Deck 7: Computers and Internet Legal Research

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Because of the ethical obligation to provide the client with competent representation, you must verify the accuracy and determine if any information you obtain from nonfee-based Web sites is up to date.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The most frequently used electronic fee-based databases are Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The addresses of Web sites are referred to as URLs.

Question 5

Begin your search by conducting a basic Internet search using your preferred web browser's search bar.

Question 6

When you are looking for case law, many non-fee-based sites do not require that you know the name or citation of the case.

Question 7

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

Question 8

The Bluebook was quick to embrace citations of Internet sources.

Question 9

The Harvard Law School Library provides access to the United States Code .

Question 10

When you add a minus (-)symbol before a word in a a search, it means that you want to exclude that word.

Question 11

As technology develops and research is increasingly conducted using electronic resources, it is no longer important to know how to research using print resources.

Question 12

Many law firms require paralegals to accrue a certain number of billable hours, and every hour worked is billable.

Question 13

The best first step to locate the content you are seeking, once on a website, is to insert search terms in a global search box to direct the website to search for those terms.

Question 14

FedWorld is the United States government's official Web portal.

Question 15

There are three types of listservs.

Question 16

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

Question 17

The address http://www.uscourts.gov is the site for the home page of the federal courts.

Question 18

A listserv is an e-mail newsletter.

Question 19

The AWLD Guide dedicates an entire part of the manual to citation of electronic sources.

Question 20

A non-fee-based service involves a contractual relationship.

Question 21

Which of the following topics can be found on FindLaw?

A)Civil Rights
B)Estate Planning
C)Legal Documents and Forms
D)Immigration
E)Bankruptcy
F)Answers a, b, and c.
G)Answers d and e.

Question 22

Non-fee-based websites play an important role in legal research because they:

A)allow legal research to be started more quickly.
B)allow enacted law, administrative regulations, court rules, and court opinions to be obtained in a moment's notice
C)provide a cost effective alternative to print subscriptions and commercial legal research sources
D)All of the above.
E)Answers b and c.
F)Answers a and c.

Question 23

The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register can be found at the

A)Cornell School Law Library.
B)Government Printing Office.
C)Library of Congress.
D)Villanova University School of Law.

Question 24

Which of the following sites provide access to Federal Court opinions?

A)Federal District Courts
B)United States Supreme Court
C)United States Circuit Courts of Appeal
D)All of the above.

Question 25

Which of the following are best practices to stay focused and conduct efficient and effective research?

A)Keep the scope and objective of your research in mind.
B)Keep notes.
C)Rely solely on non-fee-based resources.
D)Click through results of websites.
E)All of the above.
F)Answers a and b.
G)Answers a, b and c.

Question 26

To determine if the website address has changed,

A)keep refreshing the site.
B)go to the home page, if a specific page does not load.
C)use a search engine to search for a key term.
D)click the "help" button.
E)All of the above.
F)Answers a and d.
G)Answers b, c, and d.

Question 27

Which of the following are ways to locate a relevant website?

A)Enter the URL into your web browser.
B)Search using your preferred web browser's search bar.
C)Use broad terms in your search.
D)Use narrow terms to refine your search.
E)Answers a and b.
F)Answers c and d.

Question 28

The term URL refers to:

A)Universal resource locator
B)A Web-site address
C)Listservs
D)A type of CD-ROM
E)None of the above
F)Answers a and b above

Question 29

Which of the following is a general access site for locating federal government online resources?

A)Firstgov.gov
B)FedWorld.gov
C)USCourts.gov
D)USAGov.gov
E)All of the above
F)Answers c and d above
G)Answers b, c, and d above

Question 30

It is important to know how to conduct research using print resources for which of the following reasons?

A)A familiarity with print sources makes it easier to understand the structure of electronic databases.
B)Some research material may not be on an electronic database.
C)Access to an electronic database may not be available.
D)It is economical.
E)All of the above
F)Answers a, c, and d above

Question 31

Listservs:

A)Are online newspapers
B)Do not usually require subscriptions
C)Link people with common interests
D)Are e-mail discussion groups
E)Answers a and b above
F)Answers c and d above
G)None of the above

Question 32

When citing Internet resources, what are the accepted formats?

A)APA Guide
B)Bluebook
C)ALWD Guide
D)MLA Guide
E)All of the above.
F)Answers b and c.

Question 33

Which of the following law schools is mentioned in the text as having Web sites that provide comprehensive legal research links, resources, and information?

A)Chicago-Kent College of Law
B)Cornell University Law School
C)Washburn University School of Law
D)University of Texas School of Law
E)All of the above
F)Answers a, b, and d above

Question 34

In which of the following scenarios can a client be billed for a paralegal's work?

A)Time spent familiarizing yourself with Internet resources.
B)Looking at website after website.
C)Refining a search to get to a resource.
D)Identifying the scope and objective.

Question 35

Which of the following comprehensive sites provides general access to legal research sites and allows a researcher to locate related sites based on key words?

A)LawFinder
B)Findlaw
C)LawCrawler
D)ResearchMaster
E)All of the above
F)Answers b and c above
G)Answers a, b, and c above