IMPORTANT - ask your supervisor about the firm's specific pricing plans
- Even if the firm has a flat fee - Searching Online Costs Money (along with your time)
- You may be charged per transaction (per search) OR on an hourly (minute by minute) basis
- You may be charged for opening documents or even printing documents; so,
- Practice, Practice, Practice searching while you are in Law School
- Some specialty databases may also be expensive
- Some of your research expense will be written off (which can affect what your partners bring in: $$$)
- Basically, you will now become part of your firm's Bottom Line
