From the Sacramento County Law Library, which has an excellent collection of legal research and self-help resources, you can find this very funny, but also very realistic video of…
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Legal Rights and Legal Answers for Young Oregonians
…for people ages 11 to 17. They offer free, confidential 30 minute legal consultations. You can contact them: Hours: 8 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday Phone: 503-684-3763 or…
Legal Self-Help, Self-Representation, and Self-Education: Public Law Libraries
This story might describe a single California county law library, but its description fits county law libraries all over the country: Hidden gem provides legal knowledge, The Bakersfield Californian,…
What Do People (and Lawyers) Ask Public Law Librarians?
Have you ever wondered about the questions public law librarians are asked? Have you ever thought that answers to lawyer and non-lawyer legal questions are “all online?” Think again!…
Law Dictionary: Oregon Legal Glossary
Check out the latest Oregon Legal Glossary at Oregon Laws dot org. It’s a fun, easy to navigate, and the sidebar list of links to other Oregon (and…
Oregon UELMA (Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act): 2013 HB 2944 and Authenticity
May 7, 2013, UELMA (Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act) update: The Judiciary Committee is holding UELMA (HB 2944, Intro) over until Thursday, May 9th, to get some more of…
Is Oregon Going to Adopt the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA)?
…the authenticity of legal information online also facilitates widespread transparency in government actions and government accountability to its citizens. Unlike the printed word, online publishing must be protected against tampering…
Free Online Legal Research Database: Public Library of Law (PLoS)
…don’t always need). However, there is another legal research database that does almost the same thing, but seems quite happy to stay quietly under the radar: The PLoL is a…
Public Services Attorney/Law Librarian to Lead Self-Help Center in King County (Washington)
…legal proceedings. Recent statistics from the King County Superior Court show that in 63% of general civil cases at least one party was not represented by a lawyer. In domestic…
They Had “Access,” But They Didn’t Get Justice (28 GJPLP 321 (2021))
Recommended reading for anyone who thinks more tech, online forms, and better legal design will substitute for professional legal services, i.e. People Need Lawyers (and lawyers in public service…
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