Fastcase: Future Lawyer has a plug for Fastcase, which the Florida bar (among others) provides “free” for their members. Not to bash Casemaker at all (full disclosure: Oregon State Bar members use Casemaker, but unlike Washington state, it’s not available to Oregon’s public law librarians – go figure). I’m trying to get Fastcase for my county the same way I have HeinOnline (you just need a public library card in my law library’s county to use HeinOnline remotely from anywhere – you don’t need to be a lawyer). Fastcase has been great to work with so far. I just need to crunch numbers, do a trial run, and make a decision. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? One day we’ll let you in on a Day in The Life of a County Law Librarian. NOT easy, not pretty – but definitely fun.
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