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Effective Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low Cost Sources

Effective Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low Cost Sources. Cornell Law School Alumni Reunion June 8, 2012 2.0 NY CLE Skills Credits Amy A. Emerson. Before Conducting Internet Research. Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask

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Effective Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low Cost Sources

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  1. Effective Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low Cost Sources Cornell Law School Alumni Reunion June 8, 2012 2.0 NY CLE Skills Credits Amy A. Emerson

  2. Before Conducting Internet Research • Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask • Examples of phony websites: DHMO & Tree Octopus • The “Deep Web”

  3. Initiating Online Research • Research Guides UCLA – Online Legal Research: Beyond LexisNexis & Westlaw Georgetown – Free and Low Cost Legal Research Law Library of Congress – Guide to Law Online • Search Engines Cornell Law Library – Legal Research Engine Lexis Web Google • Simple Name Search • Google Scholar – Legal Opinions & Journals • Google Book Search

  4. Free Online Legal Sources • Justia • Cornell’s Legal Information Institute • OpenJurist • Public Library of Law • FindLaw • LexisNexis Communities

  5. Government Sources • State websites, i.e. New York (See also: Rules & Regs) • GovEngine • State and Local Government on the Net • USA.gov • FDsys (Replaced GPO Access) • Regulations.gov; Openregs.com; Regulation Room • Thomas

  6. Foreign & International Sources • Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations • Online Translators: Google; Linguee; Beolingus • Legal Systems in the World Today • Globalex • Official Government Websites, i.e. Legifrance • Library of Congress GLIN • Legal Information Institutes, i.e. WorldLII

  7. Foreign & International, Cont’d • American Society of International Law (ASIL) Guide • American Society of International Law (ASIL) EISIL • Treaties: US Department of State; THOMAS; UN • Supreme Court Decisions from Around the World • European Union - Eur-Lex • United Nations – Documentation Center; Symbols

  8. Secondary Sources • Most law reviews are now offering at least their most current issue online for free • ABA Free Full-text Law Review Search Engine • ABA Journal Blawg Directory • Justia BlawgDirectory (New York)

  9. Ethics Materials • Your local Bar Association (i.e. New York) • LII – American Legal Ethics Library • ABA – Center for Professional Responsibility • Freivogel on Conflicts • Legal Ethics in Technology

  10. Alternative,Low-Cost, Subscription Services • LoisLaw • Fastcase • VersusLaw

  11. Some Final Tips • Firefox add-ons: Jureeka! RECAP(PACER) • CiteGenie • The Wayback Machine • LII - Basic Legal Citation

  12. Questions?

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