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In today’s legal market, attorneys are increasingly expected to combine free legal research tools with traditional commercial platforms. Research Freedom is a blog dedicated to the newest developments in free legal research. Check back for tutorials, helpful research links, and updates about the newest ways to exasperate the folks over at Lexis and Westlaw.
My name is Jason Potter, and I am a Professor of Legal Writing and Research at the University of San Diego School of Law. Prior to teaching at USD Law, I was a C.V. Starr Lecturer at Peking University School of Transnational Law, in Shenzhen, China, at which I taught legal writing, research, and appellate advocacy.
I am a graduate of New York University School of Law, at which I was the Editor-in-Chief of the NYU Review of Law & Social Change. In connection with my service to the law school community, I was the recipient of the Flora S. & Jacob L. Newman Prize at graduation. I am a member of the State Bar of California.
