Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet at 1101 K Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia

Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet

District of Columbia Bar Association · Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9:30am-5:00pm

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ALL DAY: Legal Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet & Using Google:Improving Legal/Investigative Research Skills

Credit: 6.0 Credit Hours, including 1.0 ethics credits

Part 1: Mastering Google and Beyond for Investigative Legal Research (9:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.; 3.0 Credit Hours)

Part 2: Using Social Networking Sites for Investigative Legal Research While Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls (Bonus: Fastcase for Legal Research) (1:30-4:45 p.m.; 3.0 Credit Hours, including 1.0 Ethics Credit Hour)

Description: Learn how the Internet is changing the way lawyers conduct legal and investigative research, and how it is leveling the playing field between large and small firms. Discover how you can use Google to conduct legal research and competently represent your clients.Find out if failing to “Google” as part of the due diligence process could keep you from winning a case.Uncover the best Google research strategies to assist you in meeting your investigative research obligations.Discover how Web sites, including social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, are being used for discovery, trial preparation, juror research, background checks, and to locate missing persons while also learning to avoid the potential ethical traps they pose. Get acquainted with the D.C.Bar's new free legal research member benefit: Fastcase.Don't be left behind in exploiting this gold mine of free legal research information. Our nationally recognized Internet trainers will help you improve your online research skills to function more competently and effectively. They will show you a range of investigative legal research options that will fit any budget because all are FREE! In addition, all attendees will receive a copy of the current edition of Carole Levitt's and Mark Rosch's popular book, The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet (a $64.95 value).

Part 1: Mastering Google and Beyond for Investigative Legal Research (9:30 a.m.- 12:45 p.m.; 3.0 Credit Hours)

The morning session will focus on basic search issues for lawyers conducting legal and investigative research on client matters.We will begin with a look at whether lawyers have an obligation to “Google,” including recent decisions that require lawyers to conduct Internet research as part of their duty of competence.Our faculty members will demonstrate how to develop and use efficient search strategies and shortcuts to deal with various legal search situations.They will show you how to develop strategies for gathering background information about people and companies, and how to uncover hidden tools to help target your searches for information on clients, the opposition, and experts.Learn how meta-search sites and topical search engines can be used effectively by lawyers for research.You also will learn how to locate information from the “invisible” Web and to unearth deleted Web pages to use against the opposition.

Part 2: Using Social Networking Sites for Investigative Legal Research While Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls (Bonus: Fastcase for Legal Research) (1:30-4:45 p.m.; 3.0 Credit Hours, including 1.0 Ethics Credit Hour)

The afternoon session will focus on the use of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn as tools for investigative research in discovery, trial preparation, juror research, background checks, and more.You also will learn about potential ethical traps posed by the use of online social networks and the Internet and how to avoid them.The class will conclude with a look at the case law research features of Fastcase-the D.C.Bar's newest free member benefit-and a demonstration of how Google Scholar complements Fastcase.

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