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Legal Research Workshop

Legal Research Workshop. Jessica Brown Head of Training. AGENDA. Subscribed resources – a vendor view Making the most of your resources A worked example BREAK Put it into practice. SUBSCRIBED RESOURCES – VENDOR VIEW. Primary law sources – freely available Demonstrate the value:

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Legal Research Workshop

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  1. Legal Research Workshop Jessica Brown Head of Training

  2. AGENDA • Subscribed resources – a vendor view • Making the most of your resources • A worked example • BREAK • Put it into practice

  3. 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

  4. MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES • What does your subscription cover • Where do I start? • Indexing and Taxonomies • Know your resources • Submissions

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. A WORKED EXAMPLE A 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

  11. TIME FOR A BREAK

  12. OVER TO YOU…

  13. MAKING THE MOST OF RESOURCES • What does your subscription cover • Where do I start? • Indexing and Taxonomies • Know your resources • Submissions

  14. Any Questions?

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