…are, and every lawyer needs to know that. 2. Doesn’t everyone have a favorite job-related joke? And doesn’t every law librarian have at least one funny story told by a…
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Paralegals are not Lawyers, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat
From the Washington County (Oregon) Law Librarian: Hot on the heels of yet another law library patron asking me to refer them to a paralegal instead of a lawyer…
When Do I Have to Vacate My House After the Oregon Foreclosure Auction?
Lots of people think that answers to legal question are online. Hah! Law librarians and lawyer know that few, if any, answers to legal “questions” are “online.” “Laws” are…
Obama’s “Difficult Tasks” and Lawyers Who Need Web Sites
…Address, 1/20/09) … My view (below) is from the perspective of a law librarian and of someone who hires lawyers, so think of me as a Super (and maybe very…
How to Find Missing Documents: Channeling Your Inner Sherlock Holmes
…files, friends, neighbors, mattresses, refrigerators, bookshelves, etc. b) Other: Safe deposit boxes, bank records, lawyers, accountants, title companies, named trustees or beneficiaries or executors or personal representatives, holders of asset…
Free Legal Information, Research, and Food: Think About It
If you’re not a lawyer, law librarian, or have never researched the law, where do you begin? No, it’s not enough to find cases and statutes online. It’s also…
Quick and Dirty (and relatively $$ Cheap) Legal Research
…case law, subject-specialist lawyer and law professor blogs, and much more. 3) Search Google Scholar: More case research – and don’t forget the “How Cited” feature. 4) Search any free…
How to Follow Portland, Oregon, Black Lives Matter and Related Protest News
…someone else’s work product. Sources of Portland, Oregon, news: Oregon news outlets, whose publications and reporters also have social media accounts: Statewide: e.g. Oregon Public Broadcasting (KOPB) and The Oregonian….
Babysitting and the Law
** Please see the June 2009 update (or click on the Babysitting label). ** This is the time of year when the babysitting questions appear with increasing…
Teen and Parent Legal Angst and What to do about it
…questions from teens and their parents. As is true for many legal questions, some of the answers should come only from attorneys and all should come from trusted legal resources…
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