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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.”

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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.

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“Send Secure, Self-Destructing Messages with Wickr,” by Robert Ambrogi, Nov 5, 2013

Excerpt: “…. Lawyers have an ethical obligation to protect the confidentiality and security of communications with their clients. The more we learn about NSA snooping, the more we realize what a challenge that can be.

One option for secure communications is to skip the email and use the SMS messaging app Wickr, which is available for iOS and Android phones….” [Link to full LawSites post.]

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It’s that time of year again to sign up or reset your profile with the Willamette Law Online service from Willamette University College of Law

Find links to these Summary Services from the Willamette Law Online website:

  • 9th Circuit Case Summary Service
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Lots of interesting posts on Richard Zorza’s Access to Justice Blog:

1) Guest Post from World Bank’s Paul Prettitore on Legal Aid in Jordan (10/10/13)

2) NYT Piece on Doctor “Mindfulness” has Major Implications for Lawyers and Judges (9/26/13)

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“Top 10 Reasons Not to Bother With a Law Firm App,” by Erik Mazzone (ABA Law Practice Magazine, Volume 39 Number 5, Sept/Oct 2013)

Excerpt: “.… Most law firms should sit this one out, their time and money better spent elsewhere. Every once in a while, though, a law firm develops a truly useful app, one that finds its intended audience and has the user reviews to prove it. The rare lucky strike spurs on the all-too-common fruitless claim.

So, how do you know whether your law firm is wasting its time chasing app greatness or if you’re on track to be one of the lucky ones, lighting your cigars with $100 bills in the saloon?

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From the Washington State NW Sidebar blog: Comfort Dogs in Court

Excerpt: “…. In State v. Dye, the Washington Supreme Court threw prosecutor’s a bone in ruling that use of a facility dog (assigned to the court house to provide comfort to witnesses) was not unduly prejudicial and did not violate the defendant’s right to a fair trial. Washington state has been at the forefront of using canines in court. King County started using them in 2004 and since then, “34 specially trained dogs are at work in 17 states….” [Link to full blog post.]‘

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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 at the Oregon Legal Research blog post:

Oregon Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Course Materials in Law Libraries

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