The U.S. Courts have created a useful guide entitled, A Journalist’s Guide to the Federal Courts. Although the guide is intended for journalists covering a federal trial court or appellate court, its usefulness extends to …
Year: 2005
Promoting Your Blawg
Daniel Harmon, editor of The Lawyer’s PC, has written an outstanding article on “Blawg Promotion.” (Available on Westlaw, 22 NO. 22 Law. PC 1) As the number of blawgs continues to skyrocket, readers may find …
Study Finds that Companies Routinely Share Sensitive Information
A recent study by Reconnex, provider of enterprise risk management systems, revealed the following alarming statistics: 91% of Companies Assessed Exposed Employee and/or Customer Personal Data – This included credit card & social security numbers …
Find Spelling Variations with Surname Finder
There are a number of nice people finding databases on the Web, but what happens when you aren’t sure of the spelling an individual’s last name? A database search is only as good as the …
Women's Equality Day
Friday, August 26th is Women’s Equality Day which celebrates the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. On Thursday evening from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m, the Wisconsin …
Current Law Journal Content Adds RSS Feeds
I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth reminding that Washington & Lee Law School has compiled an awesome tool called Current Law Journal Content. CLJC indexes articles from current law journal using RSS feeds. The …
Swedish Library Goes "Face-to-Face" with Prejudice
USA Today reports on the unusual program at a Swedish library that allows you to “borrow” a real live human being. From the article: This weekend, nine people, including a homosexual, an imam, a journalist, …
What Would You Have Done Differently in Law School?
Last week, ABA’s Answers of the Week featured some interesting answers to the question: If you could go back and attend law school again, what opportunity do you wish you had pursued? Or what seemed …
WI Court Summer Intern Program
The Third Branch has a nice article on the Wisconsin court system summer internship program for law students, which placed 32 volunteer law clerks in 19 counties and at the Supreme Court this summer. Highlights …
Vancouver Firm Launches RSS Feeds for Its Publications
Last week, Steve Matthews, law librarian at Clark Wilson LLP in Vancouver, announced the launch of RSS feeds for the firm’s publications. Kudos to Steve and Clark Wilson on realizing the use of RSS outside …