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KATRINA JUNE LEE, SUSAN AZYNDAR, AND INGRID MATTSON
JUNE 4 , 2015
A New Era: Integrating Legal Research Tools Ravel, Casetext and Other New Technology Platforms in the Legal Writing Classroom
Roadmap
What is new about next-gen research toolsBrief demonstration of the toolsHow do these tools fit in with research
pedagogyHow to use these tools in your classes
Casetext & Ravel
Casetext Free Full-text of cases Crowd-sourced annotations
Pedagogical benefit: interactive engagement with case law
Ravel Law Free Full-text of cases Visual representation indicating which cases are
significant for a given point of law Pedagogical benefit: assists visual learners
Comment 8 to ABA Model Rule 1.1
Duty to Maintain Competency in Technology 12+ states have adopted a duty to maintain
competency
Pedagogy Themes
Ethics Costs Confidentiality
Information Literacy Context Strategy Source Evaluation
Learning StylesMetacognition
Teaching “Next Generation” Legal Research Tools
Ohio State ModuleSplit Groups – Westlaw, Lexis, Ravel,
CasetextPublic Legal Writing: Your Own WeCite
Conclusion
Your students will benefit from these tools Reinforce basic, ethical research skills New technology is expanding Legal profession is evolving
Fastcase Ravel