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HAL, You’re No Shakespeare: Legal Document Editing Software
But (Arthur Clarke’s 2001, a Space Odysey) HAL may still be your friend. Read on:
Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites, Dec. 17, 2012, blog post:
The WordRake Editing Program Takes on Scalia, Kagen and El Pollo Loco
A Broken Heart Still Beats
“A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies,” by Anne McCracken and Mary Semel, 1998.
Two women who lost their children turned to literature when self-help, memoir, and other sources of solace didn’t fill void.
This is a heartbreaking, but beautiful collection of writings, annotated by the editors, including this one by William Wordsworth, whose daughter Catherine died at age 4:
Organic Business Customer Service Pressure Valve: Get Human, Get Help
GetHuman has been around for a long time, but it never hurts to remind people that some businesses, some companies really do “get” customer service and there are ways to contact inside representatives, without blowing your top.
Not every problem can be fixed online and sometimes you really do need to talk to an organic human being:
Visit GetHuman, read About GetHuman, and visit the GetHuman Blog for business and customer Customer Service tips.
Criminal Records Verification in Oregon – a Legislative Report
You can now read:
HB 4091: Workgroup Report: Recommendations Regarding Criminal Records Verification in Oregon
Excerpt from Executive Summary:
Oregon Access to Justice CLE, Dec. 18, 2012, Hillsboro, Oregon
An Access to Justice CLE is presented by the Lawyers’ Association of Washington County (LAWC), a Chapter of Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLs). (Earn one Access to Justice credit.)
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm
With Leslea Smith, Oregon Law Center and Sandra Hansberger, Campaign for Equal Justice.
Legal Research may be Easy, But You Need to Be Willing to Do a Little Work
I like this new blog: Legal Research is Easy, in part because it’s funny and in part because Legal Research is NOT Easy, which makes the blog name also very funny, or perhaps ironic. (Potential irony is too deep for me, so I’ll just enjoy the ride.)
The Horse to Water blog post describes a Q&A familiar to any public law librarian and very likely any legal aid or court support staff front-line staff member. You see, we do try to make legal research as easy as possible, but ….
Excerpt: After the law librarian shows the patron some excellent, truly excellent, research resources that would go a long way to answering the question posed:
Search Engine Features Comparison Chart
The only thing better than a Search Engine Features Comparison Chart is one that is updated regularly. The Internet for Lawyers bloggers (and all round legal information gurus) update their Chart regularly. That is priceless and we thank them!
Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States
What is better than finding something both fun and useful – at least for lawyers and law librarians?
From Yale Law School, this gem:
Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon Governor calls for Special Session on Dec. 14, 2012
Read the Dec. 10, 2012, press release at the Governor’s website. Other press releases can be found at the Legislature’s website:
“The Oregon Legislature will meet in Special Session on Friday, December 14, to consider authorizing Governor Kitzhaber to enter into agreements with companies committing to significant job growth and investment in Oregon. The Governor called the session at a news conference today where he emphasized an extraordinary opportunity exists to boost Oregon’s economy with high wage jobs….”