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Learn how to effectively work as a lawyer without the use of commer- cial research databases while avoiding legal liability. • Use someone else's research for free or at a minimal cost (including articles, sample pleadings, Twitter, dockets, and blogs) • Take advantage of a legal research app that you already have free access to (Fastcase) • Become an expert Google Scholar searcher for cases and articles • Find out how to cite check without KeyCite or Shepard’s • Learn how to search PACER more effectively with new sites • Discover new databases for transactional attorneys • Find out about new collaborative and “crowd-sourced” databases • Search for federal materials with Congress.gov and FDsys – the new replacements to GPO Access and Thomas Contact: Internet For Lawyers Carole Levitt [email protected] 310/559-2247 Mark Rosch [email protected] 310/559-1632 Internet Legal Research on a Budget Carole Levitt, J.D., MLS, President, Internet for Lawyers, is an interna- tionally recognized CLE seminar speaker and noted ABA author of Internet Legal Research on a Budget, among other books. Cookie Lewis, MSLS, “The Diva of Data,” is Principal of Askinfoma- nia (a legal & business research consultancy), and author of numerous legal research articles. http://linkon.in/1HourMCLE

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It is possible to effectively work as a lawyer without the use of commercialresearch databases while avoiding legal liability. This MCLE program examines, free caselaw databases, alternative sources for sample briefs, citation-checking, and government information.

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Page 1: Internet Legal Research on a Budget

Learn how to e�ectively work as a lawyer without the use of commer-cial research databases while avoiding legal liability.

• Use someone else's research for free or at a minimal cost (including articles, sample pleadings, Twitter, dockets, and blogs) • Take advantage of a legal research app that you already have free access to (Fastcase) • Become an expert Google Scholar searcher for cases and articles • Find out how to cite check without KeyCite or Shepard’s • Learn how to search PACER more effectively with new sites • Discover new databases for transactional attorneys • Find out about new collaborative and “crowd-sourced” databases • Search for federal materials with Congress.gov and FDsys – the new replacements to GPO Access and Thomas

Contact:Internet For Lawyers

Carole [email protected]/559-2247

Mark [email protected]/559-1632

Internet Legal Research on a Budget

Carole Levitt, J.D., MLS, President, Internet for Lawyers, is an interna-tionally recognized CLE seminar speaker and noted ABA author of Internet Legal Research on a Budget, among other books.

Cookie Lewis, MSLS, “The Diva of Data,” is Principal of Askinfoma-nia (a legal & business research consultancy), and author of numerous legal research articles.

http://linkon.in/1HourMCLE