Internet Legal Research: Conducting Free and Effective Internet Legal Research with Fastcase 7 and Its Mercury and Venus Updates

With cost-conscious clients scrutinizing legal bills, lawyers cannot afford to depend on expensive legal research databases, especially when reliable free resources are available. In this presentation you will learn how to conduct effective, free Internet legal research from the author of the ABA’s Internet Legal Research on a Budget book, with expert tips for using Fastcase 7 – the legal research and citator database and app provided free by the Minnesota State Bar. The program covers the features and functions of Fastcase’s two most recent major updates (code-named Mercury and Venus).

• Find out what content is available at Fastcase 7, from case law, statutes, and beyond
  
• Discover the ins and outs of Version 7 and its major updates:
  
• new menus and icons
  
• new free content, such as expert witness profiles and blog articles
  
• new Guided Search and customized sorting to help you search more quickly
  
• improved Interactive Timeline
  
• Uncover the differences between Fastcase’s Web-based search and its app
  
• Does Fastcase have a citator? Learn how to use Authority Check and Bad Law Bot
  
• How to use Forecite
  
• Find out about Fastcase’s "add-ons" (HeinOnline, Docket Alarm, etc.)
  

– Carole Levitt, Esq.; Internet for Lawyers
– Mark Rosch; Internet for Lawyers

Webcast also included in the following webcast package (s):
August Webcast Extravaganza
Internet Legal Research for Lawyers Webcast Series