The Oregon July 2013 Bar Exam results will be announced at 2 p.m., September 20, 2013.
Articles Posted in Law Practice & Management
Chinese (“Bluebook” inspired) Legal Citation Guidelines
From Gallagher Law Library blog: Chinese Legal Citation Guidelines:
‘”Citation Guidelines for Chinese Language Materials” is a handy guide created by UW Law School Ph.D. students …. [T]he new guidelines provide interpretations of Bluebook rules for Chinese legal citation, plus detailed examples showing good practices...”‘
Encryption Advice and Simple Techniques for Lawyers
Read the Oregon Law Office Management blog post: Encryption: Essential Best Practice or Much Ado About Nothing? and find, among other tidbits, a link to “C’mon, C’mon, C’mon, Let Me Show You What It’s All About: Encryption ABC’s, Easy as 1-2-3.“
Oregon Lawyers: How to Fire a Client, Fairly and Ethically
Oregon Law Practice Management has a detailed blog post on “How to Fire a Client.”
Attorney Fee agreements and Engagement Letters for the 21st Century
Read Jim Calloway’s law practice tip at his blog post, Fee Agreements for Lawyers, which links to an Attorney at Work blog post, Fee Tale: This Is Not Your Father’s Engagement Agreement.
Lawyers: MyShingle: For Solo Practitioners
MyShingle, the website and blog for solo practitioners is still going strong. Check it out if you haven’t visited it for a while or ever.
Check out MyShingle’s Soloformania (lots of great checklists!), Free Stuff, Topics (for previous blog posts), and other pages.
Free Online Family Law Resources
Take a look at the Charlotte Law Library’s Guide to Free Online Family Law Resources. A few resources are North Carolina-specific, but there are lots of others that will be useful to lawyers in other states.
Lawyers: Save Time & Money: “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual”
Law offices without law librarians can also save time and money with the tips and reviews in the 2013 “Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual.”
1) How to deter and refuse unsolicited shipments: Do you know about 39 U.S. Code 3009?
2) Do you really need annual print supplements? (They can be expensive up-front and to file/shelve.)
115 Website Design Tools & 30 Twitter Technology News Accounts
Librarians find, compile, and share: See iLibrarian posts:
“30 Twitter Accounts to Follow for Technology News and Insights,” by Ellyssa Kroski, June 20, 2013 (From Pogue, Hurley. Li, Stone to ReadWrite, Kotaku, and more.)
“The Ultimate, Mega, Essential Website Design Guide – 115 Tools and Resources,” Ellyssa Kroski, June 26, 2013
Free Copyright Treatise for Lawyers, Librarians, and Artists
Lawyers at Adler Vermillion & Skocilich, LLP have made this remarkable copyright resource publicly available – and free. (Thank you!)
Copyright Codex (Beta): A Free Treatise for Lawyers and Artists
Many thanks for the tip from Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites blog, where you will find information about the Copyright Codex and much more, including a link to a Trial of Whitey Bulger website.