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If you are thinking about a career in “legal information” or advancing your career in “legal information,” this is a useful birds-eye snapshot of the profession(s):

“AALL/ILTA Digital White Paper: The New Librarian,” 10/15/12:

“The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) has collaborated to create a white paper on the set of skills needed for today’s librarian and information services professionals. Whether it is Knowledge Management, working with Practice Groups, Competitive Intelligence, Electronic Books, or the evolving trends within Legal Research or Emerging Technology, ….” [Link to full 3 Geeks and a Law Blog post.]

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We love voting in Oregon. Not only can we vote by mail, but we get a honkin’ huge Voter Pamphlet to read on long commutes and rainy afternoons, and for pure reading pleasure.

There is even a little comedy in the Voter’s Pamphlet, and I haven’t even gotten past Measure 78 on page 52 (out of 151 pages).

On page 52 of the Voter’s Pamphlet you will find the “Estimate of Financial Impact” of Measure 78, a fairly routine though slightly comic proposal to change some of the language of the Oregon Constitution. (It brings to mind a charming speaker at a county public meeting who said in all seriousness that “he liked Government but does not understand it.”)

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The upcoming 2013 Oregon Legislative Session offers some budding legislators and government wonks a few more opportunities to learn about the legislative process while earning some money.

Current Open Recruitments at the Oregon Legislature

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You will need to research statutes and regulations on adult adoption in Oregon, but the following might be good places to start to get an overview of the process, sample forms, and other helpful tips:

1) Link to the Oregon State Bar (OSB) brochure on adoption, from the OSB website (if this direct link doesn’t work). (There is a small section on Adult Adoptions in the Adoption brochure.)

2) A 2003 Oregon State Bar CLE,  “The ABC’s of Adoption” (in print only): this is not current law, but will give a good overview of the whys and wherefores of adult adoption.

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If you have any interest in how Oregon state government works and would be able to work in Salem during the next Legislative session:

“Legislative Administration is recruiting to hire approximately 30 Session Committee Assistants. We will hire 30 to staff session committees for Committee Services, including Legislative Fiscal and  Legislative Revenue for the 2013 Legislative Session.“

Link to the Oregon Legislature’s job site for more information (and other Session jobs).

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It is next to impossible to feel confident about voting for one judge over another, or even voting for one who is unopposed, unless you are active in the legal community in a way that puts you in regular contact with judges and the people who work with them.

Even if you are an avid news-hound, even if you have served on a jury, even if you know someone who appeared before a judge, even if you know someone who says, “Judge x has my vote,” you may not feel that love, that trust, that confidence that your vote was well cast.

But vote we must – or at least we must give it the old college try:

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The 2012 Oregon State Bar (OSB) House of Delegates Meeting is scheduled for November 2, 2012.

Read the Oregon Law Practice Management blog post (10/8/12) for information about and links to meeting information.

There are a lot of intriguing proposals on the table, including Resolution 13 and Resolution 21.

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Intriguing recommendation that might come out of the OSB HOD meeting on November 2, 2012:

Resolution 13

“Resolved, The House of Delegates recommends that the Board of Governors study the feasibility of making a metropolitan court district combining the resources of Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties to increase access to justice and make an appropriate recommendation to the Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Judicial Department and the Chief Justice.”

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2012 OSB House of Delegates Meeting will consider this resolution, too:

Resolution 21

“Resolved, The House of Delegates of the Oregon State Bar instructs the Board of Governors to support and to seek legislative approval for a centralized legal notice system to be operated for the benefit of all Oregonians under the auspices of either the state judicial department or a private nonprofit such as the Oregon Law Foundation.”

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