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Web 2.0 The Web 2.0 mainly includes works of
collaboration and social networking. RSS feeds, Wikis, Blogs, Microblogging, Podcasts,
Tags, Folksonomies, Social Networks, Cloud Computing and Bookmarking etc. are also part of Web 2.0.
Web 1.0 may include e-mail/webmail/gmail; Intranets and Extranets; Listservs; Search engines etc.
It is good to be a member of one or two job related listservs that helps when you are in need. You can post a question or read the information exchanged among others.
Listservs Listservs are useful resources to share
and seek information when one needs. Find and register with one or two work
related (topics) listservs to keep up with the recent trends in your area of interest.
University of Chicago (http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/refugeelists.html) and Washlaw (http://www.washlaw.edu/listservs/) lists are good resources to find an interesting listserv.
Blawgs Legal blogs are known as blawgs are web sites
belonging to an individual consisting of diaries, journals, opinions, reviews, clippings etc. posted typically daily for others to read. Blawgs contain very useful information.
www.blogger.com is a free blog hosting site. There are several legal blawgs and blog indexes. To create your own blog go to Blogger (
www.blogger.com) and follow the instructions.
Administrative Law G.P.O.
http://www.gpoaccess.gpo.gov Firstgov
http://www.firstgov.gov or usa.gov Regulations
http://www.regulations.gov The CRE
http://www.thecre.com
Wiki Wiki is a collaborative website comprised of the
collective work of many authors. Similar to blog in structure and logic, a wiki allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify content that has been placed on the website using a browser interface, including the work of previous authors.
Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) is one of the examples of wiki. Jurispedia (www.jurispedia.org), LawBrian (www.lawbrain.com) are examples for the legal information.
Pbwiki (www.pbwiki.com) wikihost (www.wikihost.org) are few of several free hosting sites for wikis.
RSS Feeds RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich
Site Summary) feeds allows to see when sites from all over the Internet have added new content.
Feeds are written in XML language. You need to have a reader to read the feeds. There are several free readers including Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
Currently, legal news, court cases, and statutes are available as RSS feeds.
Case Law Official Websites
www.supremecourtus.gov etc. U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov Pacer; Courtlink etc.
Statutory Law Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov (no www) House
http://www.house.gov Gallerywatch
http://www.gallerywatch.com Statenet
http://www.statenet.com
www.law.cornell.edu
Podcasts Podcasting is a way to receive audio files
over the Internet. Many content providers offer podcast feeds at no cost. You can listen podcasts on your computer or other mobile devices.
Several legal talk radio stations and courts make cases and other legal information available as podcasts.
Justia provides a directory of legal podcasts (http://blawgsfm.justia.com)
Periodical Articles Infotrieve
http://www.infotrieve.com Publist
http://www.publist.com Ingenta
http://www.ingenta.com FindArticles
http://www.findarticles.com
Social/Legal Networks Sharing views, photos, etc. among people
through free websites (registration required) offered by online services.
Lawfirms and lawyers are becoming members of Popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin etc.
There are several social networks exclusively for legal community are in the offing (beta mode.)
Social/Legal Networks - Websites
Facebook – www.facebook.com Myspace –
www.myspace.com/legallyblondepa Linkedin – www.linkedin.com Lawlink – www.lawlink.com Martindale –
www.martindale.com/connected Onramp – www.legalonramp.com
What is Web 2 & WEB 3 Networks & Collaboration Blogs Wiki RSS Feeds Podcast (recruitment & research
tool)
Acronyms What is EDD? (electronic data
discovery) What is ESI? (electronically stored
info), ESF (electronically stored files) What is TIFF & PDF?
Microblogging Microblogging referes to the ability to add
materials such as text, photos, etc. to one’s blog when away from a computer.
The postings are bare-bones (140 words), on-the-go versions of online journals in which people share their lives and dreams.
Twitter – www.twitter.com, Jaiku – www.jaiku.com are few examples.
TweetLaw (www.tweetlaw.com) is a twitter exclusively for legal profession.
