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Prepare to Practice
Lee Peoples
Oklahoma City University Law Library
Westlaw “PRO” Prices (2010)
• Westlaw Oklahoma Essentials (Oklahoma primary law, KeyCite) 1 attorney $1,392 (year)
• Westlaw Oklahoma Essentials Plus (adds USCA + 10th Circuit Case Law) 1 attorney $1,992 (year)
• Add Secondary Sources: typically between $1,000-$1,500 per source for 1 attorney
• By Credit Card; $14-$250 per document retrieved and $6.25 per Key Cite
Lexis Prices (2010)
• Basic State Primary Law (Oklahoma Statutes, Cases, and Shepard’s) 1 attorney $1,116; up to 10 $3,672
• State Enhanced (adds 10th Circuit, state statutes in the 10th circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S.C.S., expanded Shepard’s, OK law reviews) 1 attorney $2,520; up to 10 $6,432
• All databases with all jurisdiction Shepard’s - 1 attorney $5,220; up to 10 $20,220
• Pay as you go - Lexis no longer offers.
WestlawNext Pricing
• WL requires you to sign confidentially agreement.
• Small firms and solos can get flat rate access from about $1,400 - $18,000 per year.
Lexis Advance for Solo $175 per mo.
Transactional vs. Per Min.
• ALLCASES
(1 search) $206
• OK-CS (1 search) $24
• TP-ALL (1 search) $281
• Wright and Miller (1 search) $110
• Oklahoma Practice Series (1 search) $85
• ALLCASES $24
• OK-CS $9
• TP-ALL $27
• Wright and Miller $15
Initial Considerations - Proximity to existing libraries and to colleagues who may be willing to share
Recovering Online Research Costs
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/resources/costrecovery/index.html
Recovering Research Costs
• Need to have an agreement with client– In writing– Explains how research costs will be charged– Model Rule 1.5 & ABA Formal Ethics Op. 93-
379
Recovering Research Costs
• A lawyer may seek reimbursement for the cost of services performed in-house, such as copying, or for other expenses incurred in-house, such as telephone charges, either by charging a reasonable amount to which the client has agreed in advance or by charging an amount that reasonably reflects the cost incurred by the lawyer.
Model Rule 1.5
Westlaw QuickView
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• Detailed reports to track usage
• Can generate invoices
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LexisNexis Client Validation
Cost Recovery Manager
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Fastcase – FREE ($275 OBA DUES)
• All US SP Ct Cases• Federal Appellate Court Cases in F.2d• Federal District Court Cases From 1915• State Cases From 1950 – present• Statutes From All States• Federal Regulations • Court Rules From All States • Free iPhone App
• If Bar Doesn’t Provide Access prices range from $1,000 to $695 per year
FastCase
Watch for training on FastCase in the Award of Accomplishment in LR
FastCase
Advanced Caselaw Search
Search Results
CasemakerX25 Bar Associations (TX)
Attend Training in Award Program on Feb 26 or March 3rd – See Award TWEN page
FREEResearch Guides
http://law.okcu.libguides.com/index.php
Core Federal Collection (pp. 6)
• Statutes• Reporters • Administrative Materials• Court Rules• Treatises & Practice Resources
PACER
Bloomberg Law cost: $450 per user per month
For access to Bloomberg contact Jennifer Prilliman [email protected]
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/login.htm
Court Rules and Handbooks
Free Federal Rules (as eBooks)
http://elangdell.cali.org/content/federal-rules-ebooks-legal-information-institute
Federal Local and Chamber Rules
Federal Local Court Forms
Federal Local Court Rules & Forms
Jury Instructions (pp. 9)
10th Cir. Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions
http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/clerk/rulesandforms.php
