Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: April 26, 2011

Oregon Event: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 2011 (May 20th)

By Laura Orr

This popular and invaluable Washington County, Oregon, program is back (pre-registration is required to save a space!) Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Event 2011 This event will be…

Published on: April 7, 2011

Free Oregon State Bar (OSB) Publications for Oregon Attorneys (and others)

By Laura Orr

…about this excellent research tool.) This is a phenomenal database ( BarBooks !) with dozens of practice materials and monographs – and it’s easy to use. Many Oregon…

Published on: February 15, 2011

Washington State and California Legal Research Tips

By Laura Orr

…resources: websites, blogs, and maybe even just use the telephone! 1) Washington State has some excellent county law libraries. 2) Mary Whisner, University of Washington Law School librarian, keeps a…

Published on: February 9, 2011

Two-Feet & 10,000 pages: That’s One Big Book!

By Laura Orr

…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.) (Thanks to…

Published on: October 16, 2008

More on Filing and Drafting Oregon Appellate Court Documents

By Laura Orr

…From here, you get even more, including links to Rules and Fees and Sample Forms. 3) The Appellate Court Records Section Webpage has lots of useful phone numbers and links….

Published on: October 3, 2008

Is Your (Oregon) Developer or Lender Going Under?

By Laura Orr

…following will apply to your specific situation, so use your judgment): 1) Don’t assume the worst, at least not at first, but do your research, soon. And, as with any…

Published on: March 22, 2015

Legal Information Services to the Public: Legal Research Toolkits for Public Librarians

By Laura Orr

…librarians understand the process of legal research, effectively develop and use the information located within their libraries, utilize information located outside their libraries, with the end goal of helping the…

Published on: March 10, 2006

By Laura Orr

Legal terms and Ordinary People: Lawyers and law librarians could use one of these, Library Terms that Users Understand. Have a non-attorney, preferably one who is willing…

Published on: December 19, 2012

Permission Granted: Stop Being Nice: Say No to Scammers

By Laura Orr

…way. Smiling doesn’t hurt, either. You can use this direct, courteous, but firm method anytime someone tries to engage you, bother you, interrupt your private time and thoughts, delay you,…

Published on: November 16, 2012

Quick and Dirty (and relatively $$ Cheap) Legal Research

By Laura Orr

…Last, use a full service legal research database for the “finishing” work to make sure you caught everything and for a double-dose of citator checking (KeyCite and Shepards). Many public…