Have you visited the updated State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States?
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State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States
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Idaho Enacts UELMA (Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act)
Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed S 1356, Idaho’s version of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, on 26 March making Idaho the fifth state in our region, after California, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon, to enact this uniform law.
Alaska, Utah and Wyoming might be next to introduce UELMA.
More information about UELMA and the states that have enacted versions of the uniform law.
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AirBnB: Homeowners, Tenants, Travelers, and the Law
The news that AirBnB plans to set up shop (NA headquarters?) in Portland, Oregon (and that cheers have gone up from people who previously had been wringing their hands about AirBnB) has us scratching our heads. Not that we don’t adore living in Portland, cheer on small businesses, embrace bartering, face the challenge of making ends meet, and all that, but ….
Portland, and lots of other cities, have been wrestling, quite publicly, with the AirBnB business model, which puts customer convenience and cost priorities at odds with local safety and zoning priorities, not to mention tax revenues from locally licensed hotels and traditional B&Bs.
We might blog more about this topic, or we might not since it’s clear there is no shortage of news, hand-wringing, and economic analysis in print and cyberspace on the subject, but I did just see this article at the ABA website. So, if you’ve missed out on the conversation – or are wondering when it’s time for the lawyers and politicians (and lobbyists) to start their engines, take a moment to read:
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Oregon Attorney Blogs: OSB Legal Publications and PLF Law Practice Managment Tips
1) Stay on top of useful Oregon law publications:
The Oregon Legal Publications blog is just entering the blawg-world and will include writing tips from their attorney editors, excerpts from books, and OSB Legal Publications department news and announcements.
2) Practice Management Tips for Oregon Lawyers:
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Comics and the Law: Emerald City Comicon 2014
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2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries
“2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction accepting entries
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird, and to honor former Alabama law student and author Harper Lee, The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal partnered together to create the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction in 2010. The prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction ….” [Link to announcement.]
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King Lear Goes to Law School: Estate Planning, Distribution of Wealth, and the Art of Teaching
It’s definitely the Year of King Lear, with ghostly sightings, new theatre productions, creative interpretations, and now:
King Lear in Law School (from the Gallagher Blog)
Maybe you can read the article along with book “Someday All This Will Be Yours: A History of Inheritance and Old Age,” by Hendrik Hartog
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Building a Better (or at least a free) Citator through Crowdsourcing
“.... The newly launched WeCite Project, co-sponsored by the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and the free legal research platform Casetext, aims to bring the win-win power of crowdsourcing to the task….” [Link to the full Legal Research Plus blog post.]
What might Frank Shepard (the Shepard of Shepardizing) think?
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Project SCRUB (Expunging criminal records in Washington County, Oregon)
The Oregon Law Center is a legal aid based program that provides free services to low-income people throughout the state. Project SCRUB provides low-income Washington County residents with legal and financial assistance to expunge their criminal records, helping to remove the barriers that can prevent them from finding jobs and housing. The volunteer pro bono attorney will assist with filling out legal documents and advising clients on the expungement process.
Contact the: Oregon Law Center, (503) 640-4115
(Note: This project has grant funding through June 2014, which may or not be renewed.)
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Job: Library Safety and Security Manager (and other “Black Belt Librarians”)
Multnomah County has a job posting for a Library Safety and Security Manager.
If you think this is an easy job, or that libraries are places only for dull dogs, think again (and read Black Belt Librarians).
From the job posting (after the closing date of 4/11/14, start from their main website for other jobs with Multnomah County Library):