Oregon Legal Research Blog…work: text of the bill.) This law will be codified in the 2013 Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) (to be published early 2014). The law’s effective date is January 1, 2014. You…
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Legal Research at Home
Your local law library may provide some online resources you can access at home. Below are some examples from Washington County, Oregon. You can check with your local county…
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Learn About the Rule of Law: March 5, 2019, Judicial Outreach Week Event in Portland, Oregon
Meet and listen to Multnomah County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Steven Bushong talk and answer questions about the Rule of Law and the work of the judicial branch of…
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Coming Soon to a Lawyer’s Website Near You, .Law Domains
As of yesterday, .law domains are available for purchase, but only by licensed attorneys. This new top level domain is an attempt to provide verification to lawyer websites. For…
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Rocket Lawyer, Google, and the Practice of Law in the 21st Century
You can spend your entire vacation catching up on how the practice of law has changed over the past few years, or, you can read a quick and dirty…
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Free Online Pre-nuptial Agreement for Pets (Pet Nup) (UK law!)
From ABA Journal: UK lawyer creates online prenup for pets,” Jan 1, 2015, by L.J. Jackson: “While many people treat pets like family members, courts take a different view….
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Another Oregon Public Law Librarian Honored: Jennifer Dalglish
This time it’s a county law librarian, Jennifer Dalglish, Director of the Clackamas County Law Library. “The President’s Public Leadership Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the bench and bar…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART ONE
…that I had my own tale to tell of the disappearance of two of my law library’s books. In The Book Thief, a federal district court judge learns that a…
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Read the Contract! Database and eBook Licensing for Libraries and Law Firms
Library (and law firm) database (and eBook) licensing can be tricky, to put it mildly. There are hundreds, thousands even, of fee-based subscription databases used by lawyers, legal researchers,…
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Access to Justice & the Evolving Role of Law Libraries in the 21st Century
“Report on Evolving Role of Law Libraries in the 21st Century,” by Richard Zorza “Law libraries can continue to play an integral role in the courts and justice system…