Nancy Bergeson: Ardent Advocate Lecture Series
Speaker: Colleen Scissors — Remembering Defense Basics: Building Trust and Humanizing Our Clients
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Portland, OR
“.…Nancy Bergeson was a career-long public defender whose legal acumen was matched only by her uncanny ability to empathize with her clients….” [Link to OCDLA announcement.]
On June 15, 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court adopted a new rule:
APR 28, entitled “Limited Practice Rule for Limited License Technicians”
You can link to the text of the new rule and the final order from:
You can link to a “Database of Law School Employment Statistics,” from the University of Wisconsin Law Library Blog (WisBlawg).
You can also visit the “Law School Transparency” website directly.
This Oregonian opinion article by a recent law school graduate isn’t just Oregon-centric and encapsulates what some of us have always known: we don’t live in a bubble, you will pay tomorrow for what you do today, that butterfly flapping its wings in Rio, will soon send something to bite you in the Bronx, and if you drown young people in student debt, they cannot breathe let alone dream about swimming to victory for themselves, their families, and the world.
“Student law school debt harms Oregon’s legal community,” by guest columnist Gary Gray, May 29, 2012.
Read this blog post by Ernie the Attorney. At first blush it looks as if it is recommending yet another tech tip, and it is, but it is also describing a useful tech lesson he has learned on how to make better use of his time.
It’s no miracle cure (there isn’t one) for our “I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can” era, and it might not work for you, but if it does, it just might reduce a little of your tech-stress so you can at least enjoy your weekends:
“What’s Time to a Pig? Or How to Learn to Be super-efficient With Technology?
The 2012 PNPA Seminar and Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland.
The topics and speakers for this year’s meeting are:
Legal Research Plus blogs about: govDelivery “Email Best Practices Guide”
You can link to the govDelivery website and the “Public Sector Digital Communication Management: Best Practices” guide from the Legal Research Plus website.
Oregon Legislative Administrator:
(Closing date/time for application: Friday, 06/08/12, 11:59 PM, Pacific Time)
“The Legislative Administrator is selected by and serves as the full-time executive officer of the Legislative Administration Committee, a statutory joint legislative committee. (See ORS 173.710.) The committee has a continuing existence and functions whether or not the Legislative Assembly is in session. The Office of the Legislative Administrator coordinates the operations of the Legislative Assembly and the State Capitol. The Legislative Administrator manages the following departments critical to the operations of the Legislative Branch: Committee Services, Facilities, Purchasing, Information Services, Media Services, Employee Services, Financial Services and Visitors Services….”
The OSB Bulletin, May 2012 edition, has a good article on the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) in Oregon. (You can also find it from the OSB Bulletin archives, which are available to the public.)
The article is written for lawyers but everyone will find something useful in it – and the things you learn might save you time, aggravation, money, and self-respect.
“The Many Faces of UPL: Protecting the Public from the Unlawful Practice of Law,” by Amber Hollister
Oregon Legal Research Blog