LegalNet Special Services

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Introduction Accessing LegalNet Special Services State Bar Directory State Bar Calendar Bar Exam Information Blank Attorney Forms

Introduction

The New Mexico Bar Association and New Mexico Technet have created many different services especially for LegalNet members. This section describes special items of interest for New Mexico Bar members:

The Directories option lists the current members of the State Bar, their firm, address, phone number, status and when they joined the bar.

The State Bar Calendar shows board, section and committee meeting dates, classes and seminars and American Bar Association events.

The Bar Exam Information option lists those who have recently passed the New Mexico State Bar Examination.

The Blank Forms option lists over 4 legal forms that can be down-loaded to your computer for your use.

This section contain Browser documents (), and SEARCHmate databases (). Please

refer to these sections for detailed instructions on their use.

Accessing LegalNet Special Services

Access to the LegalNet services described below is different for each option. Please refer to each option for instructions.

State Bar Directory

On selecting this option, you will be connected with Telnet to the directory, SEARCHmate . See Accessing SEARCHmate database for more detail.

This database includes a general bar member directory and is in a SEARCHmate () format.

For word searches:

This database contains a unique identifier called a database tag. By including this tag as one of your search words, you will restrict the search to those entries you want. The database tags are:

<PHONE>       Member's firm phone number.

<FIRM>        Member's firm.

<ADDRESS>     Firm address.

<STATUS>      Member is ACTIVE, INACTIVE, etc.

EXAMPLES: Type: <PHONE> 212 [Enter]

This will retrieve entries for all NM Bar members in area code 212 (Manhattan, New York).

Type: <FIRM> EISENHOWER AND LUTZ [Enter]

This will retrieve entries for all members of the law firm Eisenhower and Lutz.

The SEARCHmate formatted fields are:

Lnet-nbr          LegalNet Member number (##-###).  The first two
                  digits are the year the member joined the NM Bar.

Name              Member's name.

Joined-nm-bar     Year member joined NM Bar.

City              City where the member practices.

State             State where member practices.

For formatted field searches:

Type "L <> DFSJ" (where DFSJ is a nonsense word) and press [Enter].

This will retrieve every listing in the database.

Type "N Has Last_name" (where Last_name is the last name or partial last name of the person you want) and press [Enter].

EXAMPLES: Type "N HAS SMITH" [Enter]

to retrieve all NM Bar members whose last name is Smith.

NOTE: This example will also retrieve Goldsmith, Messersmith, Smithstein, etc.

Type C = city (where city is any city) and press [Enter].

EXAMPLE: Type "C = CLOVIS" [Enter]

to retrieve all listings for Clovis.

Type: "C = 'SANTA FE'" [Enter]

to retrieve all listings for Santa Fe.

NOTE: There are quotes (" ") around Santa Fe. See Use of Quotes in the Online Documentation Conventions for information about quotes.

State Bar Calendar

This option will connect you to the State Bar Association's site, where a calendar of events is available. The State Bar Association is responsible for the updating of this calendar.

Bar Exam Information

A document will be displayed listing those candidates who passed the New Mexico State Bar Exam. This document will be updated at the discretion of the State Bar Assocation.

You can print this document directly from your favorite Web Browser, such as Netscape, Quarterdeck's Mosaic, or Internet Explorer. See Graphical Web Browsers for more.

Blank Attorney Forms

Your favorite Graphical Web browser will display a list of many blank legal forms, ranging from Affidavit of Due and Diligent Search to Writ of Restitution Click on the

icon to preview the file. If it's the correct file, click Back on your browser and click on the name of the file to download it. (See Browser Menu Bars and Toolbars for more detail.)

Some forms were prepared using WordPerfect 5,while other are formatted in WordPerfect 6. Either kind can be easily used in any WordPerfect version from 6 up. Newer versions of most popular word processors can import WordPerfect documents.

Please refer to the "Import" or "Conversion" sections of your word processor manual for instructions on converting documents prepared using a different word processor.

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