Comprehensive Legal Websites
Findlaw – www.findlaw.com Justia – www.justia.com Heiros Gamos – www.hg.org Cornell – www.law.cornell.edu Megalaw – www.megalaw.com LawGuru – www.lawguru.com Washlaw – www.washlaw.edu Library of Congress – www.loc.gov/law
Caselaw - Websites U.S.Courts – www.uscourts.gov U.S.Supreme Court –
www.supremecourt.gov Findacase – www.findacase.com Google Scholar –
www.scholar.google.com PLOL – www.plol.org
From Scholar select “legal opinions andJournals” and enter your query
Provides cited by other Cases and related
documents
Statutory Law - Websites Thomas – http://thomas.loc.gov Gallerywatch –
www.gallerywatch.com Statenet – www.statenet.com GPO – www.fdsys.gov House of Representatives –
www.house.gov
Other Popular (new) Search Engines Cha-Cha (www.chacha.com) for
mobile Powerset (www.powerset.com)
(Natural Language search) Zuula (www.zuula.com)
Adm.Law - Websites GPO – www.fdsys.gov Federal Register –
www.archives.gov/federal-register Regulations – www.regulations.gov US Gov – www.usa.gov The CRE – www.thecre.com Statenet – www.statenet.com
Secondary Materials
Dictionaries Encyclopedias Law Review Articles Legal News Directories Legal Forms Useful Sites
Pennsylvania Specific Case Law Supreme, Superior and
Commonwealth Courts http://www.courts.state.pa.us http://www.aopc.org
Legal News/Research Articles Llrx
http://www.llrx.com Jurist
http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu Courttv
http://www.courttv.com American Lawyer Media
www.law.com
Comprehensive Sites Pennsylvania Legal Research Web Sites
http://www.pennsylvanialegalresearch.com Law.com/pa
http://www.law.com/pa PaLawnet
http://www.palawnet.com PaLawLibrary www.palawlibrary.com
Free Info. From Fee-Based Sites Lexisone
http://www.lexisone.com Incite (From http://www.pabar.org) Loislaw
http://www.loislaw.com Versuslaw
http://www.versuslaw.com
Legal Forms There are sites which offer free legal forms. There are fee-based sites which offer legal forms
for every type and jurisdiction. Docstoc (www.docstoc.com) and Your Free Legal
Forms (www.yourfreelegalforms.com) sites provide several legal forms free of cost that are uploaded by people to share with others.
State and federal government sites also provide court and agency forms.
Public Records Knowx
http://www.knowx.com ChoicePoint
http://www.choicepointonline.com Accurint
http://www.accurint.com
People Finder 555-1212
http://www.555-1212.com Switchboard
http://www.switchboard.com Bigfoot
http://www.bigfoot.com Worldpages
http://www.worldpages.com Argali (meta engine)
http://www.argali.com
www.docstoc.com
Alternatives To LexisNexis/Westlaw
LexisNexis and Westlaw offers several package deals and subscription rates (federal/state/flat/transactional etc.)
There are several fee-based low cost online services available for legal research and practice. Loislaw (www.loislaw.com), Versuslaw (www.versuslaw.com), Fastcase (www.fastcase.com) are few popular ones.
Lawyer Directories To find a lawyer several free online lawyer
directories are available. Sites such as Martindale (www.martindale.com)
and Avvo (www.avvo.com) provide ratings of lawyers and law firms.
Lawyerfinder (www.lawyerfinder.com) and Lawyers (www.lawyers.com) of LexisNexis are other popular sites.
Majority of the sites allow you to find lawyers by name, city, and practice area (subject speciality) etc.
More Useful Sites There are several sites providing
citation information, free legal advice, free legal forms, free public domain documents such as cases, statutes, administrative regulations etc.
Pennsylvania Legal Websites
State Government – www.state.pa.us
Appellate Courts – www.aopc.org General Assembly –
www.legis.state.pa.us Legislative Reference Bureau –
www.palrb.us
Pa.Legal Websites - 2 Pennsylvania Code – www.pacode.com Pennsylvania Bulletin –
www.pabulletin.com Palawlibrary – www.palawlibrary.com Rao’s Pennsylvania Site –
www.pennsylvanialegalresearch.com MyPLS – www.mypls.com
Pa.Legal Websites - 3 Allegheny County Bar Association –
www.acba.org Pennsylvania Bar Association –
www.pabar.org Pennsylvania Bar Institute – www.pbi.org Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners –
www.pabarexam.org Pennsylvania CLE – www.pacle.org
Pa.Legal Websites - 4 Pa.Legal Intelligencer –
www.law.com/pa Pa.Law Weekly –
www.palawweekly.com Philadelphia Bar Association –
www.philabar.org
LexisNexis –Legal Practice Software
PCLaw – Billing & Accounting Juris – Billing & Accounting CaseMap – Case Management Martindale – Lawyer Directory Accurint – Background Checks InterAction – CRM Total Litigator – Collaboration Tool Time Matters – Calendar Application Net Documents – Document Management Law Prediscovery – EDD Concordance – EDD LexisNexis Total Search – Knowledge Management Lexis Document Profiling – Risk Management CourtLink – Docket Search Database of Filings
Thomson West – Legal Practice Software
LiveNote – Real Time Court Reporting Hubbard One – Prospective Client Connection PeopleMap – Public Records, Legal Filings Elite – Case Management ProLaw – Case Management West KM – Knowledge Management Case Notebook – Case Management Westlaw Litigator – Complete Litigation CourtExpress – Docket Search Database of
Filings
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