The way we use the internet today is leagues away from how it was being used even five years ago. In order to keep the pace, you need streamlined research skills that will make the internet an asset rather than a liability for your firm. How do your skills stack up? Do you know the best, most efficient ways to get what you need? Order today to find out how to harness the internet as an excellent resource.

1. How to Search Like a Pro
2. Finding Free Legal Research Sites and Free Case Law
3. Discover the Invisible Web
4. Government Internet Resources: Federal State and Local
5. Investigative Research: Public Records and “Publicly Available” Information
6. Finding “Practice” Tools
7. Locating Persons and Finding Background Information
8. Legal Ethics in the Digital Age
9. Locating Companies for Due Diligence and Background Information

Continuing Education Credits:   

* denotes specialty credits

1. HOW TO SEARCH LIKE A PRO
   9:00 - 9:50, Neil J. Coig
   1. What's the Difference Between a Search Engine and a Directory?
   2. How do Search Engines Really Work?
   3. Learn Boolean Logic to Create the Best Search Strategies for Finding Relevant Documents
   4. Which Search Engines are the Best?
   5. A Close Look at Google and Search Engines That "Think"
   6. Learn Browser Tricks - the Power of the "Find" Function to Scan Web Pages Quickly
   7. Managing Bookmarks
   8. Effectively Using RSS Feeds, Blogs and Podcasts
2. FINDING FREE LEGAL RESEARCH SITES AND FREE CASE LAW
   9:50 - 10:25, Kevin W. Baggett
   1. Finding the Shortcuts to Legal Research: Free Legal Portals and Meta-Sites
   2. Finding and Using Free, Full-Text Case Law Sites
   3. Learn About the Free (Poor Man's) "Shepards"
3. DISCOVER THE INVISIBLE WEB
   10:40 - 11:20, Neil J. Coig
   1. What is the Invisible Web?
   2. How Does it Differ From the Visible Web?
   3. Learn to Find "Invisible Documents"
   4. Where do Old Web Pages Go? Learn to Locate Them
4. GOVERNMENT INTERNET RESOURCES: FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
   11:20 - 12:00, Kevin W. Baggett
   1. Statutes, Bills and Legislative History
   2. Regulations and Agencies
   3. Find Court Opinions, Forms, Rules and Dockets
5. INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH: PUBLIC RECORDS AND "PUBLICLY AVAILABLE" INFORMATION
   1:00 - 1:40, Neil J. Coig
   1. Accessing Public Records
   2. Professional Licenses
   3. Criminal Records
   4. Vital Statistics: Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
   5. Real and Personal Property Records
6. FINDING "PRACTICE" TOOLS
   1:40 - 2:05, Kevin W. Baggett
   1. Sample Briefs, Motions, Complaints and Settlements
   2. Sample Forms and Contracts
   3. Uncover Jury Verdicts
7. LOCATING PERSONS AND FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   2:05 - 2:40, Charles O. Taylor
   1. Phone Numbers and Addresses of Missing People
   2. Social Security Numbers
   3. Bankruptcies
   4. Neighbors, Relatives and Associates
   5. Mailing List Postings, Blogs, Etc.
   6. Attorneys, Judges and Experts
8. LEGAL ETHICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
   2:55 - 3:55, Kevin W. Baggett, Neil J. Coig and Charles O. Taylor
   1. Current and Upcoming Online Privacy Laws and Their Effect on Legal Practice
   2. ABA Ethics Guidelines for Attorney Use of the Internet
   3. Using the Metadata Opposing Side Accidentally Shared Through Electronic Communication
   4. Pitfalls of Interactive Websites: When Does the Attorney-Client Relationship Begin?
   5. What Can Attorneys Say in Blogs and on the Forums?
   Separating Personal and Professional Identity Online
9. LOCATING COMPANIES FOR DUE DILIGENCE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   3:55 - 4:30, Charles O. Taylor
   1. Company Web Sites
   2. Directories for Private, Public and Foreign Companies
   3. Stock Quotes - Current and Historical
   4. SEC Filings
   5. State Corporate Records/Registered Agents and Fictitious Business Names
   6. News and Information About Companies, Products and Executives
   7. Information From Government Agencies Regulating Companies

KEVIN W. BAGGETT is a law librarian in the Paul M. Hebert Law Center Library at Louisiana State University. Mr. Baggett is the assistant administrator and electronic resources manager. He also devotes much of his time to teaching legal research at the law school. Mr. Baggett holds a B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi and an M.L.I.S. from Louisiana State University. He is currently a J.D. candidate at LSU. He is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Southeastern Chapter of AALL, New Orleans Chapter of AALL, and the Louisiana Library Association (LLA). 

NEIL J. COIG is the founding attorney of nolaIP, LLC, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he practices in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, business and internet law. He has experience in computer programming, computer assisted telephone interviewing and HTML programming. Mr. Coig earned his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University and J.D. degree from Paul M. Hebert Law Center. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Louisiana and state courts in Texas, as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the 5th and 11th circuits, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.  Mr. Coig is currently a member of the Louisiana State, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Federal and American bar associations, and is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He also is a past chair of the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Volunteer  and Technology committees, as well as serving as vice-chair for the Louisiana State Bar's Intellectual Property Section.

CHARLES O. TAYLOR is an attorney in the law firm of Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Murray, Recile, Griffith, Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P., where he practices in the areas of medical malpractice, ERISA, sex discrimination and products liability. He is a frequent lecturer to diverse audiences, including the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, the New Orleans Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Louisiana Bar Association, the Hastings Group, GE Medical Protective Physicians, and Touro Infirmary medical and dental staffs. Mr. Taylor's professional publications include articles in the areas of emergency medicine, tort damages, medical and legal malpractice, as well as HIPAA. He is admitted in Louisiana and all Louisiana federal courts, as well as the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Taylor is an adjunct professor of law at the School of Law, Loyola University. He also has taught paralegals at Tulane University College. Mr. Taylor earned his B.A. degree from Virginia Wesleyan College and his J.D. degree from the School of Law at Western New England College. He is a founding member and past chairman of the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Medical Malpractice Section), and is immediate past co-chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association (Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee) and the Louisiana State Medical Society. Mr. Taylor is a fellow in the Louisiana Bar Foundation and was named one of the top 200 lawyers in New Orleans by New Orleans Magazine and a Leader in the Law by City Business for 2010.

Please refer to Continuing Education Credit FAQ for general information about seeking credit for your participation in one of our continuing education programs.

Additionally, our team of credit specialists are here to answer your specific credit-related questions weekdays 7am - 5pm Central:

Phone: 866-240-1890

Email: credit@nbi-sems.com