From the Sacramento County Law Library, which has an excellent collection of legal research and self–help resources, you can find this very funny, but also very realistic video of…
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How Do I Find Help with Legal Research in Another State?
…practical. His sister still lived in the area, so he contacted us asking for ideas on how to help his sister with the estate. He wanted to do some research…
Oregon Legal Resources and Assistance: Tips for Real People Researchers: Peeling the Onion
Do you need help with housing, children, crime, social security, benefits, debt, a small business, and other Real People legal matters? Sometimes you just need to start with one…
Oregon Self-Represented Litigant Resources
more legal resources: Oregon Law Help Oregon Courts (Judicial Branch), Self–Help Resources State of Oregon Law Library Oregon State Bar, Public Legal Information Child Support, Oregon Department of Justice…
Be Prepared: Things to Know Before You Head to the Law Library
…the form for that? Oh, and I need help filling it out.” We would really like to help this person, but realistically this may not be possible. Unfortunately, patrons usually…
Don’t Be a Legal Self-Help DIY April Fool
There is a lot of legal self–help you can do that really is DIY (do it yourself), but if there is a lot of money at stake, property, children,…
COVID-19 law help: Oregon legal resources during the pandemic
The Multnomah County Library has compiled this list: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) law help: Legal resources during the pandemic Supplement that list with a visit to the Community Alliance of…
Legal Self-Help Clinic for Appeals (Minnesota)
This a joint initiative of the Minnesota State Law Library and the Appellate Practice Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. “New self–help clinic helps Minnesotans navigate appeals process,”…
Legal Self-Help, Self-Representation, and Self-Education: Public Law Libraries
…take care of it yourself but don’t know how to get started? Well, you might be interested to know that there is help available, and it costs nothing….” (read…
DIY Legal Research vs. DIY Lawyering
I’m an energetic advocate of DIY Legal Research (as are most public law library librarians) and a somewhat less than enthusiastic advocate of DIY Lawyering (aka self–help, self-representation, pro…
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