Ms Best,
a noted research lawyer, reviews three recent Canadian books on legal research and then goes on to offer some wise thoughts of a more general nature on research tools.
Not exact matches
Even with the growing police state, the Chinese government probably does not want to risk losing even some of these beneficial relationships,»
notes international
lawyer Elizabeth Lynch, formerly a
research fellow at New York University's U.S. - Asia Law Institute in New York City, at the China Law & Policy blog.
In a
research article, Flett and his co-authors Professor Paul Hewitt of the University of British Columbia and Professor Marnin Heisel of Western University
note that physicians,
lawyers and architects, whose occupations emphasize on precision, and also those in leadership roles are at higher risk for perfectionism - related suicide, citing the recent cases of prominent perfectionists who died by suicide.
We've talked about how big data of legal information or legal
research might change the way that
lawyers do things, but as I've
noted, the collection of enough data for proper insights remains the main obstacle.
(
NOTE: I am not a
lawyer, but I did have to break a lease and spent a good deal of time
researching and discussing my situation with a
lawyer.
If
lawyers in a practice group say they need to improve the efficiency of
research, perhaps the firm should consider subscribing to an external vendor's library of basic practice
notes in their area.
An article in the OBA magazine introducing Why I Went to Law School
notes: «This is a campaign borne out of
research the OBA conducted on public attitudes toward
lawyers.
As Justice Ferguson scathingly
noted in a judgment where
lawyers for both parties had failed to do adequate
research for the case: «In my view, it is not acceptable for any counsel or articling student to come to court intending to argue a contentious point of law without first
researching the point at least to the extent of looking up the issue in basic reference books... If the lack of preparation and
research in this case were unique or unusual I would let it pass, however, unfortunately it is not.
It offers automated documents, legal analysis, practice
notes, model agreement, and teams of
research and support
lawyers in many different areas of substantive law.
However,
note that only the best
lawyers can offer the required assistance and so always
research before hiring a commercial attorney.
75 See, e.g., Wawrose, supra
note 14, at 533 (reporting focus - group comments from a legal aid employer who «found it «really helpful» when new hires bring «creativity» to the table to reduce costs by using free resources»); see also Ellie Margolis, Surfin» Safari — Why Competent
Lawyers Should
Research on the Web, 10 Yale J. L. & Tech.
Lawyers should take
notes... by hand (
research confirms it) https://lawyerist.com/
lawyers-take-
notes-hand/ via @samglover 4.
Who's Who Legal has named him «International Business Crime Defense
Lawyer of the Year» for six consecutive years,
noting in 2012 that he was the most highly regarded
lawyer in its
research and was variously described as «the dean of white - collar criminal defense,» «DC's finest trial
lawyer,» and «utterly superb.»
The
lawyers of 2014 have no better grasp of real
research skills than their counterparts from 1984, but the end of the old Boolean - based systems, and the world from which they sprang, is worth
noting.
In all cases it's important to
note that these products are built using the exact same body of data that has been used in legal
research for decades, as
lawyers are highly unlikely to be able to quote a decision in court that hasn't been published.
As a bit of a side -
note, many Academics react to the sensationalism of
research in a manner similar to how some
lawyers do for legal topics.