Oregon Legal Research BlogForeign and international law librarians know things we mere mortals don’t know (yet): “FALQs: Cuban Legal System January 27, 2015 by Kelly Buchanan The following is a guest…
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A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books, 2022 (Svengalis)
Ken Svengalis has published a 2nd edition (2022) of his “A Layperson’s Guide to Legal Research and Self-Help Law Books” — and it’s half the price of the first…
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More Free and Low-Cost Legal Research Tools
An excellent, and fast, tutorial on free and low cost legal research tools is available from the Duke University law librarians: The Unexploded Cow’s Guide to Legal Research. My…
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Legal Reference Tips for Oregon Public Service Librarians and Library Assistants
1) There are excellent legal research guides and links at the Oregon Law Help website. Legal aid lawyers compile these materials and links to a wide range of organizations….
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Evaluating State Court Self-Help Programs
…an organization for legal system professionals (lawyers, judges, law librarians), not for people in need of legal self-help. If you need assistance with a legal problem, please contact a local…
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Online Legal Research Databases in Oregon County Law Libraries
There are many free, publicly accessible, legal research databases in Oregon County Law Libraries. We update the Oregon County Law Libraries Legal Research Databases directory at least twice a…
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Always Use the Serial (aka Oxford or Harvard) Comma in Legal Documents
You may or may not use a serial comma wherever (or nowhere) else you want, but woe to the person who leaves the serial comma out of legal documents,…
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Online Fill-in-the-Blank Oregon Estate Planning: Caveats
…The other was from the Oregonian’s Brent Hunsberger March 12, 2012, article: “Fill-in-the-blank wills can be a little skimpy.” He used some web-based legal services and then solicited comments and…
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Official vs. Unofficial Sources of Law (with a side of Positive Law)
…Most legal dictionaries will define the word “official.” I like the definition of “official” in the “Legal Research Dictionary: from Advance Sheets to Pocket Parts, Second Edition,” by Elyse H….
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Legal Research for the Intrepid but (honorably) Clueless
…is an excellent starting point: How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers 2) Next, if you are brave enough, move on to the hard-core books on legal…