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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January 2015 ABA Journal: Pet Nups, UPL, IP for Kids, and Much More
The January 2015 ABA Journal has these articles and more: “Washington state moves around UPL, using legal technicians to help close the justice gap,” by Robert Ambrogi “It’s unethical…
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…
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….
Inaugural Stand-Alone SRLN Equal Justice Program Scheduled for February 2017
…free or affordable legal assistance and access to courts. The “2017 SRLN Conference will be held February 23 -24, 2017 at the California Judicial Council building in San Francisco.” The…
Legal Humor News (BBC): Chief Judge, Juror … and Chief Bottlewasher?
…have done the jury service to see what it was like and whether I would have liked the judge….‘ [Read BBC story.] Find more legal humor on the blawgs at…
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…
Evolution of the Paralegal (a Master’s Degree in Paralegal Studies Online)
“The paralegal profession has evolved significantly since its origin in the 1970s. While paralegals originally assisted attorneys in a secretarial capacity by formatting legal documents, they have since assumed…
Human Lawyers (and Law Librarians) vs. Online Legal Services: It’s Not About You
Jim Calloway’s blog post: GPSOLO: Law Practice 2020 has lots of tips including this one from GP Solo, vol. 31 No. 3, by David Hiersekorn: “Online Legal Paper Mills:…
UELMA in Oregon: 2013 HB 2944: Is that Online Statute Legally Correct?
…legal documents that aren’t correct, aren’t from the year(s) you need, and are missing the source’s official imprimatur. Most online laws have Disclaimers that advise and warn you to verify what…
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