Member Benefits

• Jurisdiction: Georgia,United States
• Citation: Vol. 28 No. 2 Pg. 0050
• Pages: 0050
• Publication year: 2022

Member BenefitsNo. Vol. 28 No. 2 Pg. 50Georgia Bar JournalOctober, 2022

BY SHEILA BALDWIN

Fastcase Secondary Sources: An Often-Overlooked Treasure

Free online legal research is available to all Bar members. Learn how to effectively use and navigate Fastcase. In-person training sessions are currently not being offered, but you may still sign up for a webinar hosted by Fastcase at www.fastcase.com/blog/free-fastcase-webinars.

Members typically log in to Fastcase to do primary legal research within cases, statues and regulatory law as these have binding authority. This article will cover secondary legal research content within Fastcase. Secondary sources provide persuasive authority to support your legal argument. They also can be a suitable place to begin a search because they clarify a topic by explaining the key issues and provide analysis of legal concepts. Secondary sources can also expand your research and help generate key words or phrases to use when searching for cases. Fastcase includes an abundance of secondary resources making it convenient to do...