POWER RESEARCH ON THE WEB: LEGAL EDITION (one-day, hands-on)
Instructor: Constantine Kaniklidis

The explosive growth of the Internet is outstripping the ability of standard search technology to effectively find critical legal information in a timely and precise fashion. This presentation provides registrants with the skills to undertake any type of legal research on the Internet using the latest advances in search engine technology. Registrants learn how to use the new generation of search technologies, along with a guided tour of fully vetted online legal resources (databases, libraries, portals, as well as court and caselaw links), among many other cutting-edge techniques for mining law-related Internet-based information content.

Law Online
        What's Available
        Special Problems with Online Legal Research

Law Databases and Libraries
        The Best of the Legal Portals
        Online Law Libraries
        Best Online Directories: Legal Organizations (Bars, Associations, . . .)
        Verdicts and Settlement Databases
        Forms Online

Best Online Legal Information Resources
        Law News
        Online Law Journals, Newspapers, and Reviews
        Legal Reference (Dictionaries, Directories, Blue Books, Manuals, . . .)
        Law Office and Practice Resources
        Legal Support Resources: Finding Experts, Servers, Reporters, . . .)
        Running Online Investigations: People Locators, Public Records, . . .)

Legal Search Strategies: Law Search Engines & New Generation Search

Professional Growth
        Web-based CLE
        Law Practice Centers

Courts and Caselaw Links
        Cases and Codes
        Court Rules
        Federal and State Resources
        Supreme Court Monitors
        Foreign and International Resources

Staying Current