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Advanced Legal Research
Joshua Lenon – ClioEd Walters - Fastcase
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Instructors
Joshua Lenon• Lawyer in Residence at Clio• Attorney Admitted in New York
Ed Walters• CEO of Fastcase• Instructor at Georgetown Law• Not a robot
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Agenda• Research Plans (5 minutes)• Alternative Sources for Legal Information (15 minutes)• Modern Legal Search Engines (30 minutes)• Integrating Legal Research (5 minutes)• Questions (5 minutes)
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RESEARCH PLANS
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All of us have been taught HOW to research, but not always WHEN to research.
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Legal information is more prevalent than ever.
Clients are accessing legal information without context.
Lawyers need to plan for their research needs.
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Research Plan• Use Academic Sources and Non-Academic writings to
maintain subject matter competency• Turn to Alternative Sources for basic research• Confirm results using Modern Search Engines
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ALTERNATIVE SOURCES FOR LEGAL INFORMATION
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ACADEMIC PUBLISHING
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Academic Resources
“There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content.” –Professor Fred Rodell, “Goodbye to Law Reviews” (1936)
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Academic Resources
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Social Science Research Network
SSRN eLibrary Statistics:• Abstracts: 525,956• Full Text Papers: 431,203 • Authors: 244,094 • Papers Received in Last 12 months:
66,308
Citations:• Papers with Resolved References:
249,640• Total References: 8,855,914• Papers with Cites: 238,195• Total Citation Links: 5,911,972• Papers with Resolved Footnotes:
86,465• Total Footnotes: 8,931,406
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SSRN Top Downloads
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ALTERNATIVE SOURCES
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Alternative Sources
1. Source Materials2. Local and State Resources3. Non-Profit Sources4. Non-Academic Writing5. Non-Legal Search Engines
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Source Materials• Legislatures and Courts publishing their own materials– US Office of the Law Revision Counsel– Bound Volumes of the Supreme Court– State Court Opinions– Regulatory Opinions
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Local and State Resources• Libraries– Courthouses– Law Schools– Bar Association Headquarters
• Bar Association Resources–Member Benefits
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Non-Profit Sources
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Non-Academic Writing
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Non-Legal Search Engines
Scholar.google.com
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Non-Legal Search Engines
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MODERN LEGAL SEARCH ENGINES
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Chaos
Hammurabi
Blackstone
West6Key6Number6System
LexisNexis
“standard of review” w/3 question w/10 (law and fact)
Hey, Siri, is the judge going to review my mixed issue of law
and fact de novo?
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density,6diversity
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One6more6thing.
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<4>%What’s%Next
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INTEGRATING LEGAL RESEARCH
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QUESTIONS
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Business of LawJune 09, 2015 11:00 AM PST
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