Adams Drafting blog takes a bite of the Bear Stearns Merger Agreement (and don’t forget to read the Comments):
“…. This deal raises all sorts of policy issues, but we at AdamsDrafting say to heck with the big picture—let’s look at the drafting angle! I offer below some random impressions derived from ten minutes spent skimming through the agreement.” (full blog post).
Interesting story by Karen McCowan, in the April 7th, 2008, Register-Guard, New disclosure law drives small-town resignations:
Excerpt:
“Coffee kiosk owner Scott Brooke doesn’t see what his fiancee’s out-of-town relatives have to do with his service on the Harrisburg Planning Commission.
Over the years, I’ve compiled a (very) short list of authorities a lawyer can cite to When All Else Fails. This list includes the following, pretty much in order of frequency of use (at least from attorneys I’ve spoken to :-):
1) Marbury v Madison
2) Hadley v Baxendale
3) Statute of Westminster
4) Something, anything almost, from Blackstone
5) Bracton
And today, while tracking down another librarian lead (Government Database Restriction Access Information on Abortion – also Wired story here), I found this:
HALT has started a Fred Rodell web site and blog.
What can I say? Read it and smile.
My non-lawyer readers may not realize just how much lawyers share, freely. In fact, a lot of lawyers don’t realize it either.
The recent Feb/Mar 2008 issue of the Oregon State Bar (OSB) Bulletin demonstrates this in two ways.
One is that their own professional association’s monthly magazine is free and online; you don’t need to be a member of the OSB to read it. (And it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that non-lawyers read it more carefully than lawyers, who tend to turn to one particular section and call it a day.)
More short essays worth reading to soften out the edges of a week in the World of Lawyers: Courthouse News Editorials
It’s not often that in memoriam essays are both funny and moving, but Coyote’s 3/14/08 essay, Jim Brantly was my Friend, is both:
This may sound like dry stuff, but when you need that CFR section, now, RIGHT NOW!, suffering ahead of time through a few moments of eye-rolling, eye-crossing, mind-numbing search instructions could pay off.
See the HeinOnline blog for a post on: Searching for a Section in CFR.
And even if you remember only a fraction of this search tip, you’ll be a better researcher in the end. I’ve learned that showing attorneys just a few creative online search techniques (in a database that allows more than and/or connectors) can in a few minutes turn them into almost super searchers. It’s as if a little light goes off in their nifty lawyer brains and they can take over from there.
More short essays worth reading to soften out the edges of a week in the world of lawyers: Courthouse News Editorials
It’s not often that in memoriam essays are both funny and moving, but Coyote’s 3/14/08 essay, Jim Brantly was my Friend, is both:
From the legal humor, Lowering the Bar blog: A Donut Drama in Three Acts
Thanks to Blawg Reviewer #150: Trusted Advisor
(But, doesn’t the ultimate Portland Donut Drama always happens here?)
What a combination! Not everything you should know about dog law, but darn close to what you need most often: Dog Law Hug Pub
Oregon Legal Research Blog