what legal resources are available to lawyers doing legal research and writing online?
Asked by rawffles2
I am moving abroad and I want to do legal research online to prepare legal documents and briefs for other lawyers in the US while I am away. I am a licensed attorney, and I have always used the print resources of my local law library. Any suggestions on how I should approach this?

Best Answer:
Dude! You know it depends on your jurisdiction, which you didn't share. Westlaw and quicklaw are the online resources, but they'll be expensive as hell if they're your starting point. You'll rack up charges in the thousands of dollars every day. http://www.lexisnexis.com/ca/legal/auth/checkbrowser.do?t=1163691153818 http://ecarswell.westlaw.com/signon/default.wl?bhcp=1&fn=_top&newdoor=true&rs=WLCA8.04&vr=2.0 Most Commonwealth countries have a Lii site (see www.canlii.org/) These are free... I've seen them for Britain, Australia and New Zealand, and I assume US jurisdictions have them but I've never seen one. Otherwise you've got the government websites which should provide complete and up to date (if not technically "official" statute).