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Internet Research Strategies: Web 2.0 Tools for Attorneys - MCLE Class Overview

Explore effective Internet research strategies tailored for attorneys in this informative MCLE class presented by Charles Dean of Thomas Jefferson School of Law Library. This session covers a wide range of Web 2.0 tools designed to enhance legal practice, including social networking sites, blogs, and podcasts, alongside traditional Internet resources. Gain insights into finding expert witnesses, current legal awareness via platforms like Twitter, and effective strategies for researching the "backend" of the Internet. Perfect for legal professionals seeking to maximize their online resources.

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Internet Research Strategies: Web 2.0 Tools for Attorneys - MCLE Class Overview

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  1. http://tjsllibrary.wordpress.com/

  2. Internet Research Strategies: Web 2.0 Tools for Attorneys Charles Dean, TJSL Library MCLE Class Fish & Richardson P.C. February 12, 2009

  3. Thomas Jefferson School of Law Library Alumni Portal GIVE GET money, time, expertise & more! books, articles, databases & more!

  4. “Internet 1.0” • E-mail • Listservs • Usenet • FTP • Telnet • pre-WWW

  5. Web 2.0 • Social/Professional networking sites • Blogs and wikis • Podcasts (audio and video) • SMS text-messaging, IM, chat • APIs, mashups, and mobile devices • Law 2.0?

  6. Law 2.0 Tools for… A.) Current legal awareness B.) Finding expert witnesses C.) Researching “back end” Internet Potential for rain-making and client and employee due diligence(?)

  7. A.) Current Awareness: Twitter • Micro-blog, IM service, e-mail “lite” • Concise, rapid updates (140 chars.) • Alerts w/ links (tiny URLs) • Use it to update Facebook status from mobile device • “Follow” law-related Twitterers • http://twitter.com/

  8. JD Supra • Twitter feed “Law Practice News” • http://twitter.com/Law_Practice • Digital repository • Articles, pre-prints, scholarly publishing • Work product collection (KM) • http://www.jdsupra.com/

  9. LexMonitor • http://twitter.com/LexMonitor • Daily review of 2,000 legal blogs and journals • RSS feeds by practice area, legal education, and editors’ picks • http://www.lexmonitor.com/

  10. http://scoop.jdsupra.com/2008/10/articles/another-category/legal-news-feeds-on-twitter/http://scoop.jdsupra.com/2008/10/articles/another-category/legal-news-feeds-on-twitter/

  11. http://scoop.jdsupra.com/2008/09/articles/law-firm-marketing/145-lawyers-and-legal-professionals-to-follow-on-twitter/http://scoop.jdsupra.com/2008/09/articles/law-firm-marketing/145-lawyers-and-legal-professionals-to-follow-on-twitter/ http://legalbirds.justia.com/

  12. ThomChat • TJSL Library blog • Law news, current awareness, legal IT • Topics now include FOI, privacy, First Amendment • Topics will include Library resources and services of special interest to alumni • http://tjsllibrary.wordpress.com/

  13. B.) Finding Expert Witnesses • Search blogosphere on “accident reconstruction” • http://www.serph.com/ • Search LinkedIn on “expert witness” using occupation = medical practice vs. kw = vascular surgery • http://www.linkedin.com/search

  14. http://www.expertwitnessblog.com/

  15. C.) Researching “back end” Internet • Example locating contact information of site owner for serving cease-and-desist using domain name server (DNS) lookup • Example finding old product specifications in patent infringement or product liability suit using site archives

  16. Researching “back end” Internet • Locating point of contact info of site owner for serving cease-and-desist http://blog.wellsfargo.com/StudentLoanDown/index.html

  17. Whois • Domain name (DNS) lookup • http://www.internic.net/ • Numeric address (IP) lookup • http://ws.arin.net/whois • Command line “ping” for IP lookup

  18. Researching “back end” Internet • Finding old product specifications for patent infringement or product liability suit • Strategies for searching past versions of site and/or content of old documents

  19. 1.) Search Engine Caches • Caching policy varies between search services • Cached version might be the previous version of a page before the last update, or pages no older than a few weeks or months

  20. 2.) Search Archive of Sites • Terms of Use about downloading site content may limit attempts to retrieve old documents (see FAQs) • http://www.internetarchive.org/ • http://web.archive.org/collections/web/advanced.html

  21. 3.) Search the Site Archives http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/index.html http://www.infineon.convergy.de/Default.aspx

  22. Some Other Useful Links • http://lawyerkm.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/best-practices-for-online-networking-for-lawyers-web-20/ • http://ustandout.com/index.php/social-media/top-twelve-twitter-tools/

  23. Thank You! cdean@tjsl.edu Twitter.com/CharlesDean tjsllibrary.wordpress.com

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