In a response to the video posted on the Legal Currents blog (see previous post), Bob has further clarified the context of his comments, and elaborated on his position on the SLAW blog. Here are some highlights:
When I referred to those who are devoted to making the law freely available to everyone as heroes, I [...]
A recent post featuring a video of Bob Berring discussing free legal information on the Thomson Reuters blog has stirred up debate in the comments. Charges by Carl Malamud that Bob is a “paid spokesman” for West ignited the comments, and prompted this response from Bob:
I am troubled by the comments impugning my ethics and [...]
Using human attorney editors to create Westlaw case Headnotes and the Digest system has been the norm for over 100 years, but is it better than the Lexis computer-created headnotes and taxonomy? This question has long been discussed, but hasn’t really been investigated until now. Susan Nevelow-Mart has begun researching and writing an article, and [...]
We’ve been hearing about Bloomberg Law (BLAW) for quite sometime…well it is finally here and I am most intrigued! As soon as training sessions are available, I will learn all I can and report back here on the findings. Stay tuned for more information!
Link to Bloomberg Law web site
Link to product brochure
Thomson Reuters/West
Breakingviews.com in Sale Talks with Thomson Reuters
Westlaw Launches New Programs Focused on Pro Bono and Lawyers in Transition
Westlaw Do Justice
Between Cases
IndLaw.com Acquired by Thomson Reuters
Reed Elsevier/LexisNexis
LexisNexis Warns 13,000 of Possible Data Breach
Class Says LexisNexis Botches Reports
LexisNexis Chief Says Company isn’t Going Anywhere
Reader’s Respond to this story: LexisNexis isn’t Leaving it’s Outsourcing
Lexis Lend a Hand [...]
LexisNexis
CaseMap as a Tool for Legal Research (article)
Vivisimo Forms OEM Agreement with LexisNexis
LexisNexis Offers Free Access to Law School Grads Pursuing Nonprofit Work
LexisNexis Data Breach Prompts Investigation and Letters to Customers
New Class Action Challenges Mandatory E-Filing
Lexis Cuts 35 Jobs in Bellevue
Newstex Partners with LexisNexis
Thomson Reuters
Rudovsky v. West Publishing (recent pocket part case)
Thomson Reuters Q1 Net [...]
The Georgetown Law Library has put together a wonderful succinct guide that summarize the major no and low-cost legal research resources available on the web. Click here to access the guide.
(Hat tip to the Law Librarian Blog)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day came this news from Above the Law. Here is a copy of their firm-wide memo:
LOCKE LORD BISSELL & LIDDELL FIRM-WIDE MEMORANDUM
In today’s economic climate we recognize that our clients are becoming increasingly sensitive to legal research costs passed on to them as disbursements. In an effort to enable you [...]
We closed out the year with exactly three months of business under our belts. In that short time, much has changed and we have learned a lot. Since this is a typical time for reflection, we thought we would share what we’ve learned and make you an offer.
1) Be flexible.
When we started this business new [...]
Many of you have begun to receive the annual January online price increase letters. These letters are informing you about ‘non-contract’ price increases to the underlying retail costs of a particular database or file. These price increases were started in May 2003 by West, and Lexis quickly followed suit. In the past two years, [...]
