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About A Short & Happy Guide To Advanced Legal Research
Product Description Softbound - New, softbound print book. Review Above the Law book review excerpt by Nicole Black: ...advances in legal research came steadily, but slowly --until about five years ago. That's when artificial intelligence tools,such as data analytics and natural language processing, becameincreasingly common and were soon incorporated into legal researchtools. Those advances greatly improved legal research, but arguablyincreased its complexity, since so many different platforms and legalresearch tools, both free and fee-based, are now available to lawyers. That's where "A Short & Happy Guide to Advanced Legal Research," authored by Ann Walsh Long comes in. When I received my complimentarycopy of this book for review purposes, I quickly discovered that it'sexactly what the title suggests: a "how to" of legal research thatprovides an overview of the vast array of legal research tools available to litigators at each stage of a case. Two stand-out features of this book are the breadth of coverage andits format. It includes information about a variety of free onlinetools, including public records databases, newsletters, andencyclopedias, and case law and statutes. Also covered in depth are avast assortment of fee-based legal research tools, ranging from moretraditional case law and statutory research tools to cutting edgeAI-based legal research and data analytics software. The way in which this information is provided is part of what makesthis book so useful. First, there's the format of each chapter. Asexplained in the introduction, different firms have different needs --and resources -- and the structure of each chapter reflects that reality: Like so many things in life, legal research requireschoices. When you have more time than money, you can look for good andcheap resources. When you have more money than time you can look for good and fast resources. The resources I discuss in this book are all good, but many are not cheap. In each chapter, I will provide a comparison chart of good, cheap, and fast resources. When a resource is cheap, it is free or low-cost. When a resource is fast, it is available online from your desktop or provides a comparably huge savings in time. Also significant is the way that the book is organized. The first and last two chapters address: 1) the top five questions to ask beforebeginning legal research, 2) the ethics of online legal research, and 3) upper-level writing legal research. The remaining chapters are eachfocused on the different stages of a case, the questions you'll need toask during that phase of the case, and the legal research resourcesavailable that could prove useful in answering those questions: Chapter 2. Litigation Phase I: Case Assessment Part 1: Is There a Valid Cause of Action? Chapter 3. Litigation Phase I: Case Assessment Part 2: Is the Issue Worth Pursuing? Chapter 4. Litigation Phase II: Discovery and Investigation Chapter 5. Litigation Phase III: Pretrial Action Finding Pleadings, Motions, and Briefs Another notable aspect of this book is its up-to-date coverage ofAI-based legal research tools. In the relevant chapters, applicable AIsoftware programs are covered, with a discussion of the functionality of the software and why it's useful in that context. The AI legal research tools discussed include: Fastcase's Docket Alarm and Analytics Workbench Lexis Advance Litigation Profile Suite and Lex Machina Westlaw Edge Litigation Analytics Bloomberg Law Trackers LexisNexis Context Westlaw Profiler and Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Service Bloomberg Law Litigation Analytics Casetext CARA Judicata's Clerk Whether you're a seasoned attorney who needs to brush up on thelatest legal research tools or a law student just starting out, there'ssomething in this book for everyone. Legal research is in the midst of a new wave of change, in large part driven by AI software, so why not get in front of it by investing in this book? At just $22, you've
