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A Compilation of State Lawyer Licensing Databases

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Trevor Rosen and Andrew Zimmerman's updated 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

Post-Conviction Representation, Pro Se Practice and Access to the Courts

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:40:11 -0700

After the first criminal appeal, there is no constitutional right to counsel. Thus, the convicted and imprisoned pursuing discretionary appeals and habeas corpus relief must research, investigate and litigate as their own attorney. Law librarian, criminal defense attorney, and well-known writer and speaker Ken Strutin's guide documents a body of law that has developed defining the spectrum between full-blown post-conviction representation and the impact of the conditions of confinement on pro se litigants.

Legal ethics and retention of electronic data

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:38:26 -0700

Lawyers are increasingly shifting their day to day operations to applications and operations that leverage the convenience and affordability offered by the concept of a paperless office. Attorney Nicole Black talks about how doing so can raise an assortment of ethical issues, since the confidentiality of client information must always be maintained, regardless of the format in which it is stored or distributed.

2012: The year of the mobile lawyer?

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:07:54 -0700

Attorney Nicole Black discusses the rise in the number of lawyers using mobile devices, the growing number of apps developed specifically for lawyers, and how these apps increasingly support lawyers at every stage of the litigation process.

Postcard from Vienna: The Vis Moot and the Triumph of Foreign and International Law

Thu, 19 May 2011 15:36:05 -0700

Nicholas Pengelley vibrantly documents, with accompanying photos, his latest experiences as evaluator of written memoranda, arbitrator at oral arguments, and sometime team coach at the Vis Moot, in which he has participated for a decade. The moot, which always takes place in the week leading up to Easter, is held in Vienna because of its associations with the Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ("CISG"). This is the law of the contract for all of the moot problems, which always involve a contractual sale of goods dispute between parties from two different countries.

Getting Educated at LegalTech New York 2010

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:17:20 -0700

Conrad J. Jacoby provides an overview of the New York LegalTech show and conference, long one of the preeminent opportunities to catch a glimpse of the future of legal technology. Conrad highlights how the conference provides a surprisingly accurate snapshot of litigation support, electronic discovery, and even the health of the legal industry as a whole.