Google Scholar offers a free legal research tool which has become very popular among lawyers. Will it bring about the downfall of subscription legal research services, or does Google Scholar have too many limitations to replace professional legal research software? Read what other attorneys think about using Google Scholar for legal research, or write your own user review of Google Scholar to share with other lawyers.
Google Scholar is a decent level research resource
Google scholar is a decent legal research resource. It provides access to relevant authorities, but the search query power could be improved. Most firms are outsourcing time and labor intensive legal…
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Needs improvement for California
My main quarrel with Scholar is that not ALL legal opinions are cited to the official reports. Most states require citation to the "official" report system (e.g., California), with an optional inclus…
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