Bridge the gap alerts
- 1. Bridge the Gap: Research Alerts and Updates March 26, 2014 Andrew Winston
- 2. I. Alerts
- 3. Uses of Alerts 3 Receive regular, automatic updates on legal and/or news developments on issues Be notified of new citations to a case Be notified of pending legislation that affects an existing statute Receive articles on a topic from a specified publication
- 4. Example 4
- 5. A. Lexis Advance 5 Search Alert Shepard’s Alert Specific Publication Alert Pending Legislation Alert Topic Alert More Information: http://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/westlawnext/a bout/awareness/alerts/default.aspx
- 6. 1. Search Alert 6 Run search Refine using filters to retrieve desired results Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert; select content type, delivery method, and other recipients
- 8. 2. Shepard’s Alert 8 Shepardize an item Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert to be notified of new negative or other analysis of the item
- 9. 3. Specific Publication Alert 9 Select a publication using Browse Sources and add to search Enter search terms and run search Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert for articles in that publication that meet search criteria
- 10. 4. Pending Legislation Alert 10 Retrieve federal or state statute by citation (or otherwise) Click the Alert icon to set up an Alert for pending legislation that could amend or repeal that statute
- 11. 5. Topic Alert 11 Select Browse Topics Search for particular topics and select relevant practice areas from search results Click on a subsection and set an Alert
- 13. B. WestlawNext 13 Set up various alerts via WestlawNext’s Alerts Center (or when viewing particular search results): WestClip KeyCite Alert Court Wire Alert Docket Alert Publication Alert More Information: https://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/pdf/wln2/L- 381793_Alerts_brochure2.pdf
- 15. B. WestlawNext – Alert Center 15 Create new Alert
- 16. 1. WestClip 16 Name the Alert
- 17. 1. WestClip 17 Select type(s) of materials
- 18. 1. WestClip 18 Set search terms
- 19. 1. WestClip 19 Specify delivery
- 20. 1. WestClip 20 Schedule Alert
- 21. 2. Other Alerts on WestlawNext 21 KeyCite – monitor new negative and other citations to cases, statutes, and regulations Court Wire – monitor new cases in multiple courts based on specified criteria Docket – receive updates on new filings on a specified case Publication – receive alerts on new documents from a specified publication that meet search criteria
- 24. 4. Westlaw Classic – Alert Center 24
- 25. C. Bloomberg Law 25 Search Alerts Citation Alerts More Information: http://www.bloomberglaw.com/help/AL_Saved_Searches__ _Alerts_Overview.htm
- 26. 1. Example – Docket Alert 26
- 27. 1. Example – Docket Alert 27
- 28. 2. Example – Legislative Search Alerts 28
- 29. 3. Example – Citation Alerts 29
- 31. D. CCH Intelliconnect 31 Trackers – daily news updates on particular topics via email or RSS reader More Information: http://support.cch.com/productsupport/solution.aspx?id=rp2275& prodpath=%2FTopics%2Fproduct_support%2Fintelliconnect&pro dname=CCH%20IntelliConnect
- 35. E. Bloomberg BNA 35 Email alerts on various Bloomberg BNA newsletters
- 39. 2. Bloomberg BNA on Bloomberg Law 39
- 40. 2. Bloomberg BNA on Bloomberg Law 40
- 41. F. Some Other Databases Offering Alert Services 41 Law360 Index to Legal Periodicals LegalTrac JSTOR SSRN
- 43. A. Some Examples 43 SCOTUSBlog FCPA Blog Concurring Opinions Prawfsblawg Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s VLW Blog
- 44. B. Finding Other Legal Blogs 44 ABA Journal’s Blawg Directory Justia’s BlawgSearch Law Professor Blogs Search with Google Review blogrolls of other blogs
- 45. C. RSS Readers 45 Some examples: Feedly Digg GR2Reader NewsBlur The Old Reader Note: Many blogs also post links to new posts on Twitter.