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

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1. HOW TO SEARCH LIKE A PRO
   9:00 - 9:45, David Vermooten
   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
   9:45 - 10:15, Robert Mead
   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
   10:15 - 10:45, David Vermooten
   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
   11:00 - 11:30, Robert Mead
   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
   11:30 - 12:15, Michael Corwin
   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
   1:15 - 1:45, Robert Mead
   1. Sample Briefs, Motions, Complaints and Settlements
   2. Sample Forms and Contracts
   3. Uncover Jury Verdicts
7. LOCATING PERSONS AND FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   1:45 - 2:30, Michael Corwin
   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
   2:45 - 3:45, Robert Mead
   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
   3:45 - 4:30, Michael Corwin
   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

MICHAEL CORWIN is a licensed private investigator and operates the Albuquerque based firm of Corwin Research & Investigations, LLC. He has conducted civil and criminal litigation investigations in California and New Mexico since 1988. He specializes in developing successful case investigation strategy and consulting services, assessing the adequacy and sufficiency of investigation in matters where there is a duty to investigate. Mr. Corwin conducts investigations for the New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission and provides opposition research and self-research for political campaigns. He is a regular guest instructor for the University of New Mexico Law School Clinical Program. Mr. Corwin is the author of the book The Essentials of Litigation Investigations, as well as numerous articles on investigation for the legal community. He also is the author of Training Manual on Private Investigation, Thomas Investigative Publishing, 2003. Mr. Corwin has been a featured speaker at seminars and training programs. His cases have been featured in the local and national media, including an Edward R. Murrow Award Dateline NBC episode. Mr. Corwin earned his B.A. degree from the University of Florida.

DAVID VERMOOTEN is a reference librarian at the New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library. He specializes in digital legal research and information technology. Mr. Vermooten earned his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Kansas School of Engineering, his J.D. degree from the University of Kansas School of Law, and his master's degree in Library Science from Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management. His work experience includes positions at the University of Kansas Wheat Law Library; the Washburn University Law Library; the library of the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth; Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP; and Kansas.gov.

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