The cost of legal services will decrease, and a greater access to justice will prevail. Computerized Information Computerized information will be at the fingertips of every litigator in every courtroom, even in mid-proceeding. One need only view, as an example, the ease with which legal research is accomplished now. The days of spending hours and hours wading through stacks of volumes in a law library will soon pass. Even laypersons without a precise knowledge of law can now readily and effortlessly educate themselves in both substantive and procedural law regarding their issues.
Databases provide an Internet user with a virtually complete library of law from all sources.
A multitude of legal-based search engines affords one the ability to conduct research using everything from fundamental law treatises to published doctoral theses. In the future, new and updated law of every type will be posted on the Internet nearly contemporaneously. The resulting cost of research will be considerably lower in the future. As costs decrease, accessibility will increase. It is well known that discovery and pre-trial investigation, although essential, are costly ventures.