Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: February 5, 2007

East Multnomah County Justice Center and Public Law Libraries

By Laura Orr

…for lawyers to meet with clients or pro se litigants to meet with a volunteer lawyer, a computer for online research (a couple of subscription databases and the web), wireless…

Published on: January 12, 2007

Aging, the Law, and AARP

By Laura Orr

…also have a legal services network, which I will add to my growing “How to Find a Lawyer” list I am compiling for my upcoming programs on the subject….

Published on: January 3, 2007

A Visit to the Oregon Court of Appeals

By Laura Orr

A fresh look at the Oregon Court of Appeals, from Shelley MacTyre, an Oregon lawyer, who has another blog, her legal one, here. (By the way, I’m not sure…

Published on: December 10, 2006

Presidents, Islands, and Sportswriters

By Laura Orr

…shouldn’t bloggers also have them? I’m going to dedicate these book recommendations to my fellow lawyer and librarian bloggers who have led me to great books and articles, on subjects…

Published on: August 15, 2007

The devil is in the commas….like usual

By liz

…which has a few choice items on commas, including: HELP! I’m arguing with a contract lawyer over this sentence which points to a great clip on a facet of plain…

Published on: November 16, 2006

By Laura Orr

…about Oregon’s forfeiture laws (and the October 19th Supreme Court ruling upholding Measure 3) and the other is footnotes. Every lawyer has something to say, at great length, about footnotes,…

Published on: November 15, 2006

By Laura Orr

…gave to a young lawyer my “don’t let someone else (meaning Westlaw and Lexis in that instance) do your research for you” talk (well, lecture really :-). You need…

Published on: October 19, 2006

By Laura Orr

…clients. In other words, do you look like the kind of lawyer the clients you want would hire? (Forgive the awkward sentence, but you know what I mean…

Published on: September 29, 2006

By Laura Orr

…wonderful. This is excellent end-of-the-day reading. (From 9/27 posting of Library Link of the Day.) Funny Lawyer Cards (really!): Visit them here, at the Billable Hour Card Store….

Published on: June 11, 2007

Updated Juvenile Rights Handbook from MBA

By Laura Orr

…Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Section has been updated very recently (the past couple of months even). They deserve a big Thank You! for all their hard work….