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Articles Posted in Law Practice & Management
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Law Librarianship is Not About Books or Coffee Machines
Espresso Machines are Lousy Substitutes for Law Library Leadership (3 Geeks and a Law Blog 4/22/16 blog post):
“…. Law Librarianship is not about the number of books on the shelf. It is not about turning shelves into collaboration spaces or coffee bars. It is about positioning the firm in a manner that aligns resources, internal and external; human and information, in a way that puts the firm on a better competitive footing. It’s about risk-management. It’s about negotiating the best deals with very expensive vendors. It’s about evaluating what is, and what is not needed to support the practices of the firm. It takes a strong leader, one with vision of where the law library fits in the strategic goals of the firm, in order to guide the firm on the correct path. Leaving these leadership positions empty, or eliminating them altogether may have short-term financial gains, but long-term repercussions that will plague firms for many years to come….” [Link to full article.]
Read more law librarian / law firm / client management posts from 3 Geeks and a Law Blog and other ABA Law Blawgs.
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Model U.S. Law Firm Copyright Policy (AALL, 2016)
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has updated its:
Model Law Firm Copyright Policy
Excerpt:
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Where Do You Find Great Legal Research Advice?
When you need legal research advice, turn to the legal research experts, professional law librarians, most of whom are able to share their expertise freely, or low-costly (so to speak), which is good value indeed when you need accurate, timely, and comprehensive information.
Great law librarians keep up with the vast world of legal research resources: dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of journals and websites and lawyer and law librarian listserves, networks, and professional associations (e.g. AALL). A Law Librarian’s Continuing Education also includes reading local, state, and national judicial, legislative, and regulatory news, and related news in the foreign and international legal world.
So, make sure the librarian you consult for legal research advice is Keeping Up With the Legal Research Joneses or, more to the point, Keeping Up With Opposing Counsel, whose access to legal research resources might be funded a whole lot better than yours:
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Oregon CLE: Continuing Debate Over the Sequential Lineup
The Oregon Innocence Project is presenting this CLE, scheduled for Feb. 5, 2016:
Continuing Debate Over the Sequential Lineup
“Presented by Oregon Innocence Project and featuring Professor Daniel Reisberg.
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Oregon State Bar Proposes Changes to Public Disciplinary Process for Lawyers
“State lawyer group mulls controversial changes to make pending disciplinary records off-limits to public,” Portland Tribune, 05 January 2016, by Nick Budnick:
Excerpt: “The state agency that oversees the investigation of ethics complaints against 15,000 Oregon lawyers is considering changes that would hide from public view most pending complaints and destroy all public records of dismissed complaints after three years, a radical increase in secrecy for a system that’s received national praise for its transparency….” [Link to full Portland Tribune article.]
The article links to OSB disciplinary process reports, also currently linked to from the OSB homepage.
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Coming Soon to a Lawyer’s Website Near You, .Law Domains
As of yesterday, .law domains are available for purchase, but only by licensed attorneys. This new top level domain is an attempt to provide verification to lawyer websites. For the first week the domains will be costly, although the price drops significantly each day. So expect to see big law firms gobble up the prime “real estate” first. Solo practitioners and small firms will likely get in the game as prices go down.
If you’re a lawyer, you can purchase through an authorized registrar. If you’re seeking a lawyer, you’ll see these domains pop up over the following weeks.
Source: “New .Law Domains Go on Sale Today – Here’s How to Buy One” by Robert Ambrogi.
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Introduction to iPad for Trial Lawyers (MyShingle)
From MyShingle, a blog for and about solo and small law firms:
“Trial By iPad: 1 New Technology, 10 Days, 3 6-Figure Verdicts,” by Carolyn Elefant, October 2, 2015.
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Internet Searching and Archiving: It Doesn’t Get Better; It Gets a Whole Lot Worse
Two recent articles worth reading if you want to research online and recall the past:
Net for Lawyers: Google’s News Search is in Even Worse Condition Than we First Thought, Another in an Unfortunately Growing Series of Articles about Google Search Problems
“The Cobweb: Can the Internet be archived?“ by Jill Lepore, New Yorker, Jan. 26, 2015 issue.
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6 lawyers with food truck businesses and 10 romance novelists with law degrees
It’s summertime. Even lawyers are allowed to dream about food and love. From the ABA Journal Galleries:
6 lawyers with food truck businesses (ABA Gallery, circa 2014)
10 romance novelists with law degrees (ABA Gallery, circa 2014)