Oregon Legal Research Blog

Published on: June 17, 2010

Celebrate Paralegal Day, Friday, June 18, 2010

By Laura Orr

…a) Know: A Magazine for Paralegals and Legal Assistant/Paralegal Today magazineb) Oregon Paralegals c) Paralegal Schools Online d) Inter-Alia’s Blog of the Day (July 16, 2009) featured Practical Paralegalism…

Published on: February 5, 2009

Measure 37 and 49 Commentary

By Laura Orr

Researching legislative history can sometimes require more than plowing through dusty hearing transcripts. Guides to legislative history and intent always suggest searching the secondary literature, e.g. newspaper and…

Published on: July 26, 2010

Oregon State Bar Public Website

By Laura Orr

The Oregon State Bar public website has a great new look. There is a lot of information online and on video. The Legal Links cable TV shows are terrific…

Published on: February 24, 2009

Criminal Background Checks on Employees and Volunteers

By Laura Orr

…can, however, online learn enough about criminal records searching to gain a fair amount of knowledge and judgment on when and how to hire a professional. (You can also learn…

Published on: July 30, 2009

Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules: August 1, 2009 Update

By Laura Orr

The latest Oregon Uniform Trial Court Rules (UTCR) will be released August 1, 2009. You will find an online version of it at the Oregon Judicial Branch website….

Published on: February 6, 2007

National Consumer Protection Week

By Laura Orr

…public is helping people navigate the Consumer Protection rough seas. So … Shred your mail, don’t use a debit card online, and beware of online solicitations (off-line ones too…

Published on: January 24, 2006

By Laura Orr

…good use of that 2003 ORS without too much worry, though a little worry is always wise. Check online with the 2005 version before making any commitments. (link: http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/)…

Published on: June 30, 2008

What is SEO? Why, it’s Search Engine Optimization.

By Laura Orr

See Jim Calloway’s links, from his post: Your Website: Getting the Attention of the Search Engines. Excerpt: “You finally got your law firm Web site online and waited…

Published on: April 17, 2007

Unparallel Justice: The Legacy of Hans Linde

By Laura Orr

…isn’t online at their web site yet, but is available in print and online at law libraries and many public libraries through their subscription databases or from reference staff….

Published on: February 13, 2006

By Laura Orr

Microsoft Training, Quick and Online: It’s good to get better at what we do. Microsoft has some quick, online training programs for you, your support staff, and…