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

Authors

Lauren M. Collins, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2008

Publication Title

North Carolina State Bar Journal

Keywords

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

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.

Repository Citation

Collins, Lauren M., "Before You Log-On: Incorporating the Free Web in Your Legal Research Strategy" (2008). Law Faculty Articles and Essays. 1007.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/fac_articles/1007

Volume

13

Issue

2