Wednesday, May 28, 2008
PODCASTS!
Check out the new Suffolk Law LPS podcast series Transitioning from One-L to Summer Legal Work. Nineteen podcasts delivered by legal writing professors from across the country cover "real world" practice tips on topics like creating a research file, editing your work, and effectively delivering legal information. And they're freely downloadable from iTunes. Whether you're a recent one-L or a recent graduate, there's something here for you.
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Labels: career resources, online resources, podcasts
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Summer Help
The reference librarians have prepared a one page handout covering Westlaw and Lexis summer access, other electronic resources you can use this summer, and tips on landing a job. Copies are at the reference desk. Stop by and pick one up.
For job tips you can also see this guide, or check out the display case outside the fifth floor reading room.
For free alternatives to Westlaw and Lexis, take a look at Legal Research on the Web.
And never hesitate to ask for help! In person at the reference desk, by email to lawref@suffolk.edu, and by phone at 617-573-8516. We're here all summer.
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For job tips you can also see this guide, or check out the display case outside the fifth floor reading room.
For free alternatives to Westlaw and Lexis, take a look at Legal Research on the Web.
And never hesitate to ask for help! In person at the reference desk, by email to lawref@suffolk.edu, and by phone at 617-573-8516. We're here all summer.
Labels: electronic resources, employment resources, online resources
Friday, April 18, 2008
Online access to Early Mass. Reports
A new resource for those looking to access the earliest Mass. Reports. The Google Books Project has scanned full text copies of Volumes 1-238 of Massachusetts Reports, which means they are now freely accessible on the web. And to make it simpler, the Mass. Trial Court Library has created an interface page, Early Mass. Reports. You can view, search, and/or download from the online volumes.
Source: Massachusetts Law Updates Blog
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Source: Massachusetts Law Updates Blog
Labels: cases, massachusetts resources, online resources
Friday, April 04, 2008
Public Interest Law: Earthjustice
Earthjustice is a non-profit law firm specializing in environmental work. Founded in 1971 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund but renamed in 1997 as Earthjustice, the firm employs 55 attorneys at nine offices nationwide and represents hundreds of clients without charge. Check out its website, which has extensive resources about environmental issues, laws and cases, and includes a link to employment opportunities at Earthjustice, including attorney positions and internships. And for more, see a recent article in the National Law Journal.
Source: National Law Journal
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Source: National Law Journal
Labels: environmental law, online resources, public interest law
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
BLUEBOOK now online!
The Bluebook is now available online. It's not free, but the subscription-based service makes searching easy, allows you to make and share bookmarks, and includes "Blue Tips", described as "authoritative guidance to reasonable questions on subjects covered by The Bluebook." And Harvard Law Review says further value-add is coming in the future. A great alternative for those who prefer online resources.
Source: Law Librarian Blog
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Source: Law Librarian Blog
Labels: Bluebook, online resources
Thursday, February 14, 2008
EEOC Discrimination Cases
The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently instituted the
E-RACE Initiative, "designed to improve EEOC’s efforts to ensure workplaces are free of race and color discrimination. " As part of the E-RACE Initiative, the EEOC has compiled a list of significant EEOC race/color cases in both the private and federal sectors. The list contains brief sumaries of the EEOC's actions in about 100 cases from 2005 to the present, categorized by heading. For example, under the broad heading Employment Practices, cases are subdivided under subheadings such as Hiring, Compensation Disparity, and Retaliation; under the broad heading Types of Race/Color Discrimination, cases are subdivided under subheadings such as Color Discrimination, Same Race Discrimination, and Code Words. A very useful resource.
Source: Adjunct Law Prof Blog
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E-RACE Initiative, "designed to improve EEOC’s efforts to ensure workplaces are free of race and color discrimination. " As part of the E-RACE Initiative, the EEOC has compiled a list of significant EEOC race/color cases in both the private and federal sectors. The list contains brief sumaries of the EEOC's actions in about 100 cases from 2005 to the present, categorized by heading. For example, under the broad heading Employment Practices, cases are subdivided under subheadings such as Hiring, Compensation Disparity, and Retaliation; under the broad heading Types of Race/Color Discrimination, cases are subdivided under subheadings such as Color Discrimination, Same Race Discrimination, and Code Words. A very useful resource.
Source: Adjunct Law Prof Blog
Labels: EEOC, employment law, online resources
Public Library of Law
You may be familiar with Fastcase, a subscription legal database. Now Fastcase has released a free online version, The Public Library of Law, self-described as "the most comprehensive free resource for legal research online." The free library contains cases from the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals, plus appellate cases from all 50 states from 1997 forward. In addition, it has statutes from all states, court rules from all states, constitutions from all states, regulations from selected states, the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, federal court rules, the U.S. Constitution, and selected legal forms. While not equivalent in scope or search capabilities to the premium Fastcase, the Public Library of Law is a handy tool to have when you can't access Westlaw or Lexis but still want to access primary legal sources online.
Source: Robert Ambrogi's Lawsites
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Source: Robert Ambrogi's Lawsites
Labels: online resources
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Notable Legal Websites: 2007
Law.com has published its list of the five most notable legal sites of 2007, which it describes as "the sites that made news or should have made news -- not necessarily the best or the worst, but the ones that most altered the online legal landscape." The background and discussion about each site make this a must-read. The five notable sites:
http://www.avvo.com/
http://public.resource.org/
http://www.altlaw.org/
http://www.abajournal.com/
http://www.justia.com/
Sources: Law.com; Law Librarian Blog
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http://www.avvo.com/
http://public.resource.org/
http://www.altlaw.org/
http://www.abajournal.com/
http://www.justia.com/
Sources: Law.com; Law Librarian Blog
Labels: online resources
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Ask.com Now Allows Erasing of Searches
Ask.com unveiled AskEraser today. When it is enabled, "AskEraser will completely delete your search queries and data from Ask.com servers, including: your IP address, User ID and Session ID cookies, as well as the complete text of your search query--all within a matter of hours." -- ask.com
To enable, simply click on the AskEraser link on ask.com.
This is in stark contrast to the amount of time other search engines retain queries. The Globe reports that Google and Microsoft's search engines store personal information for 18 months and Yahoo and AOL retain this information for 13 months. Read more about this in the Globe article.
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To enable, simply click on the AskEraser link on ask.com.
This is in stark contrast to the amount of time other search engines retain queries. The Globe reports that Google and Microsoft's search engines store personal information for 18 months and Yahoo and AOL retain this information for 13 months. Read more about this in the Globe article.
Labels: electronic resources, online resources
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Massachusetts Trial Court Site on E-Discovery
The Massachusetts Trial Courts have posted a fairly new web page on E-Discovery: http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/e-discovery.html. Check it out for print and online resources on this topic.
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Labels: court rules, online resources
