Many computers come equipped with software packages. The Corel WordPerfect Office 2000 - Standard Edition comes with WordPerfect version 9.0. Corel also produces a Law Office 2000 that includes WordPerfect version 9.0, a Lexicon from Black's Law Dictionary, and other bells and whistles useful for practicing attorneys. While many of these features are handy, they are not required for law school computing. The library has created Legal Writing tips to assist law students.
Legal research is very different from research performed at the undergraduate level.
The first year of law school will introduce legal research tools and you will learn how to conduct legal research in both print and electronic formats. Computers can be useful for conducting legal research. Software is no longer necessary to access online legal databases, but an Internet browser and access to the Internet are required. The two major Internet browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator . Most computers will come equipped with one or the other, or you can download the most recent version from the above web sites.