Oregon Legal Research BlogOregon Law Practice Management brings you this “iLaw” update, just in time to get you out of July 4th picnic clean-up duty:
Articles Posted in Law Practice & Management
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Oregon Law Practice Management
If you haven’t checked out the Oregon Law Practice Management website recently, it’s worth a visit.
Beverly Michaelis is a Practice Management Adviser with the Oregon Professional Liability Fund (PLF).
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In memory of Nancy Bergeson: Ardent Advocate Lecture Series
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.]
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Non-Lawyers Authorized to Assist Self-Represented Litigants in Washington State
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:
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Law School Employment Statistics
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.
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Cast Your Bread …: Law Student Textbook Costs and Student Debt
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.
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How Not to be Overwhelmed by Legal Technology
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?
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Pacific Northwest Paralegal Association (PNPA) Annual Meeting, June 2, 2012
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:
- “How to Obtain Useful Information About Your Cases Using the Freedom of Information Act and Oregon Public Records Law,” presented by Elizabeth D. Wright, Esq., Bullivant, Houser, Bailey PC
- “Cyber Crime,” Presented by Sean Hoar, Esq., U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Government Email Best Practices Guide
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.