Computers & The Law
Computers and the Law
TOPIC OUTLINE
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Part I - Fundamentals |
Readings |
Issues & Ideas |
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Overview – The New Electronic World |
Ten Thoughts on Technology and the Defender Advocate (Interactive); Counsel for the Technologically Informed |
E-mail access Web access Electronic Storage Media |
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Analysis: Getting Help and Self-Solutions The Electronic Document The Electronic Clerk The Electronic Networks The Local Area Network The ExtraNet The Internet |
Taking Stock: What is Enough for the Automated Office Another Look at Planning for Law Office Technology Things to Come for the Year 2000; Getting Help The Secret Lives of Electronic Documents
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The Structure of American Law In Closing Safety on the Internet |
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Rule-Based Legal Practice: The Rules of Court The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure The Federal Rules of Evidence The Rules of Word Processing Applications |
Ch. 1, 2, 4, An Internet Toolbelt for Federal Practice Computer-Based Information Exchange – Networks in Legal Practice |
Ethics.shw
Test #1 |
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Computer Assisted Legal Research Proprietary CALR and word processing in legal practice. Moving to Computer-assisted Legal Research |
Ch. 6; CALR tutorial Computer Angst-part 43 The Revolution in Computer-Assisted Legal Research-West CD-ROM products |
The New World of Information Space Computer Ethics CALR.shw |
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Part II – Intermediate Applications |
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Office and Trial Practice Law office management applications, including time & billing, calendar and docket control and file management; automated litigation support systems
Legal Information Management and the use of structured databases. |
Ch. 3,5, 7; 9 On-line system demonstrations |
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Internet & Lexis Nexis Xchange Court based systems Electronic Documents: Document Assembly & Document Filing in Federal Court |
Xchange services outline; on-line Lexis review A Search for Truth – the KBA and the Kentucky Courts in the Age of Technology Court Automation and the System of Justice |
Issues for Prosecutors |
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Operational uses of Technology in Legal Practice & Building a Simple Document Assembly System for Legal Practice |
Ch. . 6, 8 Cooperation In Building a Simple Document Assembly System For Legal Practice |
Computer Crime |
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Part III - Advanced |
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Graphical Systems for the presentation of information; |
Presentation, Advocacy and Technology |
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Evidentiary Problems with Electronic Technologies |
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Appellate Advocacy using computer systems |
Rules of Procedure; LEXIS; Technology and Appellate Practice |
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Part IV |
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Electronic Merge Document |
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Matter Outline and Case Analysis |
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Research Memorandum |
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Student Multimedia Presentations |
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Internet Toolbelt for Federal Practice In Kentucky |
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
United States Supreme Court |
U.S. Code* |
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations* |
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http://www.kywd.uscourts.gov/ |
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/ |
http://uscode.house.gov/. |
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Court opinions Court dockets Court forms Court calendars Court contact information Court rules |
Court opinions Court dockets Court forms Court calendars Court contact information Court rules |
Court opinions |
Federal statutes, but *not current to within five to 16 months |
Federal regulations and the Federal Register* not current |
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Rules of Court |
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure |
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure |
Federal Rules of Evidence |
Federal Rules for Appellate Practice |
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