Legal publisher Fastcase announced today the release of the world's first mobile legal research app, now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for free from Apple's App Store. Fastcase is available for free to all Illinois State Bar Association members.
Fastcase is the largest law library on the iPhone, with free download of the app, and free searching of Fastcase's comprehensive national law library of cases and statutes.
The app uses the same next-generation legal research engine as Fastcase's acclaimed Web-based platform. Fastcase for the iPhone users can search the comprehensive Fastcase legal research database with keyword (or "Boolean") search in addition to citation lookup for cases and statutes. The app also supports "browsing" statutes in outline view.
"The future of legal research is mobile devices - ubiquitous computing and access anywhere." said Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase. "The mobile platform is what's next for legal research, and Fastcase is going to be a major player in this emerging market."
Experts agree that this is an important development. Legal blogger Robert Ambrogi says "I was impressed. The app is easy to use and produces lightning-fast results. . . . For legal research on the go, at any time, and for zero cost, this is a must-have for any lawyer with an iPhone." (review: http://bit.ly/9YlQTB)
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January 26, 2010 |
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As a member of the ISBA, you have free access to the following caselaw:
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Circuit Courts
- U.S. District Courts for Illinois
- 50-state supreme and appeals courts.
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January 21, 2010 |
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The Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For 2009, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
- Administrative 86
- Animal 28
- Bankruptcy 206
- Business Law 165
- Civil Disputes 882
- Civil Rights 153
- Collection 264
- Consumer protection 219
- Contracts 136
- Criminal Law 684
- Education Law 146
- Elder Law 27
- Employment law 909
- Estate/Probate 261
- Family 1,342
- Government benefits 159
- Health Law 58
- Immigration 39
- Insurance disputes 77
- Intellectual Property 53
- Misc 19
- Municipal Law 75
- Personal Injury 909
- Real Estate 691
- Social Security 148
- Tax 62
- Worker Compensation 123
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January 18, 2010 |
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The Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of December, 2009, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
- Administrative Law 6
- Animal Law 1
- Bankruptcy 13
- Business Law 13
- Civil Disputes 62
- Civil Rights 12
- Collection 16
- Consumer Protection 11
- Contracts 13
- Criminal Law 52
- Education Law 14
- Elder law 2
- Employment Law 59
- Estate/Probate Law 9
- Family 106
- Government Benefits 11
- Health Law 3
- Immigration 5
- Insurance Disputes 7
- Miscellaneous 1
- Municipal Law 8
- Personal Injury 66
- Real Estate 53
- Social Security 12
- Tax 2
- Workers Compensation 7
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January 8, 2010 |
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We hope you enjoy this free printable 2010 calendar - The Unfinished Work. Feel free to print out as many calendars as you'd like and pass them along to your family, friends and clients. The Unfinished Work is an excerpt from Proceedings before the Illinois Supreme Court in Honor of Abraham Lincoln, delivered by the President of the Illinois State Bar Association upon the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln photo mosaic was created using photos of ISBA members. Click here to download your copy
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December 17, 2009 |
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The Illinois State Bar Association is pleased to offer Members special rates at the following hotels:
- The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel, rates starting at $275 per night
- Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, rates starting at $295 per night
- The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (312) 266-1000
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- Central Reservation office toll-free at 800-332-3442
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December 17, 2009 |
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A Member Benefit provided by the Illinois State Bar Association ISBA's Illinois Lawyer Finder service provides the public with thousands of referrals each year to local lawyers, in a number of areas of law. It's just one way we're helping our members connect with prospective clients. Sign up for a basic listing - FREE to ISBA members - and put your name in the IllinoisLawyerFinder.com internet directory. Or sign up at the $50/yr. premium level and get an enhanced directory listing plus automatic membership in the Illinois Lawyer Finder telephone referral service, giving clients two ways to find you. Find out more at www.isba.org/lawyerfinderforms.
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December 15, 2009 |
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The Illinois State Bar Association's Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of October, 2009, ISBA helped people in need of legal services find lawyers in the following areas:
- Administrative Law 14
- Animal Law 4
- Bankruptcy 10
- Business Law 17
- Civil Disputes 54
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December 1, 2009 |
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Sometimes the fastest way to find the statute section that you are looking for is to browse the statute in Outline View. Using Outline View you can see the structure of the entire statute and easily toggle back and forth between different subsections. Example: If you wanted to browse the U.S. Code to find 42 U.S.C. § 1983, you would follow these steps: 1. Select Search Statutes from the Search menu. 2. Select U.S. Code from the list of statutes and jurisdictions. 3. Underneath the title of the page there are two tabs, a Search tab and an Outline View tab. Click on the Outline View tab. This will bring you to an expandable outline of the U.S. Code. 4. Initially, you will see a list of the Titles within the Code. Click on the plus sign next to each Title to view the Chapters within each Title. Then click on the plus sign next to Chapter to view each Section. a. Scroll down and expand Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare. b. Then scroll down and expand Chapter 21 Civil Rights. c. Finally scroll down a bit further and click on Sec. 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights. The statute text is in the panel on the right while the outline of the statute remains in the panel on the left. Questions? Call us at 1-866-773-2782 (7AM-7PM Central Mon-Fri) or e-mail support@fastcase.com.
