…database and literature searching to their members. This is not a complete list! There are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of indexes to legal and non-legal literature (and I use…
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A Human Book, not an eBook: What if You Could Borrow a Legal Scholar (from your library) for an Hour?
…prejudice I feel is invisible. It’s more a stigma attached to the label,” Langley said in a telephone interview from the university campus. “We’re thought of as evil, callous and…
What Do People (and Lawyers) Ask Public Law Librarians?
Have you ever wondered about the questions public law librarians are asked? Have you ever thought that answers to lawyer and non-lawyer legal questions are “all online?” Think again!…
Legal Humor News (BBC): Chief Judge, Juror … and Chief Bottlewasher?
…have done the jury service to see what it was like and whether I would have liked the judge….‘ [Read BBC story.] Find more legal humor on the blawgs at…
Inaugural Stand-Alone SRLN Equal Justice Program Scheduled for February 2017
…free or affordable legal assistance and access to courts. The “2017 SRLN Conference will be held February 23 -24, 2017 at the California Judicial Council building in San Francisco.” The…
Oregon Estate Law: Wills and Trusts: Forms and “Self-Help” Advice
…people (non-attorneys) who want to write their own wills, draft their own powers of attorney, and who want fill-in-the-blank estate planning legal forms. 1) If you have no money, no…
Evolution of the Paralegal (a Master’s Degree in Paralegal Studies Online)
“The paralegal profession has evolved significantly since its origin in the 1970s. While paralegals originally assisted attorneys in a secretarial capacity by formatting legal documents, they have since assumed…
Open Law Lab: “People don’t want to talk to lawyers, but they really want legal advice.”
…that pretty much sums up everything that makes legal self-help center and public law library program management so confounding: “People don’t want to talk to lawyers, but they really want…
Law Dictionary: Oregon Legal Glossary
Check out the latest Oregon Legal Glossary at Oregon Laws dot org. It’s a fun, easy to navigate, and the sidebar list of links to other Oregon (and…
UELMA in Oregon: 2013 HB 2944: Is that Online Statute Legally Correct?
…legal documents that aren’t correct, aren’t from the year(s) you need, and are missing the source’s official imprimatur. Most online laws have Disclaimers that advise and warn you to verify what…
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