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A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0700

Trevor Rosen and Andrew Zimmerman's guide focuses on websites that will help you determine whether a lawyer is currently licensed to practice in a particular state.

Reference from Coast to Coast: The Test Results are In!

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:44:40 -0700

This month Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen offer tips for finding Bar exam results, exam schedules, and reciprocity, and also provide links to relevant court, association, government and legal newspaper websites.

Faulkner's Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys: Do Something More With Your Web Browser Homepage

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:51:20 -0700

Frederick L. Faulkner IV recommends a set of tools and services as the foundation of your personalized homepage, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to create one efficiently and effectively.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: The Truth About Blogging

Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:35:53 -0700

Connie Crosby is Library Manager at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto, Canada. She is a regular contributor to Slaw, a co-operative weblog about Canadian legal research and information technology, writes her own self-titled blogs for law librarians. and is the Canadian correspondent on Jim Milles’ law library podcast Check This Out! She is Co-Chair of the Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting to be held in Toronto - October 17-21, 2007, and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries.

Analyze This: The Evolution of Competitive Intelligence Products for the Legal Profession

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:28:38 -0700

Competitive intelligence and marketing expert Donna Cavallini reviews ALM Research Online, a service that allows users to search, sort and analyze key legal industry data. Donna's bottom line: this is a "must-have tool."

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Are You Ready for Podcasting?

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:20:20 -0700

Connie Crosby describes the hardware and software options available to create and maintain a podcast. She also delves into the reasons why this may be a perfect medium for teaching law students and lawyers. Connie's investigation into podcasting reveals that a range of topical content is available, produced by professionals and hobbyists. This is a great guide to an emerging technology that offers interesting opportunities to teach, train and communicate in an interactive and cost effective manner.

Faulkner's Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys: I'll Take My Legal News to Go Please - A Intro to Podcasting

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:17:58 -0700

Frederick L. Faulkner IV explains the basics of podcasting, its future role as a platform for CLE credits, and tools for locating, subscribing to and downloading podcasts. He also highlights the work of lawyers who are pioneering the delivery of content using this application.

The Tao of Law Librarianship: Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:29:50 -0700

Connie Crosby is Library Manager at WeirFoulds LLP in Toronto, Canada. She is a regular contributor to Slaw, a co-operative weblog about Canadian legal research and information technology, and writes her own self-titled blogs for law librarians. She is Co-Chair of the Northeast Regional Law Libraries Meeting to be held in Toronto - October 17-21, 2007, is Past President of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries and currently serves as Member at Large for the Canadian Association of Law Libraries.

Features - Plain Language in Law

Mon, 18 Nov 2002 01:00:00 -0700

Plain Language in Law

By Sandeep Dave

Features - A Reshuffling of the Legal Profession

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 01:00:00 -0700

A Reshuffling of the Legal Profession

By Jerry Lawson

The Art of Written Persuasion: Part V - Improve Your Vocabulary, Improve Your Success

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:54:11 -0700

Troy Simpson returns with this fifth article in the series, and investigates the link between having a good vocabulary [lawyers have a speaking acquaintance with around 23,000 words] and being a persuasive lawyer.

Are Law Firms Ready for Transparency?

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:27:44 -0700

Attorney and KM expert V. Mary Abraham provides details on how one law firm has found a way to create real transparency in its dealings with clients via an extranet, and whether this process may start a trend.

E-Discovery Update: Revisiting ESI Agreements and Court Orders

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:24:38 -0700

Conrad J. Jacoby focuses on the new requirement that litigants must meet early in a dispute to discuss the scope of discovery work to reach agreement on how best to proceed with the discovery of potentially relevant electronically stored information (“ESI”). What happens, though, when fundamental assumptions used to reach agreement at that early stage in the case turn out to be incorrect?

Art of Written Persuasion: Part IV - What Makes a Good Problem-Solving Model?

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:28:34 -0700

Following up on his commentary about how problem-solving models can help lawyers (and law students) to solve legal problems systematically and to communicate legal solutions persuasively in writing, Troy Simpson discusses what makes a good problem-solving model.

The Art of Written Persuasion: From IRAC to FAILSAFE - A Compilation of Legal Problem-Solving Models

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:40:58 -0700

In his third article in the series, Troy Simpson focuses on "a process model of problem-solving that provides a useful framework, because it offers a systematic, non-random way of tackling problems."