Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task
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A Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task is a legal research task that is a domain-specific computer-assisted task to retrieve law-related information through computer-based legal research systems.
- AKA: CALR Task, Computer-Based Legal Research Task, Electronic Legal Research Task.
- Context:
- Task Input: Computer-Assisted Legal Query, Computer-Assisted Legal Search Parameters
- Task Output: Computer-Assisted Legal Search Results, Computer-Assisted Legal Document Collections
- Task Performance Measure: Computer-Assisted Legal Search Precision, Computer-Assisted Legal Search Recall, Computer-Assisted Legal Query Response Time
- It can typically utilize Computer-Assisted Legal Databases containing computer-assisted legal court opinions, computer-assisted legal statutes, and computer-assisted legal secondary material.
- It can typically employ Computer-Assisted Legal Boolean Searches to locate computer-assisted legal documents with computer-assisted legal search precision.
- It can typically provide Computer-Assisted Legal Hyperlinks between computer-assisted legal citations and computer-assisted legal source documents.
- It can typically evaluate Computer-Assisted Legal Case Authority through computer-assisted legal citator systems.
- It can typically organize Computer-Assisted Legal Results by computer-assisted legal topic classification.
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- It can often integrate Computer-Assisted Legal Natural Language Searches alongside computer-assisted legal boolean querys.
- It can often access Computer-Assisted Legal Specialized Databases for computer-assisted legal domain-specific research.
- It can often incorporate Computer-Assisted Legal AI Features for computer-assisted legal document analysis.
- It can often provide Computer-Assisted Legal Real-Time Updates to computer-assisted legal materials.
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- It can range from being a Simple Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being a Complex Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal research complexity.
- It can range from being a Single-Jurisdiction Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being a Multi-Jurisdiction Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal jurisdictional scope.
- It can range from being a Subscription-Based Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being a Free-Access Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal access model.
- It can range from being a Basic Keyword Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being an Advanced AI-Powered Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal search sophistication.
- It can range from being a Novice-Friendly Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being an Expert-Level Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal user expertise requirement.
- It can range from being a Historical Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task to being a Real-Time Computer-Assisted Legal Research Task, depending on its computer-assisted legal temporal currency.
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- It can be supported by Computer-Assisted Legal Research Systems such as Westlaw System, LexisNexis System, or Bloomberg Law System.
- It can facilitate Computer-Assisted Legal Practice Tasks including computer-assisted legal brief writing and computer-assisted legal case preparation.
- It can integrate with Computer-Assisted Legal Document Management Systems for computer-assisted legal workflow optimization.
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- Example(s):
- Commercial Computer-Assisted Legal Research Systems, such as:
- Westlaw System by Thomson Reuters, providing computer-assisted legal comprehensive databases and computer-assisted legal AI-powered search.
- LexisNexis System by Reed Elsevier, offering computer-assisted legal extensive databases and computer-assisted legal research tools.
- Bloomberg Law System by Bloomberg L.P., delivering computer-assisted legal integrated research and computer-assisted legal business intelligence.
- Lex Intell System, specializing in computer-assisted legal intelligent search.
- VLex System, providing computer-assisted legal global databases.
- LexEur System, focusing on computer-assisted legal European Union law.
- Free-Access Computer-Assisted Legal Research Systems, such as:
- Google Scholar Legal Search, offering computer-assisted legal case law search.
- OpenJurist System, providing computer-assisted legal open access to computer-assisted legal court opinions.
- Ravel Law System (acquired by LexisNexis), featuring computer-assisted legal visual analytics.
- Free Access to Law Movement Databases, promoting computer-assisted legal open access.
- Specialized Computer-Assisted Legal Research Tasks, such as:
- Computer-Assisted Legal Case Law Research Task for finding computer-assisted legal precedents.
- Computer-Assisted Legal Statutory Research Task for locating computer-assisted legal legislation.
- Computer-Assisted Legal Regulatory Research Task for accessing computer-assisted legal regulations.
- Computer-Assisted Legal Secondary Source Research Task for reviewing computer-assisted legal commentary.
- Historical Computer-Assisted Legal Research Systems, such as:
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- Commercial Computer-Assisted Legal Research Systems, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Manual Legal Research Task, which relies on physical law library resources without computer-assisted legal search capability.
- General Web Search Task, which lacks computer-assisted legal specialized databases and computer-assisted legal citation tools.
- Legal Document Generation Task, which creates rather than retrieves computer-assisted legal documents.
- Legal Document Classification Task, which categorizes rather than searches computer-assisted legal material.
- See: Legal Research Task, Legal Information Retrieval Task, Legal NLP Task, Computer-Assisted Task, Legal Technology, Legal Database, Boolean Search, Legal Citation System, Free Access to Law Movement.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/computer-assisted_legal_research Retrieved:2023-6-6.
- Computer-assisted legal research (CALR) or computer-based legal research is a mode of legal research that uses databases of court opinions, statutes, court documents, and secondary material. Electronic databases make large bodies of case law easily available. Databases also have additional benefits, such as Boolean searches, evaluating case authority, organizing cases by topic, and providing links to cited material. Databases are available through paid subscription or for free. [1]
Subscription-based services include Westlaw, LexisNexis, JustCite, HeinOnline, Bloomberg Law, Lex Intell, VLex and LexEur. As of 2015, the commercial market grossed $8 billion.[2] Free services include OpenJurist, Google Scholar, AltLaw, Ravel Law, WIPO Lex, Law Delta and the databases of the Free Access to Law Movement.
- Computer-assisted legal research (CALR) or computer-based legal research is a mode of legal research that uses databases of court opinions, statutes, court documents, and secondary material. Electronic databases make large bodies of case law easily available. Databases also have additional benefits, such as Boolean searches, evaluating case authority, organizing cases by topic, and providing links to cited material. Databases are available through paid subscription or for free. [1]
- ↑ Kate Marquess, Caught in the Web: Survey Reveals Increasing Use of Internet in Law Practices, but Lawyers Are Making Transition Slowly, A.B.A. J., Dec. 2000, at 76.
- ↑ Erik Eckholm (October 28, 2015). "Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2015. a commercial market surpassing $8 billion".