[blindlaw] Legal research technology

[WB]

Hi there.  I'm not an attorney but a paralegal.  Since I've been out of
work, I've still tried using the various research tools online.

I have Jaws 9 and it seems to work pretty well with the online research
tools, although they most often have to be the mobile version such as
m.westlaw.com.  It works very well because it takes away all the graphics
that Jaws cannot read.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Elizabeth Rene
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 3:23 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] Legal research technology

In an earlier post today, I've asked blind lawyers to comment on their 
experience as Federal attorneys.  I mentioned there that I hadn't practiced 
for a while, pursuing instead post-graduate study and other interests 
outside the Law.

When I left my last legal position, Windows was barely accessible, most of 
my computer work was done in MS Dos, I scrutinized contracts with a CCT, and

I hunted for case law and Shepherdized opinions with an 8X magnifying glass.

Today on my laptop I use Windows XP with Service Pack Three, JAWS, and 
Kurzweil 1000.  But I've never used any of the legal databases such as 
Lexis.  Any ad hoc legal research I do these days, I do through Google.

Does anyone have suggestions on how I might finally haul myself into the 
21st century?

Which computer-based research tools work best for you, and how have you 
learned to use them?

Thanks,

Elizabeth



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