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#Lawhacks: Websites That You Wish You’D Known About Sooner Highly-Useful Websites For Conducting Legal Research At The Local, State And National Levels, Zanada T. Joyner
#Lawhacks: Websites That You Wish You’D Known About Sooner Highly-Useful Websites For Conducting Legal Research At The Local, State And National Levels, Zanada T. Joyner
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
For many of us when conducting legal research typing a few random words or phrases into a search box yields results that are wholly unusable. It is helpful to have a collection of websites on hand where legal researchers can find reliable information quickly. Herein is a listing of websites that contain useful legal information at the local, state, and national level. This list is by no means exhaustive but, instead serves as a good starting place legal researchers developing a “go-to” collection of internet resources that you can use in your practice.
Federal Law And U.S. Government Information: Exploring A Wealth Of Resources, Carol A. Watson
Federal Law And U.S. Government Information: Exploring A Wealth Of Resources, Carol A. Watson
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The federal government provides a plethora of free legal resources that are useful for attorneys conducting legal research tasks. In addition to providing inexpensive alternatives to commercial databases, online federal resources offer many bells and whistles such as multimedia, unique searching options, and even crowd-sourcing, that enhance their content.
Legal Research In The Age Of Social Media, Endia S. Paige
Legal Research In The Age Of Social Media, Endia S. Paige
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Provides an overview of the most popular social media platforms used by adults i the United States and gives insight into how attorneys can use them to conduct legal and investigative research.
Lucky 13: Research Resources For Georgia And The Other States, Sharon Bradley
Lucky 13: Research Resources For Georgia And The Other States, Sharon Bradley
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The title refers to the fact that Georgia was one of the original thirteen colonies and that Georgia researchers are lucky to have access to a good number of free, online legal resources.
Don’T Worry Be “Appy” Valuable Legal And Productivity Apps For Attorneys, Thomas J. Striepe
Don’T Worry Be “Appy” Valuable Legal And Productivity Apps For Attorneys, Thomas J. Striepe
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Explains different types of apps, and presents helpful ones to make legal research and general office work more efficient and portable.
Good, Bad And Ugly: Finding Intelligence Online, Suzanne R. Graham
Good, Bad And Ugly: Finding Intelligence Online, Suzanne R. Graham
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For investigative research, the internet is a helpful tool, but it is not a perfect or a complete toolkit. For a variety of reasons, not all types of questions can be found, and not all people or businesses have significant digital footprints. Social media sites, public databases, and search engines facilitate the kinds and success of research possible online. However, it remains important to know which tools offer what types of information and any limitations in accuracy and currency.
Found It! Getting The Most Out Of Your Web Searches, Anne Burnett
Found It! Getting The Most Out Of Your Web Searches, Anne Burnett
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Aims to provide advanced tips and strategies for crafting effective search queries as well as providing suggestions for resources useful for specific purposes. Emphasis on Google's advanced searching tools, because of that search engine's popularity, but most other general search engines allow for similar strategies to increase relevancy in retrieving results.