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Fastcase
Fastcase, a member benefit of the State Bar of Georgia, democratizes the law, making it more accessible to more people. Using patented software that combines legal research with Web search, Fastcase helps busy users sift through the clutter, ranking the best cases first and enabling the re-sorting of results to find answers fast.
Founded in 1999, Fastcase has more than 400,000 subscribers from around the world, and the company recently launched the Fastcase Public Library of Law (www.plol.org), the world's largest free legal research site for consumers and lawyers alike. For more information, visit www.fastcase.com, or Fastcase's legal research blog at www.fastcase.com/blog.
User Manual and Frequently Asked Questions (Scroll down to Documentation and Downloads for access to a printable user guide.)
CLE Approved Fastcase Training Opportunities
The Law Practice Management Program of the State Bar of Georgia is pleased to announce "Introduction to Fastcase” live training. This hour-long program is designed to familiarize participants with this valuable member benefit and is presented twice a month at the Bar Center in Atlanta with CLE credit. Click here to view the schedule.
Fastcase offers three options for webinar training hosted by a Fastcase attorney; Introduction to Fastcase, Boolean (Keyword Search for Lawyers) and Fastcase Research Tips (In Depth). For webinar training hosted by a Fastcase attorney click here.
CLE credit is self-reporting. Click here to download the form to submit.
Please email Sheila Baldwin or call 404-526-8618 for questions concerning training or webinars.
Fastcase Android app
Fastcase launched the first legal research application for the Android platform. With the free download of the new app, Fastcase for Android, users can search Fastcase’s comprehensive national law library of cases and statutes anywhere, anytime, and on any Android device.
Like Fastcase’s award-winning apps for iPhone and iPad, the Android app incorporates Fastcase’s smarter search tools from the Web environment, including powerful algorithms that rank best results first, citation analysis tools, and Mobile Sync with desktop subscriptions to Fastcase.
And like Fastcase’s apps on iOS, the app is free to download, and although it requires a registration, it is free to use, either with or without a Fastcase desktop subscription.
