Also from the excellent Gallagher Blog:
“What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation”
Excerpt: “How well do lawyers represent their clients? It’s a hard question to answer. One approach would be to ask the judges who observe the lawyers at work, and that’s just what Judge Richard A. Posner and Professor Albert H. Yoon have done: What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation, 63 Stan. L. Rev. 317 (2010)…” (Link to full blog post.)
Gallagher Blog links us to this article:
“Counsel Over Cocktails? What to do when friends and family ask for legal advice,” by Trent M. Latta
(You will also find this article at the WSBA website: “Foreign Concept: Explore working abroad before giving up on a legal career,” by Arundel Pritchett)
I bet you thought this issue went away – hah!
Follow the Law Librarian Blog links: Researching Bush and Obama Presidential Signing Statements
People have, for centuries, followed jobs (and money) in order to feed families and pursue dreams:
From the WSBA website: “Foreign Concept: Explore working abroad before giving up on a legal career,” by Arundel Pritchett
We all like to compare ourselves to others, don’t we?
City Councils in Philadelphia and Other Major Cities, Feb 02, 2011, Pew Charitable Trusts report
(Thank you to beSpacific for the lead.)
I couldn’t resist this: “That’s one big book: Book is 2-feet thick, has 10,119 pages,” by Stephanie Wise, Iowa City Press-Citizen, January 27, 2011
Excerpt: “The University of Iowa Libraries has a new book in its collection — a 100-volume, 10,000-page, 2-feet-thick book of poetry.
The book, “Poetry City Marathon,” written by Iowa City poet Dave Morice of Dr. Alphabet fame, is the culmination of a 100-day poetry marathon this summer….” (Link to full article – or use a search engine if the link doesn’t work anymore.)
I noticed a house for sale in Hillsboro and the sign said “Dutch Auction.” It may not be the only Dutch Auction residential single-family real estate sale in Oregon, but my guess it doesn’t have a lot of company.
So, what’s a Dutch Auction?
1) Wikipedia “Dutch Auction” (and contrast with the English Auction)
2) You can see some government agency uses of Dutch Auctions with this search:
dutch auction site:.gov
3) Try this search for more interesting views of Dutch Auctions: dutch auction site:.edu
OREGON LEGAL RESEARCH BLOG: DISCLAIMERS and REGRETS
The Oregon Legislature’s website has some very nice features (although it does seem as though I always write about its flaws!):
1) Their Legislator and Committee email notification sign-up is easy to use, easy to sign up, and, more to the point, easy to sign off when you want to turn off and tune out, which we hope won’t happen until the Legislative Session is over (though we understand the sentiment). Legislators do not, in my experience at least, deluge their constituents with lots of email messages. The ones that are sent out include useful contact and public appearance information.
2) The Legislature now has a site for easy mobile access. Just click on the Mobile Website from your device.
As one of the many professional law librarians who negotiate contracts for legal database services and who show attorneys how to use them efficiently (to save time and their clients’ money!), when I read stories like this, I think almost as much about the “high costs of the ongoing investigation” and the ethics violations as I do about those high legal bills, i.e. has someone audited those legal bills?
One assumes so, but one (especially cranky law librarians) do have to ask the question (and heaven knows some of our tax-paying law library patrons ask).
I also know as well as the next law librarian that good legal counsel costs good money ….
The Oregon Department of Justice is alerting everyone to this:
Scam Alert: Fake Debt Collection Scams
Excerpt: “The Oregon Department of Justice has received several complaints regarding phony debt collection calls. Scam artists pose as debt collectors or law enforcement officers calling about an outstanding debt from an online payday loan. They frequently use fake phone numbers and official sounding business names. They also do their research. Some Oregonians have been tricked into paying nonexistent debt because the scam artist knew personal information about them, including their Social Security number, home address, e-mail, and names of family and personal references.
