legal research workshop jessica brown head of training
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Legal Research WorkshopJessica BrownHead of Training
AGENDA
– Subscribed resources – a vendor view
– Making the most of your resources
– A worked example
– BREAK
– Put it into practice
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SUBSCRIBED RESOURCES – VENDOR VIEW
• Primary law sources – freely available
• Demonstrate the value:– Time saving efficiencies
– In depth analysis
– Valued expertise
– Investment
– Technology & Functionality
• Vendors create the value – you can (and should) utilise it
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• What does your subscription cover
• Where do I start?
• Indexing and Taxonomies
• Know your resources
• Submissions
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• What does your subscription cover?
• Focus tends to be on premium sources or ‘numbers’.
• Look for the added extras:– Research aids
– Additional content/sources
– Expert interaction
– Full support services
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• Where do I start?– What am I trying to achieve?
• Use the ‘introductions’
• Don’t automatically think search
• Use subscribed sources to find external links
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• Indexing and Taxonomies– Vendors put a great deal of investment into fully indexing
all documents
• Taxonomies tend to be similar across services
• Searching by keywords tends to be more effective
• Don’t automatically think Edit – think Filter
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• Know your resources– every services has strengths and weaknesses
• Know:– Frequency of updates across sources
– Expertise – who is writing the content
– Search connectors
• Sometimes the ‘weakness’ can be a benefit
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• Submissions– Use the services you subscribe to, to achieve business
objectives.
• Most services accept some forms of external submission to their content.
• Use those resources to advertise your organisations’ expertise.
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A WORKED EXAMPLE
A fee-earner has asked for wide-ranging background on religious marriage & divorce as the basis for an article they are writing.
They would also like to know what procedures commonly arise in practice.
– The Basis/Foundation of law
– Primary Sources
– Recommended Reading
– Current news
– Practice Guidance
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TIME FOR A BREAK
OVER TO YOU…
MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES
• What does your subscription cover
• Where do I start?
• Indexing and Taxonomies
• Know your resources
• Submissions
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Any Questions?
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