It should be mentioned that the FutureLawyer is talking to the company about doing a series of seminars around the State to help publicize the product. One of the bright spots of the outdated interface is the geographical representation of the U.S.A., which permits the choosing of a database merely by pointing and clicking at a State. It is unknown whether this feature will be retained in the rewrite of the web page code. The search screens are uncluttered, and contain different search fields on successive lines, in box format. It is not necessary to move from screen to screen to perform a search, and, once text is entered in a search field, a click of a search bar on the right of the column performs the search function.
Searches are fast and the results display in an easy to read format.
Official citation is provided for every case, and this, along with the small cost, makes LOIS an attractive alternative to more expensive on line services. As with other Internet based search engines, the search function is much simpler than those prevalent some years ago. Most variant forms of words are retrieved automatically, and root expanders and connectors are easy to learn and to use. Case results are hyperlinked, and related cases are retrieved by pointing the cursor at a highlighted citation and clicking. A simple click of the Print button prints the list.