Reply #31: Licensed attorneys are liable [View All]

[Coyote_Bandit]

for the legal research they provide. They cannot offer legal advice in jurisdictions where they are not licensed. Malpractice insurance would still be required/advised. In most cases access to a decent law library means proximity to a university law library. Sometimes the district court in the county seat will maintain a small library that usually is limited to statutes, case reporters for that particular district. They typically do not maintain case reporters for other districts or form books. They are not always updated. If you are going to offer reliable research services then you really need to build your own library and maintain it, or have access to a university law library, or pay a small fortune to access electronic law libraries. Most attorneys either do their own research or have a low wage clerk do it for them. Some of the larger law firms have begun offshoring legal research.