Lawyers use all sorts of non-legal research resources, including medical ones. As is the case with any specialized subject research, you need to develop a research strategy to…
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Casemaker vs Fastcase: Closed vs “Open” Source
…That switch took effect today. Today, Casemaker shot back, doing something it has never done before….” (read full post) The Law Librarian and Non-Attorney Legal Researcher Perspective: In Oregon, only…
Legal Research Database Interface-Hoopla: Westlaw, Lexis, and Beyond
…joy into the heart of a lawyer who does do serious legal research. When opposing counsel rely on Google, the one who performs actual legal research can only watch…
Positive Law, Codification, and Peanuts (i.e. Linus)
KCLL Klues posted this Positive Law and other U.S. Code Mysteries a little while ago and it reminded me that some of my own readers are new to legal…
How to Research a Legal Problem
If you are new to legal research, this is a great place to start: The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Legal Information Services to the Public (LISP) Special…
California enacts UELMA, Guaranteeing Free & Authenticated Access to State Legal Materials
On September 13th, 2012, California Governor Brown signed SB1075 into law, enacting the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act in California (UELMA). From Law Librarian listserv: “SB1075 provides that the…
Full-tilt Legal Research Resources for Ordinary People
I’ve blogged before about HeinOnline, but still run into local attorneys and legal historians and legal researchers who don’t know what HeinOnline is and who don’t know they…
Job: Legal Assistant – Legal Researcher: Port of Portland (Oregon)
The Port of Portland has an interesting Legal Assistant position posted. Deadline is July 22, so don’t dawdle. www.portofportland.com…
Digital, Official, Authentic Laws & the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act”
The Uniform Law Commission (National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws) have updated the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA). For a detailed summary of…
Outsourcing Legal Research
The Legal Process Outsourcing blog has an interesting post about outsourcing legal research. Excerpt from the post: “… Legal research in the practice of law is time-consuming, difficult and…
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