Schedule

Great Resources for the Great Recession : Useful Business Sources on the Internet

Wendy E. Moore — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:15:00 PDT

Explore 48 business websites, drawn from governmental, non-profit, and commercial information resources, that provide good examples of the types of information sources available to meet Internet business research needs.

"Gotcha!" Investigative Tools on the Web

Suzanne R. Graham — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 PDT

Free or low cost online resources exist to assist lawyers doing investigative research, but assessing the quality of the information remains challenging.

Playing Well With Others: Collaborative Tools for Successful Group Projects

James M. Donovan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:30:00 PDT

Without doubt more and more of the lawyer’s routine activities have migrated to electronic platforms. Perhaps it was then inevitable that as part of this new environment the collaborative activities of a legal practice would also become possible via the new medium.

The Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Social Media (Think Facebook) to Market Your Law Practice: Or, To Get By, Should You Seek a Little Help from Friends?

Maureen Cahill — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:45:00 PDT

Discusses professional uses of social networking sites, including several which focus on the legal community

Forecast for the Future: Emerging Legal Technologies

Carol A. Watson — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:50:00 PDT

Begins by discussing technologies that are currently available on the web that can reduce office overhead. Also highlights current general technology trends and still-developing technologies. Concludes with a list of frivolous gadgets to provide food for thought about the coming prospects of technology.

Where Have All the States Gone: Growing Research Resources

Sharon Bradley — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:30:00 PDT

Provides assistance with finding current and authoritative information about legal matters in each of the fifty states at the state and local level. Includes guidance on finding case law, administrative codes and regulations, state and local codes, legal forms, and court dockets.

Wrangling the Web: Advanced Tools for Effective Internet Searching

Anne E. Burnett et al. — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:45:00 PDT

Describes how to conduct effective Internet searches for legal information with a focus on advanced Google tools, but also includes Bing, Wolfram|Alpha, Legal Research Engine at Cornell, DocStoc and Scribd.