Legal Research Workshop
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Legal Research WorkshopJessica BrownHead of Training
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AGENDA
– Subscribed resources – a vendor view– Making the most of your resources– A worked example– BREAK– Put it into practice
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SUBSCRIBED RESOURCES – VENDOR VIEW• Primary law sources – freely available• Demonstrate the value:
– Time saving efficiencies– In depth analysis– Valued expertise– Investment – Technology & Functionality
• Vendors create the value – you can (and should) utilise it
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• What does your subscription cover• Where do I start?• Indexing and Taxonomies• Know your resources• Submissions
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• What does your subscription cover?• Focus tends to be on premium sources or
‘numbers’.• Look for the added extras:
– Research aids– Additional content/sources – Expert interaction– Full support services
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• Where do I start?
– What am I trying to achieve?
• Use the ‘introductions’
• Don’t automatically think search
• Use subscribed sources to find external links
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• Indexing and Taxonomies
– Vendors put a great deal of investment into fully indexing all documents
• Taxonomies tend to be similar across services
• Searching by keywords tends to be more effective
• Don’t automatically think Edit – think Filter
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• Know your resources
– every services has strengths and weaknesses
• Know:– Frequency of updates across sources– Expertise – who is writing the content– Search connectors
• Sometimes the ‘weakness’ can be a benefit
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• Submissions
– Use the services you subscribe to, to achieve business objectives.
• Most services accept some forms of external submission to their content.
• Use those resources to advertise your organisations’ expertise.
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A WORKED EXAMPLEA fee-earner has asked for wide-ranging background on religious marriage & divorce as the basis for an article they are writing.
They would also like to know what procedures commonly arise in practice.
– The Basis/Foundation of law– Primary Sources– Recommended Reading– Current news– Practice Guidance
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TIME FOR A BREAK
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OVER TO YOU…
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MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES• What does your subscription cover• Where do I start?• Indexing and Taxonomies• Know your resources• Submissions
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Any Questions?