Comments on: Legal Research and Writing Skills in a Bad Economy http://www.researchtexaslaw.com/2009/02/20/legal-research-and-writing-skills-in-a-bad-economy/ A Resource for Conducting Legal Research in Texas Tue, 19 May 2009 17:24:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Cordon http://www.researchtexaslaw.com/2009/02/20/legal-research-and-writing-skills-in-a-bad-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Matt Cordon Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:35:35 +0000 http://www.researchtexaslaw.com/?p=75#comment-66 Thanks, Don. I require students in my advanced legal research class to track (and "bill") not only their time, but also to calculate database charges using a simple per-minute formula. I also still stress than many types of research are more efficient to do in traditional print sources, and I require them to perform both types of research to develop competence. I appreciate your comment, though, and completely agree with your points. Thanks, Don. I require students in my advanced legal research class to track (and “bill”) not only their time, but also to calculate database charges using a simple per-minute formula. I also still stress than many types of research are more efficient to do in traditional print sources, and I require them to perform both types of research to develop competence.

I appreciate your comment, though, and completely agree with your points.

]]> By: Don Cruse http://www.researchtexaslaw.com/2009/02/20/legal-research-and-writing-skills-in-a-bad-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Don Cruse Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:27:50 +0000 http://www.researchtexaslaw.com/?p=75#comment-64 I agree about the importance of showing attention to detail. But I'd be a little cautious before taking the advice of a company selling research services (Findlaw is Westlaw, after all) that summer associates do as many different kinds of searches as they can imagine. Not all firms have unlimited search plans; even those who do may itemize some of those costs for clients. Your students don't want to be remembered for having run up a bill out of proportion to what an assignment should have demanded. I agree about the importance of showing attention to detail.

But I’d be a little cautious before taking the advice of a company selling research services (Findlaw is Westlaw, after all) that summer associates do as many different kinds of searches as they can imagine. Not all firms have unlimited search plans; even those who do may itemize some of those costs for clients. Your students don’t want to be remembered for having run up a bill out of proportion to what an assignment should have demanded.

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