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Fastcase, Roger V. Skalbeck

Law Faculty Publications

In February 2006, the VSB gave its notice of intent to award a contract to Fastcase, a legal research vendor now based in Washington, D.C. Fastcase provides online legal research services to more than two dozen bar associations and has been the provider of legal research services in Virginia since this original contract award. On January 26, 2016, the VSB published a notice of intent to award Fastcase a new three-year contract with optional one-year renewals. All lawyers admitted to practice in Virginia have access to the Fastcase platform as part of their annual bar dues.

Fastcase is a web-based …

A Guide To Legal Research In Virginia, Joyce Manna Janto

Law Faculty Publications

The primary goal of this new edition of A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia is to expand coverage in several chapters and to add a new chapter covering legal ethics materials. This edition also notes changes in the URLs for many Virginia government websites. Most of these changes are likely based on changes in administrations and technological upgrades. The researcher should be aware that there is a lack of consistency among Virginia government web addresses. Changes in the operation and coverage of the major legal databases are noted where appropriate. Today, Virginia practitioners have a wide variety of resources, …