Dollars and Sense
I was scanning the Legal Writing Prof Blog this afternoon, and I noticed a post stating that, in an effort to save money, one large law firm is now requiring its attorneys to use Loislaw, rather than Lexis or Westlaw, for some of their research. Evidently, the firm has imposed a three-part policy:
- All non-billable legal research involving case law, statutes, or regulations at both the state and federal level should first be performed using Loislaw.
- Loislaw should also be used for billable research where appropriate, resulting in a much lower cost to the client.
- If additional research is required on Lexis or Westlaw, that research must be billed to a client/matter.
This post raised two issues for me. First, it made me think about what sources I should be including in my first-year courses.