Efficient Online Legal Research for Paralegals and Associates (2025 Edition)

Mariana Fradman
Mariana Fradman | New York City Paralegal Association

Mariana Fradman has over 25 years of specializing in commercial real estate transactions (acquisitions/sales, air/development rights transfers, joint ventures, mortgage lending (bond and affordable housing), energy projects, community development, not-for-profit and mixed-use, strategic planning, workouts and 1031 exchanges, project and space leasing); corporate and corporate housekeeping; M&A transactions and financial restructuring.

On-Demand: December 13, 2024

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Program Summary

Legal research as a key component for legal profession involves identifying, finding, and cite checking information and applicable laws. Paralegals and associates need to know the sources that would enable them to work more efficiently without being overwhelmed with information. The best way to do so is to employ important research skills and utilize available tools and resources.

Under this topic, we will review which research skills do paralegals and associates have, understand the tools available to them, the legal research process and its basic elements, what types of legal sources are needed, and how to begin your legal research. We will also review what free resources are available for legal research and how to use them efficiently. In addition, we will review significant factors that may negatively affect your research, including bad law. We also will cover search terms, artificial intelligence, and the future of legal technology.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • First Steps: Security, relevance and reliability
  • Where Do You Start: Understanding the key details and questions, finding laws and information
  • Achieve Your Research Goals: Key words and search terms, refining search terms, and how to use variety of sources
  • Free Legal Research Tools
  • Artificial Intelligence: Yay or nay?

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Mariana Fradman_myLawCLEMariana Fradman | New York City Paralegal Association

Mariana Fradman has over 25 years of specializing in commercial real estate transactions (acquisitions/sales, air/development rights transfers, joint ventures, mortgage lending (bond and affordable housing), energy projects, community development, not-for-profit and mixed use, strategic planning, workouts and 1031 exchanges, project and space leasing); corporate and corporate housekeeping; M&A transactions and financial restructuring. Currently, as a senior specialist at the Real Estate and Investments Group in the Office of the General Counsel at New York Life Insurance Company, she is responsible for legal support for all real estate investments and corporate real estate managed by New York Life Real Estate Investors, a division of NYL Investors LLC, including mortgage, mezzanine and structured financing, CMBS, real property acquisitions, dispositions, fund formation and governance, loan servicing, asset management and leasing related activities. In addition, Mariana is an adjunct instructor teaching ethics, business law, contracts and real estate law at the ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate Program, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, New York.

Mariana has a B.S. in mechanical engineering, Odessa Polytechnic University – Ukraine (1985), B.S. in Paralegal Studies, NYC Technical College, New York (1999); and MBA in General Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Arizona (2005). In addition, Mariana is a New York State Certified Paralegal.

Mariana is a long-standing member of New York City Paralegal Association (“NYCPA”). She has been in numerous leadership roles, including president, vice president and treasurer, has held positions of the CLE and Mentor Program chairs and assisted various committees. She also served as an Ethics and Professional Responsibility coordinator and was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Rogue Paralegals and Ethics Committee for the National Federation of Paralegal Association. Mariana presented at various continuing legal education seminars in-person and online, including, but not limited to Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, New York Career Institute, Lorman Education Services, Paralegal Knowledge Institute, Clear Law Institute, National Federation of Paralegal Associations and at numerous CLE seminars presented by NYCPA. Her articles were published in The Paralegal Society Blog, The Paralegal Resource and the National Paralegal Reporter. Mariana is a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award, West Legal Studies Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement; Distinguished Faculty Badge, Lorman Educational Services; Appreciation Award and numerous Certificates of Appreciation, NYCPA; and a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Tau Phi Sigma Honor Societies.

Agenda

I. First Steps: Security, relevance and reliability | 1:00pm – 1:20pm

II. Where Do You Start: Understanding the key details and questions, finding laws and information | 1:20pm – 1:40pm

III. Achieve Your Research Goals: Key words and search terms, refining search terms, and how to use variety of sources | 1:40pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

IV. Free Legal Research Tools | 2:10pm – 2:40pm

V. Artificial Intelligence: Yay or nay? | 2:40pm – 3:10pm

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