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Public law librarians hear this question a lot.  In a perfect world, you would have an attorney who will answer the question to your satisfaction, but we don’t live in a perfect world.  (People need to ask their doctors questions too, but that doesn’t happen either – just ask medical librarians.)
The “What Happens Next?” question is a tough one, first because procedures can very from county to county, and second, because each person and each person’s charged offense is different.
Also, the questions vary greatly: sometimes the question is “what happens next?” and sometimes the question is “how could they charge me at all?” and sometimes the question is “wasn’t it an illegal stop (or search or whatever)?”
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“Law School Theory vs. Practical Skills, One More Time,” at the Law Librarian Blog (December 15, 2011), links to Yale Professor Stanley Fish’s response to David Segal’s article in the New York Times on the Theory vs Practical Legal Skills debate.
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Our county law library patrons know this already, especially the solo and small law firm attorneys, but so do big law firms:
“There’s a saying that if you hear something once, it’s a fluke, twice is a trend, and if you hear it three times it’s a habit. I’ve now heard a similar tale being told by three different administrative groups in law firms when it comes to leveraging the skills of their librarians. It is usually presented to a group of peers like this:
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Robert Ambrogi’s 12/9/11 LawSites blog post brings us this excellent news about an Oregon attorney:
“Jamie Daigle is a Portland, Ore., trial lawyer who loves to use his iPad in court. But he also knows the iPad can be clumsy to hold or stand up. No sooner did he first get his iPad than he started trying to build a better case for it. Using common household items, he had his first prototype within days. Believing that he has created “the most comfortable, ergonomic and functional iPad case available,” Daigle and his new company, DC Mobile Design LLC, have turned to Kickstarter in the hopes of raising the money they need to take their prototype to market….” [Link to full post.]
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A recent Oregonian news story: “Aloha man admits to attacking his neighbor for trimming shade trees,” by Roger Gregory, December 13, 2011.  The sentence?

“…Sentence: Bosket was sentenced to six months in jail, followed by five years of formal probation. Bosket was ordered to pay $3,579 in fines and fees and $1,366.19 in restitution. Bosket received the court’s anger/mental health package as part of his probation, according to Nadya Martin, deputy district attorney for Washington County. Bosket is to have no contact with the victim and is not to live at the Aloha address, Martin said.” [Link to full article.]

We’re not all lucky enough to have awesome neighbors.  Librarians, public and law, are asked legal questions all the time that fall under the Neighbor Law classification.

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An Oregon nonprofit, Economic Fairness Oregon, was one of five finalists for Consumer’s Union first Excellence in Advocacy Award, as reported in the January 2012 Consumer Reports and on the Excellent in Advocacy Award website.
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These look like interesting jobs:

Visit the Lewis & Clark Human Resources website for information about these positions (and others):

“Faculty Legal Assistant — Provides advanced administrative, paralegal, and secretarial support to full-time and adjunct law faculty. Assists law faculty in class preparation; legal research and document production including scholarly articles, court briefs, class materials, class web postings ….”
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