Abstract
Electronic information resources as a product of technological development plays a vital role in providing a veritable platform for networking among legal practitioners as well as guarantee timely access to legal information. This study examined the role played by digital/electronic resources in legal profession taking Oyo state as a case study. Descriptive survey design was used for the study and questionnaire as a research instrument was administered to judges, lawyers and law library personnel. The studies found that majority of respondents were aware of the available electronic resources essential to legal practice and research. Though, some of the online legal information resources were not available, email discussion list and online journal were the most used. It was observed that most court libraries are still operating manually as e-legal resources like law reference materials, laws of other countries, human right needs, law reports, judged cases and court proceedings were poorly accessible. However, findings indicate that the use of electronic legal information resources leads to faster and timely execution of cases and also provide platform for comparative jurisprudence.Keywords: Legal profession, electronic resources, technology, court, legal information
Highlights
Technological developments are formidable enough to mark turning points in the history of Legal profession
The revolution affects every aspect of human endeavour of which the legal profession is not left out (Anyaegbu et al, 2013)
The study population consisted of Oyo State High Courts, Nigeria and some selected legal practitioners in the state
Summary
Technological developments are formidable enough to mark turning points in the history of Legal profession. The study examined the level of awareness, availability, accessibility and use of electronic legal information resources in legal practice as providing a veritable platform for networking among legal practitioners, with a view to developing robust legal mind, as well as facilitates the use of library electronic information resources in legal profession. Descriptive data revealed that 7.2% of the 111 respondents were judges, 90.1% were lawyers while the rest 2.7% were law library personnel. E-legal information resources are available through digital 2 5 library in Oyo State High (1.9). ( X = 2.88), while 21.3% of respondents concurred that electronic legal information resources are mostly available through digital library ( X = 3.22). Larger proportion of the respondents indicated that Oyo State High Court libraries do not provide electronic library services.
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