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Fastcase, the legal research platform included with MSBA membership, has been upgraded to vLex Fastcase, a new legal intelligence and research platform. vLex Fastcase includes everything member’s have access to now, plus new features to enhance productivity and provide you with greater insights into legal matters. This free member benefit, normally valued at $1,140 annually, provides unlimited access to one of the world’s largest law libraries. Key features include:
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Comprehensive US and international content: Access over one billion documents, including case law, statutes, regulations, and legal journals—from one platform, reducing the need for multiple subscriptions. Existing Fastcase users can continue subscriptions and add content if needed.
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Exclusive bar publications: vLex Fastcase offers a unique repository for bar publications not available elsewhere, providing a research advantage.
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Cert negative citator tool: Quickly identify cases treated unfavorably in subsequent decisions for a deeper understanding of case precedents.
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Word & Chrome integrations: Easily access vLex Fastcase features within Microsoft Word and Google Chrome for seamless research and drafting.
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New interface: Updated design allows faster navigation across jurisdictions and content types, with enhanced document-level features like linked tables of contents to specific sections of cases, statutes, regulations, books, and journal articles.
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AI case analysis: Access automatically generated header notes and legal issue summaries for quick insights into cases.
Free Trust Accounting & Billing Software by Smokeball
All MSBA members have access to free Smokeball Bill subscriptions (a $588 per user/per year value). Manage trust accounting more compliantly, bill easily, and get paid faster with this free subscription.
Features of Smokeball Bill include:
- Trust Accounting & Reporting
- Billing
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Invoice Templates
- Accounts Receivable
- Online Payment Options
PracticeLaw
Free for MSBA members, PracticeLaw offers Minnesota's largest collection of resources for attorneys. Access over 1,200 legal forms, checklists, guides, and templates to support every stage of your legal career—from setup and business development to trust accounting and succession planning.
Practice-area forms include: Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Technology, Security, Labor and Employment, Practice Management, Probate, Real Property, Tax Law, and Uniform Conveyancing Blank.
MNdocs
Generate automated documents quickly and cost-effectively from a library of 300+ forms in practice areas including business law, guardianship/conservatorship, family, probate and estate, and real property. The MNdocs automation system collects your client information and case-related data, and then generates documents across libraries—eliminating the need to retype the same information many times. MNdocs subscriptions are available on an annual or a monthly basis.
eBooks
Benefit from the depth and breadth of experience and wisdom evident in Minnesota Legal Ethics, an ebook from William E. Wernz. Authored by one of Minnesota’s foremost legal ethics attorneys, the resource explores Minnesota-specific legal ethics (especially the Rules of Professional Conduct) from every angle, including investigation, prosecution, defense, advice, administration, drafting, writing, and teaching. The MSBA offers a number of other eBooks, including Minnesota Land Use Law and Minnesota Title Standards.
