Exam 9: Computer and Internet Research

A listserv is an e-mail newsletter.

When you are searching for statutory law, most nonfee-based websites include the annotations.

Links numerous sources for the specialty areas may be found at the Lawyer Express website.

Lawsonline provides links to state sources including state codes.

Because of the ethical obligation to provide the client with competent representation , you must verify the accuracy of your findings and determine whether the information you obtain from websites is up to date.

There are laws and regulations governing the accuracy of the content of nonfee-based websites.

FindLaw is a general access site.

The organization and elements of the electronic databases are based on the structure of the print material.

Most nonfee-based sites provide you with the ability to update research.

The Government Printing Office's website provides access to the Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register .

The addresses of websites are referred to as URLs.

FedWorld is the U.S government's official Web portal.

Most treatises are available on nonfee-based Internet sites.

The homepage for the federal courts can be found at http://www.uscourts.gov.

Boolean is:

The American Bar Association site is the parent site of LawCrawler.

Computer searches using key words or terms from the issue are often referred to as terms and connectors searches.

Many law firms now access legal materials online rather than paper texts.

Sites maintained by law schools are usually accurate and well maintained.

When looking for case law, many sites require that you know the name or citation of the case and do not allow Boolean searching.