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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Oregon Estate Law: Wills and Trusts: Forms and “Self-Help” Advice
…people (non-attorneys) who want to write their own wills, draft their own powers of attorney, and who want fill-in-the-blank estate planning legal forms. 1) If you have no money, no…
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…
Medical Marijuana Fotonovela: Legal Self-help Center Reality Show
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…
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…
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!…
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…
How to Serve (Deliver) Legal Papers in Oregon
There is a new Multnomah County Circuit Court, Family Court FAQ guide on “How to Serve (Deliver) Legal Papers in Oregon.” (We thank Judge McKnight and her family law…
“Only 15 percent of the unique volumes in U.S. law libraries have been digitized …”
…digitized…. Legal Books as Apps We’ve all seen the typical legal advertisement on the Internet, on TV, or even on the covers of telephone books (remember them?): an image of…
Legal Citation Introduction and Guide
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (online ed. 2010), by Peter W. Martin, is available, with all the other goodies at the ever wonderful Cornell Legal Information (LII) website….
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