The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has a Legallinks TV and video program that covers a wide variety of legal topics and issues. Episodes air on cable channels across…
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Indexes: How to Save Time When Researching Legal or Criminal Justice Subjects
…database and literature searching to their members. This is not a complete list! There are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of indexes to legal and non-legal literature (and I use…
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…
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….
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…
Cuban Legal System: A Law Library of Congress Introduction
Foreign 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…
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…
“40 Legal Practice Areas That Didn’t Exist 15 Years Ago” [My Shingle]
Carolyn Elefant’s popular and long-running blog/website MyShingle has an interesting article (it has lots actually): “40 Legal Practice Areas That Didn’t Exist 15 Years Ago,” January 2, 2018: Excerpt:…
New Legal Research Guide – Appeals
The Washington County Law Library has a new legal research guide on appeals, available on our website in a number of places: the What’s New page; the Subjects Guide…
Oregon Legal Research Materials Not Online or Through Fee-Based Databases Only
I’ve updated my “Oregon Legal Research Resources Not Online or Through Fee-Based Databases Only” PDF grid. You can find it from each of these web pages:…
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