The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has approved a Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) for OSB members, effective January 2012.
The Nonprofit Organizations Law Section (NOLS) will support Oregon attorneys who serve on boards and as advisors to nongovernmental, not-for-profit entities recognized under Oregon and federal laws.
Oregon lawyers and law librarians may subscribe to the section’s listserve at:
Thanks to Oregon Legislative Counsel (and the Oregon Supreme Court and the State of Oregon Law Library) and the Washington County Law Library staff (read about this project in previous Gutbuster blog posts), the superseded ORS editions are appearing online.
Currently, 1953-1967 are at the Oregon Legislature’s website under “Selected Archives of the Oregon Revised Statutes” at the Bills/Laws website.
Very soon you’ll see the 1995 to the present and by the end of the year you’ll see 1969-1993. (That component of the scanning project is also being done by the Washington County Law Library staff as time and money permit. The current goal is to complete the scanning by June 2012, but it is possible that deadline may not be met. But the law library will send the data as it is completed to Legislative Counsel so keep your eyes posted to the Legislature’s website.)
Read the Oregon Secretary of State’s new Oregon Civics Toolkit: Free Lesson Plans Targeting Students 17-24.
Knowledge is power and knowledge of the law is a super-power and we’re never too old to learn something new.
iLibrarian alerts us to this gem of a post from a Syracuse School of Information Studies:
61 Non-librarian Jobs for LIS grads
For a bonus point, #62, read about how librarian skills translate into city management skills at Will Manley’s blog post, Shooting Bullets:
Update on Honda Civic Hybrid Lawsuit: Small Claims Court vs. Class Action Settlement:
“No ruling as Civic hybrid owner takes Honda to Small Claims Court,” LA Times, by Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, January 4, 2012.
You can follow the plaintiff’s Twitter feed for updates.
Reading minutes from meetings can be a snooze, but they can also be very funny – and they can make a great lawyer out of you (or at least contribute to your greatness).
Funny meeting minutes examples (though I will admit that maybe you needed to be there):
1) From Oregon State Bar board meeting minutes several years ago:
3 Geeks and a Law Blog alerts us to the death of Fred Milano:
“Fred Milano – From Doo-Wop to Doo-ing Legal Research”
Excerpt: “Fred Milano passed away on Sunday at the age of 72, just three weeks after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Milano is best known for his place in Rock and Roll history as being in the doo-wop band, Dion and the Belmonts. However, Milano had a second career later in life as a Legal Coordinator at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City….” [Link to full 3 Geeks and a Law Blog post.]
From Law in the News:
Excerpt: “According to a recently released opinion from the Utah State Bar Ethics Advisory Committee, it is professionally unethical for a practicing attorney to ask a law student to use her free Lexis or Westlaw account for firm work. The big commercial legal research companies provide law students with free access to their services to help in the development of student legal research skills. Typically, students sign an agreement with the provider stating that they will use their free access only for educational and non-profit purposes….” [Link to full Legal Skills Prof blog post.]
Please note:
Oregon Circuit Court Filing Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2011, and January 1, 2012
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