The “Law via the Internet Conference” will be held in Ithaca, NY, October 7-9, 2012:
Among other programs, this one promises to be provocative:
“Can We Trust What’s Online? Conclusions from the National Inventory of Legal Materials.”
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Oregon Attorney 2012 CLEs: Animal Law, Learning the Ropes, and ICWA
1) October 5th: 2012 Animal Law CLE: Sponsored by the OSB Animal Law Section:
Personal Property or Companions? Why the Legal Status of Animals Matters:
Part I: Overview and Evolution of Animal Law
Part II: Animals in the Criminal System
2) Late October-early November 2012: The ever popular, forever useful Learning the Ropes, 3-day, CLE. Visit the Law Practice Management 9/17/12, blog post with information and links.
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iPad Tips for Lawyers: Resource Round-up from I Heart Tech
If you feel awash in iPad tips for lawyers, you’re not alone. Here’s another place to begin:
iPad for Lawyers: Resource Round-up from I Heart Tech (and her resource page).
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“How to Make a Book Disappear” (The Atlantic)
“How to Make a Book Disappear,” by Maria Konnikova, The Atlantic, 3 Sep 18 2012
If books started disappearing off your bookshelves, you’d probably notice. Wouldn’t you? What if they started disappearing off your ebook reader?
Thank you to Library Link of the Day for the tip.
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2012 Oregon Renters’ Handbook (OSPIRG)
OSPIRG has updated their Oregon Renters’ Handbook, now in its 10th Edition (2012).
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2012 Survey of Hourly Rates (and more) for Oregon Attorneys
Oregon State Bar (OSB) recently updated their Economic Survey, which includes current (2012) hourly rates for attorneys in Oregon (in addition to many other measures, compensation, job satisfaction, etc.)
Right now, link from the OSB homepage, to this 2012 Survey link.
You can also find and download surveys and other publications at the OSB Surveys, Reports & Research webpages.
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Civics Lession: Does Oregon Have Three “Branches” of Government?
Gavel to Gavel blog (a review of state legislation affecting the courts) had this September 4th post:
Excerpt:
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Oregon Contract Lawyers: Independent Contractors or Employees?
“Contract Lawyers: Independent Contractors or Employees?” by attorneys Lisa C. Brown and Jim W. Vogele, (OSB PLF, July 2012, In Brief, pp. 1-3)
Excerpt:
“Law firms working with contract lawyers should be aware that law firms, just like any other businesses, may be audited by federal and state agencies to ensure they are correctly classifying their contract lawyers as either employees or independent contractors. A firm may assume a contract lawyer is an independent contractor without carefully analyzing the factors distinguishing independent contractors from employees.
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Researching Federal Statutes: Thomas to be Born Again as Congress dot Gov
Congress dot gov (a Library of Congress beta site) will replace Thomas dot gov, in the fullness of time.
For more news and information:
1) Free GovernmentInformation (and visit the FGI homepage for lots more news)
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Are You a U.S. Budget Hero? Take Control of the Federal Budget.
Test your money management skills – on a macro level: