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Fastcase will transition all users to the newly updated version of the Fastcase legal research application starting Monday, September 21.
ISBA members receive complimentary access to Fastcase, an online legal research platform, as part of their ISBA membership.
Fastcase also offers training resources, including:
Complimentary Training and CLE Credit for ISBA Members Only
Thursday, August 3, 2017: Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase
Take advantage of this opportunity to familiarize yourself with Fastcase (including the all new Fastcase 7!) through this introductory legal research training seminar. With unlimited free access to a comprehensive 50-state and federal case law database, this is one benefit ISBA members should learn how to use!
Thursday, August 10, 2017: Advanced Tips for Enhanced Legal Research on Fastcase
Take your Fastcase knowledge and knowhow to a new level with this advanced legal research training seminar (which also includes a look at the advanced features of Fastcase 7). Get the most out of this member benefit learning how to use the advanced features of this free online legal research tool.
Thursday, August 17, 2017: Fastcase Boolean (Keyword) Search for Lawyers
Join us for a brief overview that discusses how using the right keyword throughout your Fastcase search can produce better search results, as well as how to use the keyword search in Fastcase 7! The program is designed for attorneys who are already familiar with the basics of Fastcase, but are new to Boolean (keyword) searches and want to learn how to be more efficient using Boolean logic on any legal search engine.
All ISBA systems will be down due to electrical construction beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, until 8:30 a.m. on the following Tuesday. During this downtime the ISBA website and email discussion groups will not be available. You will also not be able to log into Fastcase or online CLE.
If you will need to access Fastcase during this time, please follow the instructions below.
Starting today, the ISBA is bringing you Fastcase 7, the all-new version of Fastcase. Many members already access Fastcase for their legal research and are familiar with the features and smart search tools that help you find the results you’re searching for faster. Fastcase 7 is an even more fluid and easy-to-navigate online legal research library. It has all of the familiar features and tools, plus an enhanced Forecite, Tag Cloud, Authority Check and Bad Law Bot, more advanced search options, new results screen options, larger fonts and selections to make documents easier to read on computer screens, and new dual-column printing options.
In order to serve our members better, we will be taking down our database and website for a short time, resulting in a temporary loss of services. As such,
Starting Friday, November 18 at 5:30 p.m. and running through Sunday, November 20, the ISBA website, including access to Fastcase and free online CLE, will be unavailable.
Fastcase is free for ISBA members and sponsored by ISBA Mutual Insurance Company. In downtown Chicago and need to do some legal research? ISBA members can stop by our Chicago office located at 20 S. Clark, Suite 900, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and make themselves at home at our new 'Fastcase Kiosk'. Be sure to check in with the front desk receptionist upon arrival.
Complimentary Training and CLE Credit for ISBA Members Only
With unlimited free access to a comprehensive 50-state and federal case law database, this is one benefit ISBA members should learn how to use! Check out these upcoming August Fastcase Training webinars:
It’s easy to find great results in Fastcase – and easy to save key documents and record time in Clio. But both tasks just got easier.
We’re happy to announce the integration of the best research and practice management tools in the business: Fastcase and Clio. Fastcase is an ISBA member benefit and Clio is part of the ISBA member discount program.
With this partnership, legal professionals can track time spent researching without focusing attention away from the task at hand. From inside Fastcase, you can now select from clients and matters in Clio, start a timer for your research session, and record the activity automatically in Clio. You never have to miss or manually record your research time again.
ISBA members can sign up for Fastcase at www.isba.org/fastcase
ISBA members can sign up for Clio at www.isba.org/membermarketplace/practice#clio
Law Technology News has launched a new Vendor Satisfaction Survey broken down by industry. In the legal research survey, respondents ranked Fastcase No. 1 in customer satisfaction in 7 out of 10 categories, and a very close second in two out of the remaining three. Fastcase was the clear winner in “Price for Value,” with 87.5% rating Fastcase as Excellent (LexisNexis was a distant second at 14.3% and Westlaw at 12.7%). Remember, ISBA members receive Fastcase for free as part of their member benefits package.
“In the Likelihood to Recommend” category, 50% of respondents gave Fastcase the highest rating of “Very” (compared to 26.5% for LexisNexis and 20.4% for Westlaw).
Fastcase also had the highest “Excellent” ratings for Products/services information in vendor literature, Ease of Installation, Customer service responsiveness, Ease of Integration into firm workflow, and Features and functions.
Westlaw ranked highest in one category, with 37.6% rating its availability of training as “Excellent” (narrowly edging Fastcase at 37.5%). LexisNexis finished first in one category, Ease of integration with other technology, with 25.9% of respondents rating its products as “Excellent” (and narrowly edging Fastcase at 25.0%).
