I love these kinds of blawger stories.
The hypothesis may also be supported by the experience of lawyers who post a lot of information on their websites and, contrary to popular belief that it is bad to “give it away free,” have found that it draws traffic to their websites and can attract clients.
However, woe to the attorney who blogs badly.
Check out the list of billing-software links compiled at the Oregon Law Practice Management blog. It is not Oregon-specific.
Library (and law firm) database (and eBook) licensing can be tricky, to put it mildly.
There are hundreds, thousands even, of fee-based subscription databases used by lawyers, legal researchers, librarians, historians, etc. If you need to negotiate and manage a database contract, here is a useful primer, and much more:
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has posted the following Code of Best Practices for Licensing Electronic Resources guidelines on its website, with easy access for everyone, not just AALL members:
If you missed the April 26, 2013, “A Quick Survey of Blogs Written by Judges” post by Robert Ambrogi at LawSites, it’s not too late.
This Oregon Law Practice Management post, from 3/25/13, maybe should be required reading:
“The Ethical Minefield of Using Social Media for Investigation”
Excerpt: “In late February, the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors approved OSB Formal Opinion No. 2013-189. Following in the footsteps of opinions about metadata (187) and cloud computing (188), the bar seeks to address the ethical minefield of using social media to investigate an opposing party, a witness, or a juror….” [Link to full blog post.]
Are you an “English as a Second (or 3rd or 4th) Language” law student or lawyer?
Are you thinking about going abroad to teach U.S. law or legal research to foreign students or lawyers?
There are books for non-English speakers learning the Language of American and (UK) English Law. Some might even be e-books.
1) News sources: Most national news publications have annual “What Lawyers Earn” articles. Try the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, ABA Journal, and other places. Use a search engine or index to locate these.
2) Professional Associations, e.g.: American Bar Association (ABA) and National Association for Legal Professionals (NALP), Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association
3) Private sources, e.g.: Robert Half Legal “2013 Salary Guide” on compensation in the legal field.
The American Bar Association (ABA) has issued their: 2012 Revised Version: ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal Services.
You can find a copy ($10) at the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals website. (Oregon attorneys can find a copy at the PLF website.)
According to some reports, Elvis was one of the least litigious superstars in the U.S. and maybe the world, and that most Elvis litigation occurred after his death. Whether or not that is so, we still have to say to the King of Kings (ur, sorry, Bruce):
In 2011, Legal Aid of East Tennessee held a CLE on “Elvis Law. The state and federal cases dealing with the late king of rock `n’ roll.”
The Oregon Law Practice Management blog has a 2012 Year in Review list of the year’s tips.
This is painless continuing legal education – and stay tuned for the 2013 tips.
Oregon Legal Research Blog