…list? It is not enough just to get a recommendation for a lawyer who can help you with your legal problem. You need to do a some preliminary research and…
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Guidelines on Public Rights of Access to Judicial Proceedings and Records (Mass.)
Massachusetts has Guidelines on the Public Rights of Access to Judicial Proceedings and Records. This seems to be a relevant post for us here at the Oregon Legal Research Blog given…
The Meaning of “Illegal Gambling”: Why Legal Definitions Matter
…is legal, even if it is a game of skill….” (link to full article from the ABA Journal) And keep it in mind the next time you run out of…
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…
Open Law Lab: “People don’t want to talk to lawyers, but they really want legal advice.”
…that pretty much sums up everything that makes legal self-help center and public law library program management so confounding: “People don’t want to talk to lawyers, but they really want…
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…
Oregon Lawyers: Legal Writing Brevity Challenge
At the end of the April 2015 “The Legal Writer” column in the OSB Bulletin, Suzanne Rowe poses a Brevity Challenge: “How much can you say in just a…
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…
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:…
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…
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