Before You Log-On: Incorporating the Free Web in Your Legal Research Strategy

Lauren M Collins

Before You Log-On: Incorporating the Free Web in Your Legal Research Strategy

Lauren M Collins

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Abstract

In 2006, the American Bar Association (ABA) published its Legal Technology Survey Report, which included a volume on Online Research. In the report, attorneys responded that 91% are conducting at least some of their research online. Though 39% report that they start their research using a fee-based service like Westlaw or Lexis, the report shows that even those who start their research with a fee-based resource eventually get it right-87% of attorneys report using some free online resources at some point over the course of a research project.

Original language	American English
Journal	North Carolina State Bar Journal
Volume	13
State	Published - Jul 1 2008

Keywords

bar associations
technology
research
internet
web resources
Lexis
Westlaw
Government Publishing Office (GPO)

Disciplines

Administrative Law
Law
Legal Education
Legal Writing and Research

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Before You Log-On: Incorporating the Free Web in Your Legal Research Strategy

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