Legal Research & Writing

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Online Legal Research Secrets and Websites Every Attorney Should Know

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Alaska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
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1 hours 26 minutes
Lisa Smith-Butler
With Lisa Smith-Butler from Charleston School of Law
Recorded December 15, 2023
Product ID 97840

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Overview

Power Up Your Skills!

Are legal research and case analysis tasks eating up your days? Do you know when to stop searching? How can you be sure you haven't missed anything? This fast-paced legal guide will walk you through easily accessible tools and practical tips for speeding up and improving your legal research practices. Get better results - faster. Register today!

  • Get a new pool of free online resources and learn how they can help you.
  • Evaluate case analysis tools and pick the one that works best for you.
  • Add to your go-to list of non-legal information sources.
  • Save time with search shortcuts everyone should know.

*Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Top Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research Resources
  2. Government Information Sources: Agencies, Regulations, Public Records, etc.
  3. Useful Non-Legal Information Sources (Business, Financial, Personal Info, etc.)
  4. Search Engine Tricks That Will Save You Time
  5. Refining Search Terms
  6. Verifying the Results Using a Variety of Sources
  7. Case Analysis Tools and How Generative AI Options Measure Up

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Product ID 97840

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Online Legal Research Secrets and Websites Every Attorney Should Know

    1. Top Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research Resources
    2. Government Information Sources: Agencies, Regulations, Public Records, etc.
    3. Useful Non-Legal Information Sources (Business, Financial, Personal Info, etc.)
    4. Search Engine Tricks That Will Save You Time
    5. Refining Search Terms
    6. Verifying the Results Using a Variety of Sources
    7. Case Analysis Tools and How Generative AI Options Measure Up

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for attorneys. Paralegals and legal assistants will also benefit.

Speakers

Lisa Smith-Butler
Lisa
Smith-Butler
Charleston School of Law
Speaker bio
Lisa Smith-Butler

Lisa Smith-Butler

Charleston School of Law
Lisa Smith-Butler

is an associate professor of law at the Charleston School of Law. She teaches classes on torts, children and the law, workplace privacy, and advanced legal research. Ms. Smith-Butler served as the assistant dean and director of the law library and technology center at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At Nova Southwestern, she served as an associate professor of law, teaching advanced legal research and juvenile law in the law program, and workplace privacy and technology in the master's degree employment law program. Ms. Smith-Butler also has served as the public services librarian at Georgia State University and as a librarian at a major Atlanta law firm. She has been in private law practice, and is licensed in Nebraska and Georgia. Ms. Smith-Butler is the co-author and editor of Law Librarianship in the 21st Century. She is active in several local, regional, and national law library associations. She earned her B.A. degree from Hasting College, her M.L.S. degree from Clark Atlanta University, and her J.D. degree from Creighton University School of Law.

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