87% of attorneys report using some free online resources at some point over the course of a research project.