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PREPARED FOR STAFNE TRUMBULL, llc Attorneys at law by Shawn timothy newman, inc. Of counsel attorney and adjunct pro

LEGAL RESEARCH & PERSUASIVE WRITING TIPS. PREPARED FOR STAFNE TRUMBULL, llc Attorneys at law by Shawn timothy newman, inc. Of counsel attorney and adjunct professor. COMPUTERIZED LEGAL RESEARCH NECESSITY.

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PREPARED FOR STAFNE TRUMBULL, llc Attorneys at law by Shawn timothy newman, inc. Of counsel attorney and adjunct pro

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  1. LEGAL RESEARCH & PERSUASIVE WRITING TIPS PREPARED FOR STAFNE TRUMBULL, llc Attorneys at law by Shawn timothy newman, inc. Of counsel attorney and adjunct professor
  2. COMPUTERIZED LEGAL RESEARCH NECESSITY Attorney Chiu offers no insight into her research methods, but implies the newness of the decision may have affected her ability to discover it. However, in this age of computerized legal research, a recent decision is usually more quick to turn up than an old one. We see no way to conclude that self-admitted inadequate research methods can equate to justifiable mistake or neglect where there exists a case exactly on point, involving the same statutes, time limitations and even the same type of arbitration. Failure to determine the correct law is not considered an excusable mistake where the error was the result of general ignorance of the law, lack of knowledge of the rules, negligence in discovery or research, or laxness and indifference. …. The Supreme Court has made clear that excusable neglect does not include errors that could otherwise be termed malpractice. Jacklinv. Metropolitan Property and Cas. Ins. Co. Not Reported in Cal.Rptr.3d, 2006 WL 181367
  3. Evolution TODAY & FUTURE OLD SCHOOL
  4. RESOURCES Fee based free
  5. LEGAL RESEARCH BATTLE PLAN
  6. WASHINGTON STATE BASIC FREE RESOURCES Washington State Law Library: http://www.courts.wa.gov/library/ Access Washington:       www.access.wa.gov Municipal Research Service:   http://www.mrsc.org/ TCBA Resources: http://thurstoncountybar.com/resources/ Courts:       www.courts.wa.gov Legislation:  http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx TVW Scout: http://scout.tvw.org/account/signin
  7. SOME FREE GENERAL RESEARCH SPRINGBOARDS Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ Findlawhttp://public.findlaw.com Justiahttp://www.justia.com/ UW Law School Research Guides http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/guides.html Georgetown Law Library Research Guides: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/guides/index.cfm Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.html The Public Library of Law http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx Dogpilewww.dogpile.com
  8. SOME SELF-HELP RESOURCES NWJP www.WashingtonLawHelp.org LawforWAhttp://www.lawforwa.org/ Nolohttp://www.nolo.com/ HierosGamoswww.hg.org WashLaw www.washlaw.edu Internet Legal Research Group www.ilrg.com
  9. WSBA CASEMAKERhttp://www.wsba.org/Resources-and-Services/Casemaker-Legal-Research
  10. FEDERALBASIC FREE RESOURCES CONGRESS.GOV http://beta.congress.gov/ FEDERAL DIGITAL SYSTEM http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ PACER http://www.pacer.gov/ RECAP the Law https://www.recapthelaw.org/
  11. MAIN FEE-BASED LEGAL RESEARCH RESOURCES WESTLAW www.westlaw.net LEXISNEXIS www.lexisnexis.com LOISLAW www.loislaw.com VersusLawwww.versuslaw.com NationalLawLibrarywww.itislaw.com TheLaw.netwww.thelaw.net HeinOnlinehome.heinonline.org
  12. WESTLAWFREE on-line TRAINING athttp://training.westlaw.com/
  13. LEXISNEXISon-line free training AT http://www.lexisnexis.com/university/Catalogue.aspx?product=lexis.com
  14. LOISLAW “Thanks to the faltering economy, we are now required to use Loislaw instead of Lexis or Westlaw for certain things. Unlike its more expensive counterparts, Loislaw has one "low, all-inclusive flat rate, with no hidden charges for printing, copying, downloading, or hyperlinking to primary law or analytic materials outside the scope of a current subscription.“ …. As an attorney having practiced for over 15 years, I can attest to the fact that Loislaw is much easier to use than either Westlaw or Lexis, contains equally broad database content from which to choose and is much CHEAPER than both. Law schools should provide an alternative to the big 2 online research platforms. http://pacelawlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/loislaw-vs-westlaw-vs-lexis.html
  15. Loislaw vs. Westlaw vs. Lexis The subscription packages vary from firm to firm. The one thing that doesn't vary are the multiple hidden costs within both of these databases. http://pacelawlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/loislaw-vs-westlaw-vs-lexis.html
  16. LEGAL WRITING TIPS FEDERAL Washington State Court of Appeals, Div. I:  “Brief Writing – Best Practices” http://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/?fa=atc.display_divs&folderID=div1&fileID=briefWriting “Top ten legal writing hints when the audience is a cranky federal trial judge” http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2013/06/20/top-ten-legal-writing-hints-when-the-audience-is-a-cranky-federal-trial-judge/ STATE
  17. EthicsCOMPETENCE, DILIGENCE & FEES RPC 1.1; 1.3 AND 1.5
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