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NBI Seminar, February 25, 2008
Find it Fast and Free on the Net
Finding Practice Tools
Sample Briefs, Motions, Complaints and Settlements
Sample Forms and Contracts

- Florida Supreme Court High Profile Cases - See filings for all current (and archived) high-profile cases in FL
- AllLaw - Free forms that can be copied and pasted into your word processor
- ABA - Links to Sample Briefs - Great online resources for finding model appeal briefs
- Public Legal Forms - Claim to have the internet's largest collection of free legal forms
- 1 Stop Legal Forms - Sample forms - not free, but inexpensive
- LegalDocs - Some free, but some you have to pay for. This site has a questionaire for each form.
- FindLaw - Large Collection of Federal and State forms - not all free
- LawInfo - Many free forms
- LLRX - Includes links to over 1,400 sources for state and federal rules, as well as forms
- Immigration Forms - Complete collection of immigration forms - free!
- ProDoc - Not Free, but worth every penny!
- GoogleDocs - FREE online collaboration
- LogMeIn - Remote access to your office computer from anywhere
Jury Verdicts
Locating People and Finding Background Information
Phone Numbers and Addresses of Missing People
- The Ultimate White Pages - Also has an upgrade to a paid service
- Switchboard - Finds Business and People and allows search by phone number
- Yahoo People Search - Phone, Address, email, phone number and premium (paid) searches
- AnyWho - Find a business or a person
- FreeAlity - Several different searches, many that you have to purchase
- ChoicePoint - Background checks - very detailed information - none of it free
- SmartLinx - Investigative tool that delivers comprehensive summaries of public records
- Argali - Argali is an aggregator - searches many places at once and offers a subscription
Social Security Numbers


Blogs
A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on photographs videos or audio and are part of a wider network of social media.
I love blogs. I read them every day! What is the easiest way to do that? Either with my.yahoo.com or the Google reader. There are hundreds more ways to read blogs, but these are two easy ways to do it.
Here is a list of some of my favorite blogs. One of the things I love about bloggers is that they always link to other bloggers. So, if you find one really good blog, there is a good chance there will be lots of links to other blogs you will enjoy. You can also find blogs here - http://blogsearch.google.com/

- More Partner Income - A daily tip on law office management and finance
- The Common Scold - Written by Monica Bay, editor of Law Technology News, here you can stay up to date on the world of legal technology
- InterAlia - The author, Tom Mighell, posts daily about a new blog, and summarizes his findings with lots of other great stuff in a weekly newsletter
- Reid My Blog - Reid Trautz writes a great blog on Marketing and some technology tips and tricks
- Law Practice Tips - Jim Calloway, Oklahoma State Bar Practice Management Advisor, writes a great blog on Law Pratice Management
- My Shingle - Great Perspective frm a small firm lawyer who used to be in a large firm
- FutureLawyer - Rick Georges toured the country in the early 1990's telling people about this great thing called the internet and folks thought he was crazy.
- The Practice - Helping law students and lawyers learn everything they wanted to know about law practice management, but did not learn in law school.
- BlawgWorld - Not really a blog, but a summary of the top legal blogs in the industry, with their best blog post included. A must read.

The Fun Stuff
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