Oregon Legal Research Blog“Free Online Course: Topics in Digital Law Practice,” from Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites, Jan. 28, 2012, blog post.
Articles Posted in Law Practice & Management
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Legal Education: Law in a Boat: “Is Eating People Wrong?”
“Gallagher blogs” brings us “A Tour of Eight Famous Cases,” highlighting the new book:
“Is Eating People Wrong: Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World”
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LawSites: Five Tips for Starting Your Own Blog
Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites blog brings us “Five Tips for Starting Your own Blog” and other law practice tips.
Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips and Carolyn Elefant’s myShingle are favorites, too.
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Lawyer and Law Student Criminal (or unethical) Use of Lexis & Westlaw
From Law in the News:
Excerpt: “According to a recently released opinion from the Utah State Bar Ethics Advisory Committee, it is professionally unethical for a practicing attorney to ask a law student to use her free Lexis or Westlaw account for firm work. The big commercial legal research companies provide law students with free access to their services to help in the development of student legal research skills. Typically, students sign an agreement with the provider stating that they will use their free access only for educational and non-profit purposes….” [Link to full Legal Skills Prof blog post.]
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Calloway’s “Ten Essential Classes of Websites for Lawyers”
Jim Calloway’s LawyersUSA Nov. 3, 2011, column has a lot of law practice info packed into a small place:
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2011 Oregon State Bar Unlawful Practice of Law Task Force Report
You can read the Oregon State Bar (OSB) “2011 Unlawful Practice of Law Task Force Report“ at the OSB website (under the Surveys, Reports & Research tab, where you’ll find other useful reports).
You can also read Oregon laws about lawful and unlawful practice of law in Chapter 9 of the Oregon Revised Statutes.
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Books about Careers in the Law
It’s that time of year when high school and college students start asking questions about “careers in the law.”
There is a lot of “recommended reading” at law school admissions websites and there are also a lot of “pre-law” and law student “Must Read” lists you can find using “the Google.” There is also this gem from the Volokh Conspiracy, but I’m not inclined to disillusion high school students with it, even though it is terribly funny.
[If you’re thinking about law school In the U.K., they have the wonderful Granville Williams “Learning the Law.”]
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Law School Theory vs. Practical Skills, One More Time
“Law School Theory vs. Practical Skills, One More Time,” at the Law Librarian Blog (December 15, 2011), links to Yale Professor Stanley Fish’s response to David Segal’s article in the New York Times on the Theory vs Practical Legal Skills debate.
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Oregon Lawyer Kickstarts an iPad “Clutch”
Robert Ambrogi’s 12/9/11 LawSites blog post brings us this excellent news about an Oregon attorney:
“Jamie Daigle is a Portland, Ore., trial lawyer who loves to use his iPad in court. But he also knows the iPad can be clumsy to hold or stand up. No sooner did he first get his iPad than he started trying to build a better case for it. Using common household items, he had his first prototype within days. Believing that he has created “the most comfortable, ergonomic and functional iPad case available,” Daigle and his new company, DC Mobile Design LLC, have turned to Kickstarter in the hopes of raising the money they need to take their prototype to market….” [Link to full post.]
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Legal Assistant Jobs at Lewis & Clark Law School: App deadline Dec 14!
These look like interesting jobs:
Visit the Lewis & Clark Human Resources website for information about these positions (and others):
“Faculty Legal Assistant — Provides advanced administrative, paralegal, and secretarial support to full-time and adjunct law faculty. Assists law faculty in class preparation; legal research and document production including scholarly articles, court briefs, class materials, class web postings ….”