While PACER is way ahead of many state e-court systems, it is still flawed. Enter PacerPro. Give it a whirl, free (for now), and read about it in this article:
From ABA Journal: “Service offers a better way to search federal court records than PACER,” Mar 1, 2014, by Robert Ambrogi.
See the announcements at InfoDocket and at PR Newswire.
“Updating our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Dropbox for Business Agreement”
“We’ve made a lot of changes to Dropbox since we last updated our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and online Dropbox for Business Agreements. So today, we’re starting to email users to let you know about some updates to these policies. The updates will be effective on March 24, 2014….” [Link to Dropbox blog post.]
You should probably follow this news if it is a deal-breaker.
“The Oregon Cannabis Industry Association is hosting an informative seminar providing Oregon cannabis industry members, and those looking to enter the industry, with an opportunity to learn from professionals across the legal spectrum. Attorneys and professionals will cover basic business law, employment law, tax law and more. A representative from the Oregon Health Authority will be on hand to answer questions about the application process and rules for the upcoming state-licensed medical marijuana facilities.
Tickets are $150. (Approval for CLE credits pending for practicing Oregon attorneys.)….”
Link to Oregon Cannabis Industry Association (OCIA) program webpage for more information.
Do you want more information about Limited License Legal Technicians:
1) Link to our previous post on the Washington State LLLT program.
2) Attend a Town Hall:
Visit the OJD website for information about the UTCR and proposed changes.
This is also the website you check for Interim Chief Justice Orders (CJO) and Rules Adopted Out-of-Cycle.
Just like the Rule of Real Estate: Location, location, location,
Just like the Rule of Carnegie Hall: Practice, practice, practice,
There might soon be a Rule of Law School Without Debt: Read, read, read.
Public libraries have some of the best buyers’ guides for e-Reading devices. Check at your own public library or start with this one to find links to reviews, consumer tips, and more:
Washington County (Oregon) Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS), “Choosing a table or e-reader” (and check out their Library2Go help pages – or visit your own public library’s eBook pages)
Anything But Law School Graduate Scholarship
The flip side of “too many lawyers“: Some reports estimate that 55% of attorneys are baby-boomers. If that % is correct, and the tail end of baby-boomer-dom was 1958, it’s quite possible we’ll need a lot of replacement lawyers really soon.
Some lawyers retire in order to do other things, but many lawyers will retire because the practice of law isn’t much fun anymore (e.g. legal research has become no “more than a google box on top of a legal database.”
The following Oregon county law libraries purchase and lend current OSB and OLI CLE course materials for independent study (and MCLE credit): Clackamas, Lane, Marion, Multnomah, and Washington.
You can find more information on borrowing county law library CLEs at the Oregon Legal Research blogpost: Oregon Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Course Materials in Law Libraries
For information about the Washington County Law Library collection, visit our CLE Information pages.
Oregon Legal Research Blog