Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: November 18, 2014

(Unpaid) College Credit Internship with Local (Oregon) Film and TV Producers

By Laura Orr

…– Coordinate the necessary legal documents – Produce Sales and Marketing materials including Copywriting Interns will learn Legal, Accounting and Deliverables requirements. The ideal candidate is someone with:…

Published on: September 19, 2014

Possible Restoration of PACER Records

By Laura Orr

The Washington Post reports today that the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has a plan to restore online access to the PACER documents that were removed. Link to…

Published on: September 16, 2014

New 2014 Edition: Universal Citation Guide

By Laura Orr

…of a reporter or code sitting on a library shelf.” “…. As states publish primary documents on their own web sites and researchers utilize a wide variety of options to…

Published on: August 26, 2014

Lifespan of CDs (NPR): How long do CDs last?

By Laura Orr

Surprise!: It depends…, but please do not make any assumptions that your kids will be able to view those documents or photos on your CDs (or DVDs) or other…

Published on: October 27, 2006

By Laura Orr

Forfeiture Manual: beSpacific links to government documents that have sometimes been tough to find and that are now at The Memory Hole, including the “Asset Forfeiture Policy Manual,”…

Published on: November 20, 2006

By Laura Orr

…when. (Note 2: Microfilm is the only way to go for archival purposes, but digital is the only way to go for easy access to the documents.) Happy Thanksgiving!…

Published on: November 21, 2011

Oregon Legal Research: It’s Not All Online

By Laura Orr

It will be many years before you can do all your legal research online all the time. Librarians get daily requests for documents that aren’t online or are behind…

Published on: September 15, 2009

Multnomah County 2009 District Attorney Audit

By Laura Orr

…Oregonian, September 14, 2009 You can find a full-text copy of the audit: Multnomah County District Attorney: Data, Technology, and Communication with the Public, September 2009, and other documents, at…

Published on: December 5, 2008

Paralegals are not Lawyers, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

By Laura Orr

…an attorney, alleging that defendant committed malpractice by referring him to a paralegal to prepare marriage dissolution documents. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, on the ground…

Published on: February 2, 2009

Does Your Lawyer Know What Metadata Is?

By Laura Orr

…Not knowing about scrubbing legal documents submitted electronically could lead to a Bad Outcome, for all. And, it can be as fatal to clients (their cases and their privacy) as…