Internet For Lawyers: How to Use the Internet for Legal & Investigative Research

How to Use the Internet For Legal & Investigative Research: A Guide For Legal Professionals is a comprehensive reference guide to free legal and investigative resources available on the Internet. Writen in plain English, this book is ideal for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

COMPREHENSIVE & UPDATED

The all new expanded 7th edition (revised) features the best federal legal research resources, as well as comprehensive information for locating state and local resources for all 50 states. This new edition also includes detailed reviews of the most useful free legal research resources on the Internet such as LexisONE.com and FindLaw.com. It also includes extensive recommendations for investigative and people finder resources available for free on the Internet, as well as low-cost pay services, such as Accurint.

FULLY INDEXED

Even if you're not exactly certain what site you're looking for, finding a site you need is easier than ever with this edition's updated and expanded index. Whether you're looking by jurisdiction, type of information (e.g. real estate records), or by web site name, you will find it quickly in the guide's comprehensive index which includes nearly 1100 entries.

WRITTEN IN PLAIN ENGLISH (NOT COMPUTER JARGON)

Levitt is a lawyer, law librarian and legal educator – she is not a computer technician. This guide is based on her more than 20 years in the legal field and is written the way legal professionals actually search for information. She is also a regular contributor to the "Computer Counselor" column for the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, as well as a member of the Executive Boards of the California State Bar Law Practice Management & Technology Section and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section.

Rosch is a frequent speaker on the topics of Internet research and using technology more effectively in the practice of law. He has also written on computer-related topics for numerous publications including Law Office Computing, Law Practice, Small Firm Business, FindLaw and LLRX.com among many others, and is a frequent contributor to Los Angeles Lawyer magazine's "Computer Counselor" column.

Together, Levitt & Rosch are also the authors of The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (2nd Ed.) - published by the American Bar Association. Additionally, they have recently conducted in-person MCLE programs for the California, Alaska, Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Nevada, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ventura, San Bernardino, Century City, Contra Costa and Beverly Hills Bar Associations, among numerous others.

Add this book to your collection and put the authors' years of research and training experience to work for you.

Carole Levitt and Mark Rosch are nationally recognized authors and speakers on the subject of using the Internet effectively for research and marketing. They have presented seminars in conjunction with corporations and associations around the country. In addition to this title, Levitt & Rosch are also co-authors of "The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet" (ABA, 2004). They can be reached at authors@netforlawyers.com.

Carole A. Levitt, JD, MLS

Carole Levitt has over twenty years of extensive experience in the legal field as a Law Librarian, Legal Research and Writing Professor California Attorney and Internet Trainer. of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) and the California State Bar Association, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and other law firms, bar associations and library associations throughout the country.

Ms. Levitt is the Immediate Past-Chair of the California State Bar's Law Practice Management & Technology Section, has served on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Law Practice Management Section and is active in teh American Bar Association, among other organizations.

She is the regular contributor to the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine's "Computer Counselor" column and has also written for the following magazines newsletters and web sites: The Internet Lawyer, Computer and Internet Lawyer, Research Advisor, Nashville Lawyer, The Bottom Line, FindLaw, CEB Case N Point, and LLRX.

Ms. Levitt received her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School, where she graduated with distinction and was a member of the school's law review. She earned her Bachelors in Political Science and her Masters in Library Science at the University of Illinois. Ms. Levitt can be contacted at clevitt@netforlawyers.com.

Mark Rosch During nearly 20 years of marketing experience, Mr. Rosch has developed and supervised the publicity, promotions and marketing campaigns for numerous and varied clients, from legal portals, to new media developers. Currently he provides web management consulting to the State Bar of California Law Practice Management & Technology section’s web site.

He has written on the subject of building and managing effective web sites for the Legal Marketing Association and Los Angeles Lawyer magazines. Mr. Rosch has also written about the application of computer technology in the law office for Law Office Computing, Los Angeles Lawyer and the Los Angeles Daily Journal among other publications.

Rosch has also presented at the Annual meetings of ACLEA, the ABA, the National Association of Bar Executives, the Association of Continuing Legal Education, the California State Bar and in-house at various firms.

Mr. Rosch is a member of the Association of Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) and the American Bar Associaiton. Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society and as a member of the Public Relations Steering Committee of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was graduated from Tulane University, in New Orleans, with a B.A. degree in Sociology. Mr. Rosch can be reached at mrosch@netforlawyers.com.

As Vice President of Marketing for Internet For Lawyers (IFL), Rosch is the developer and manager of the Internet For Lawyers web site. He is the Editor of IFL’s newsletter, and writes and speaks about legal technology for firms and also on how to use the Internet for research and for marketing. Additionally, he provides Electronic Marketing Consulting services to law practices of all sizesthat seek to create an online marketing campaign, increase the effectiveness of their current eff