Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: April 16, 2009

When Lawyers Sue Legal Publishers: Contracts and/or Ethics?

By Laura Orr

This is an interesting story: Law Professors Seek Injunction over ‘Sham’ Treatise Supplement, by Shannon P. Duffy, The Legal Intelligencer, April 16, 2009. Excerpt: “An ugly dispute has erupted…

Published on: October 4, 2023

Can I have a lawyer in Small Claims Court?

By Amy Gregory

…them a book by Nolo Press called How to Represent Yourself in Court. Nolo Press is a legal publisher that provides information on a legal topic written for non-legal professionals….

Published on: March 12, 2010

Fixing a Broken Legal System: from the TED Conference

By Laura Orr

…Four Ways to Fix a Broken Legal System: 2010 TED Video of Philip Howard’s Presentation Visit TED on a rainy, snowy, sunny, icy, warm, hot, cold, or just plain any…

Published on: December 12, 2011

Legal Assistant Jobs at Lewis & Clark Law School: App deadline Dec 14!

By Laura Orr

administrative, paralegal, and secretarial support to full-time and adjunct law faculty. Assists law faculty in class preparation; legal research and document production including scholarly articles, court briefs, class materials, class…

Published on: November 22, 2006

By Laura Orr

homesteading forms.” I tell public librarians when I teach them how to respond to legal research questions, remember the old joke about the 5 year old who comes home and…

Published on: March 9, 2007

Legal News Roundup and Why We Really Need Organizations Like the Classroom Law Project

By Laura Orr

…Oregonian and the Portland Tribune before throwing up my hands and turning to the OSB Bulletin where at least I found some humor!Here’s a taste of this morning’s legal news….

Published on: May 30, 2014

Help pick the winner of the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

By Laura Orr

And add these books to your reading list! ABA Journal News: “ Help pick the winner of the 2014 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction,“ by Allen Pusey Excerpt:…

Published on: January 24, 2012

League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Legal Services

By Laura Orr

If you’re an Oregon city official and need some expert guidance on how to get legal advice regarding a government matter, call the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Legal…

Published on: April 4, 2008

Legal and Financial Foreclosure Information Online

By Laura Orr

…Legal Topics Page on Foreclosure (and look at their other Legal Topics too – we love this chart! You don’t have to live in Wisconsin to find…

Published on: March 19, 2008

Spanish Language Legal Network Directory (Oregon)

By Laura Orr

The 2008 edition of the Spanish Language Legal Network Directory is available. It covers mostly the Portland, Salem, Eugene corridor, but attorneys from further afield are included, e.g. Vancouver,…