Internet Legal Research: Google Scholar – Unlock the Mystery of Searching Its Free Case Law and Article Database

This presentation unlocks the mysteries of Google Scholar, the least-documented legal research database you’ll ever see…until now. You will get secret tips on how to maximize your use of Google Scholar to conduct free Internet legal and investigative research and learn when you should use Google Scholar to supplement Fastcase:

• Learn about Google Scholar’s content and date coverage
  
• Understand the limitations of Google Scholar
  
• Find out how to conduct legal research using Google Scholar case law and articles
  
• Improve your Google Scholar research to create targeted keyword/phrase searches by adding Boolean and Proximity connectors
  
• Streamline your research by:
  
• sorting results by relevance or date
  
• filtering results by court or date
  
• saving cases or articles
  
• creating alerts
  
• cite-checking
  
• Speed up your searches by uncovering Scholar’s hidden Advanced Search menu
  
• Discover how to go beyond legal research and use Google Scholar for:
  
• background research about non-law topics
  
• investigative/due diligence research about parties, judges, attorneys, and expert witnesses
  

– 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