Oklahoma Jury Instructions
10 Circuit Practitioners’ Guide
Non-Jurisdiction Specific Litigation Forms
Handout pp. 3
Am Jur Series$1,000 per yr Westlaw - $3,000 print (each)
Bender’s Forms of Discovery$3,200 per year on LexisNexis - $3,600 per year in print
http://www.lexis.com/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype=get&search=3-22%20Bender%27s%20Forms%20of%20Discovery%20Interrogatories%20NO.%2022%3A1
Bender’s Federal Practice Forms$3,200 per year on LexisNexis
$3,600 per year in print
http://www.lexis.com/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype=get&search=10-56%20Bender%27s%20Federal%20Practice%20Forms%20Form%20No%2056%3A8
Oklahoma Briefs & Motions on Westlaw
WL Next - Briefs & Motions
Non Jurisdiction SpecificTransactional Forms
Handout pp. 3
Westlaw Form Finder
Transactional FormsFORMS-ALL
Available from the Westlaw database (WEST-LF)
Will from West Legal Forms
Available in WestlawSearch the database directory for Am Jur Legal Forms
Deed From Am Jur Legal Forms
Core Oklahoma Collection (pp. 11)
• Statutes• Reporters • Administrative
Materials• Municipal Ordinances• Practice Resources
(pp. 13)
OSCNFor Research & Dockets
OSCN Training in Award Program on Feb. 14
ODCR.com for 68 Counties
Prices: $10 per day, $50 per month, $129 quarter, $490 year
PDF Images
Court Rules and Handbooks
Vernon’s Oklahoma FormsWL (VRN-OKFORM)
$1,000 for the entire set new - $100 - $150 per volume
West’s Oklahoma Practice Series
OBA Formbook
Over 800 Forms on OBA-NET
http://www.oba-net.org/ (accessible to bar members only)
MuchmoreLN (OKLA;OKCIVP)
Approximately $150 per year to update
Muchmore Explanation
Muchmore Form
LN(OKLA;OKBOFR)
Oklahoma Estate Planning
LN(OKLA;OKEPFM)
Oklahoma CLE Collection
Search for CLEs in the Law Library Catalog From Your Office
Subject Specific Practice Areas
Handout (pp. 15 – end) Bankruptcy
Business OrganizationsCriminal Law
Estate PlanningFamily LawInsurance
Personal InjuryTax
Texas
Free Access at the OCU Law Library
• Bring your email address or thumb drive
• Research and download documents from these databases for free!
Scan to USB Drive
Email to yourself
OCU Law Library Copier / Scanners
Use iPhone / iPad as Document Scanner
CamScanner Pro - $5
Subject Specific DatabasesCCH, RIA, BNA
BNA
CCH
RIA
Best Case Bankruptcy Software
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Also available in the Lexis Library (LEGBGD)
The World of Legal Publishing
• Thomson (CA)($4.5 billion in sales 2009)– West– RIA– Findlaw
• Reed Elsevier (UK/NL)($3.4 billion in sales 2009)– Congressional Information Service (CIS)– Martindale Hubble– LexisNexis– Shepard’s– Matthew Bender
• Wolters Kluwer (NL)($3 billion in sales 2009)– Aspen– CCH– Loislaw
Supplements: The Real Money Maker
• Law book vendors generate 80% of their revenue through supplements
• Treatises can cost over $1,000 per year to update
• Moore’s Federal Practice costs $2,693 per year to update
The Facts About Supplements
• Distinguish between primary and secondary materials
• Most are cumulative
• Consider supplementing every other year or not at all
Used Law Books
• Savings Example:
Federal Reporter 2nd and 3rd new: $14,000 – used: Free
• Incomplete sets make bad used purchases• CCH, BNA, and true loose-leafs are bad used
purchases• Formbooks, Treatises, and anything that is
cheap and easy to update makes a good used book purchase
Used Law Book Vendors
• Lawbook Exchange Ltd. http://www.lawbookexchange.com
• Law Book Network http://lawbook.com
• Oklahoma Bar Journal
• OBA Net
FastCase iPad App
Free Access to PACER (some but not all documents)
http://archive.recapthelaw.org/
Court Rules
http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/
Wright & Miller$1,800 per year on Westlaw
$2,400 per year in print