1. A Closer Look at Three Useful Web Sites
Just How Does That Work?
A Closer Look at Three Useful Web Sites

2. The Big Three Findlaw – www.findlaw.com GPO Access – www.gpoaccess.gov
Cornell LII –
Legal meta sites
With only 3, for basic legal research online these at the ones
Represent commercial, government, and academic
Paper offers bakers dozen, today 3
Start with overview

3. Primary law – federal and state cases and codes
Legal news – news from major sources, plus links to documents related
Commentary – collection of regular and guest columnists, law professors and experts in variety of fields
Directories – West lawyer directory, court directories (organized by federal circuit, by state)
Career Center – Employer directory (firms must initiate), articles on managing career, job postings, salary charts
Continuing Education programs – listing of states that allow online courses approved in each 56 for GA
Mailing lists – newsletters opinions by court (Supremes, circuits) topic (bankruptcy, criminal, family)
Message Boards – specialized nearly 50 topics/practice areas

4. Everything in paper/discussed today from this
If hit bar at top. . .

5. Easy to use directory
Warning – path varies depending on where you start
Play around

6. Georgia Municipal Codes
Browse by Jurisdiction
Municipal Codes
Municipal Code Corporation
Online Codes
Georgia outline on map
Nearly 100 city and county ordinance codes
Path
If hit browse by jurisdiction, Georgia, primary – get a few (Atlanta, Cobb County, Conyers, Roswell)

8. Athens Clarke County
If choose frames, codes come up w/ table of contents on left/text on right
First link in TOC shows last update

9. Daily Summaries-Opinions
Newsletter-Case Summaries
Enter address in box at top
Choose court, topic, or practice area
Hit “subscribe” button

10. Opinion summaries include archive from 9/2000
Simple text message delivered by
Top of message includes table of cases summarized
Each summary includes URL for full text of case

11. Demonstrative Evidence
“For Legal Professionals” bar
Reference Resources
Findlaw Demonstrative Evidence Market
Doe Report
Path

12. Vendor of medical demonstrative evidence models, computer presentations, illustrations
Site includes reference library (“medical reference” link) with articles from NIH and Medical Legal Art on around 100 legal topics

13. Sample Article

14. Official site of the government printing office – material online is official published version may be used without restriction
Just documents no commentary or analysis/but OFFICIAL DOCS

15. Congressional Hearings
Under “Legislative Resources”, choose “View All”
Link for hearings under “Congressional Committees” heading
All hearing transcripts made available to GPO by committees since 105th Congress (’97-98)
Always lag time for transcript prep – 2 months to 2 years

16. Unified Agenda Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
April and October (May and December in last few years)
Summary of all rules and proposed rules each Federal agency plans to promulgate in next six months

17. Unified Agenda “Executive Resources” “View All”
Under “The Regulatory Process”
Search 1994 – present
Browse Table of Contents 2002 – present

18. December 2003 TOC for browsing

19. The Plum Book
Published every four years, immediately after the presidential election
Lists over 7000 federal jobs subject to non competitive appointment

22. Law About . .

23. Estate Planning
Each of the nearly 100 legal topics covered in Law About Has a page like this
Overview on left
Sources on right (US Code, CFR sections; U.S Supreme Court and Circuit Court opinions; state statutes

24. Links to State Codes

25. Internal Links THE reason to use LII over other sources
U.S. Code and Constitution
Federal Rules
Supreme Court Decisions

26. Uniform Laws Locators UCC Uniform Business and Financial Laws
Uniform Rules of Evidence
Uniform Matrimonial and Family Laws
Uniform Probate Code