Legal Information Service
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A Legal Information Service is a domain-specific information service that is a legal-domain service (provides access to legal information).
- Context:
- It can (typically) offer access to a Legal Database containing statutes, case law, and regulations.
- It can (often) provide Legal research tools to aid in the retrieval and analysis of legal information.
- It can (often) support Legal professionals, legal academics, and the general public.
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- It can range from being a Subscription-based Legal Information Service to offering Free-Access Legal Information Service.
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- It can integrate with other software systems to provide seamless access to legal information.
- It can provide access to international legal information as well as national legal information.
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- Example(s):
- LexisNexis Information Services that provides comprehensive legal and business information.
- Westlaw Information Service that offers a broad range of legal research tools.
- Fastcase Information Service that provides access to primary law, including case law and statutes.
- LawInsider Information Service ...
- UK Corporate Law services, such as: LexisNexis UK, FC Corporate (FromCounsel).
- Japan Corporate Law services, such as: LexisNexis Japan.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Legal Practice Management Software, which focuses on the operational aspects of running a law firm.
- Document Management Systems, which handle the storage and retrieval of documents but not necessarily legal information.
- General Information Services, which provide information across various domains but lack specialized legal content.
- See: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Fastcase, Legal Research