In search of...: looking for cyberspace's great online lawyer directory
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Lawyer directories are now widely available on the Internet, and participating in them will give lawyers a slight advantage. Online lawyer directories help lawyers find data on their colleagues, including fax numbers and biographical details. The directories can also help lawyers locate others with expertise is specific areas or who practice in a specific region. Typically, the directories charge users a nominal fee to list their names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses. West's Legal Directory also allows users to publish short resumes. The directories charge an additional small fee to create a link between attorneys' listings in the directory and their firms' home pages. The online directories also allow lawyers to promote themselves, and their presence in the directory allows clients for search for firms based on their area of expertise and the region in which they practice.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1996
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Finding good bankruptcy data online and off
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Bankruptcy lawyers can find valuable information from the Internet, online services, CD-ROMs and books. The Internet allows users to retrieve information at costs substantially below those charged by the online services, and the InterNet Bankruptcy Library offers comprehensive news including a listing of new bankruptcy cases, a list of troubled companies, a mailing list where attorneys and accountants can exchange information and a category for general legal resources. The address is http://bankrupt.com/. The PACER electronic bulletin board gives users access to cases before the US Bankruptcy Courts and most District Courts. Both Lexis and Westlaw offer services that provide abstracts about cases, although the Lexis database covers all 50 states, while Westlaw covers 10. Lexis also allows users to research case law and legislation. Offline, books such as the Code Index offer vital information.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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Legal practice in cyberspace
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The Internet offers attorneys an opportunity to connect with a vast pool of potential clients. A 1994 study reveals that 61% of families with medium incomes do not use lawyers, although 52% have some sort of legal problem. Still, legal sites on the Internet and commercial online services have questions from users on issues ranging from divorce and real estate to traffic violations and business law. Lawyers responding to these questions receive broad, free exposure as thousands browse the legal sites. Lawyers can also respond with a private e-mail message, if they do not wish to place their answers in a public arena. Lawyers responding to online questions could increase public respect for the profession. Online questions and answers could eventually eliminate the need for the standard office, except for attorney/client meetings, and revolutionize the practice of law.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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