Malpractice

Ethics and Negligence in Legal Research

Resources

Further Reading

• Kristina L. Niedringhaus, “Ethics considerations related to legal research practices: a selective annotated bibliography”. Legal Reference Services Quarterly 31(1):104-124 (January 2012)
• Anne Klinefelter, “When to research is to reveal: the growing threat to attorney and client confidentiality from online tracking”. Defense Law Journal 60(3):71-125 (August, 2011)
• Jootaek (Juice) Lee, “Legal Informatics: Metamorphosing Law Students into Legal Professionals Based on Empirical Evidence of Attorneys’ Information Seeking Behaviors”
  International Journal of Legal Information 39(1):1 (Spring, 2011)
• Blair Kauffman, “Information literacy in law: starting points for improving legal research competencies”. International Journal of Legal Information 38(3):339-351 (Winter, 2010)
• Michael Rappaport, “Restraining runaway litigation costs: Getting your budget under control”. Lawyer’s Weekly 30(6):? (June 11, 2010)
• Richard A. Leiter, “Who gets to be the expert? Legal research skills certification in legal education”. Legal Reference Services Quarterly 28(3-4):271-280 (July-December 2009)
• Steven M. Barkan, Susan M. Case, Michael T. Kane, and Erica Moeser, “Testing for research competency on the bar exam: the next steps”. Legal Reference Services Quarterly 28(3-4):281-289 (July-December 2009)
• Daniel Perlin, “Law students and legal research: what’s the problem?”. Canadian Law Library Review 32(1):18-21 (Spring 2007)
• Connie Crosby, “Students still unprepared for legal research”. Lawyer’s Weekly 26(12):14 (July 21, 2006)
• John Davis, “Legal Research Judicially Considered”. TALL Newsletter 25(4):1,5-14 (Summer 2006)
• Carol M. Bast and Susan W. Harrell, “Ethical obligations: performing adequate legal research and legal writing”. Nova Law Review 29(1):49-73 (Fall 2004)
• Nicky Brink, “Professed expertise proves fatal to law firm’s bill”. Lawyer’s Weekly 22(42):10 (March 14, 2003)
• Lisa A. Peters, “Recovery of Legal Research Expenses and Assessments of Costs”. The Advocate 55(1): 79 (January 1997)
• Craig Harper, “Will reliance on computerized research create higher duty of care for lawyers?”. Lawyer’s Weekly 16(23):10 (October 25, 1996)
• “Court upholds ruling that cut law firm’s fee by 50% : Charges for legal research to be allowed only in ‘unusual cases’?”. Lawyer’s Weekly 14(31):39 (December 16, 1994)
• Howard Burshtein, “Failure to use online computer services could expose lawyers to negligence claims?”. Lawyer’s Weekly 14(3):9-10 (May 20, 1994)
• Simon Chester, “Electronic malpractice; does reasonable competence require computer research?”. Law Practice Management 17(8):22 (Nov-Dec 1991)
• Ken Whiteway, “Research Malpractice” Canadian Law Libraries 15(2):51-57 (1990)