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. Locating Companies for Due Diligence and Background Information

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1. HOW TO SEARCH LIKE A PRO
   9:00 - 9:45, Russell C. Kearl
   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, Russell C. Kearl
   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
   10:30 - 11:15, Russell C. Kearl
   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
   11:15 - 12:00, D. Scott Crook
   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 - 1:45, D. Scott Crook
   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
   1:45 - 2:30, D. Scott Crook
   1. Sample Briefs, Motions, Complaints and Settlements
   2. Sample Forms and Contracts
   3. Uncover Jury Verdicts
7. LOCATING PERSONS AND FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   2:45 - 3:30, Jeff McGowan
   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. LOCATING COMPANIES FOR DUE DILIGENCE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   3:30 - 4:30, Jeff McGowan
   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

D. SCOTT CROOK is the owner and founder of D. Scott Crook Law P.C., where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment and labor, commercial litigation, appellate practice, land use, and water. He has spoken on and written articles about employment issues, jury selection, boundary law, road and access law, law firm management, and appellate practice. Mr. Crook is the former chair of the Appellate Section of the Utah State Bar. He has been named as among Utah Business Magazine's Utah Legal Elite for Labor and Employment since 2005, and was named by the Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in 2008 and 2009, and as a Super Lawyer in 2011. Mr. Crook earned his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, he received several awards and distinctions, including the Foundation Press Award for excellence in constitutional law and the Scholarly Writing Award. Mr. Crook earned his B.A. degree from Weber State University, graduating summa cum laude. He is a former editor of the Brigham Young University Law Review and the B.Y.U. Journal of Public Law. Additionally, Mr. Crook was a law clerk to Judge Norman H. Jackson, Utah Court of Appeals; and to Judge William H. Woodland, Idaho Sixth Judicial District Court, in Pocatello, Idaho.

RUSSELL C. KEARL is a judicial law clerk for the U.S. District Court, District of Utah, where his responsibilities include extensive legal research, issue analysis and legal writing. He taught legal research and legal writing in the Legal Assistant Certificate Program at Westminster College for 20 years, and has given seminar presentations on internet research tools and web resources since 1997. Mr. Kearl earned his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Utah, and he is an active member of the Utah State Bar.

JEFF McGOWAN is a legal librarian/legal researcher with Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, PC. He is a member of the American Association of Law Librarians, the Utah State Bar and the State Bar of Nevada. Mr. McGowan earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, his Juris Doctorate degree from Willamette University College of Law; and he is in the process of earning his Master of Library degree from San Jose State University.

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