Do you know why Wisconsin is referred to as the Badger State? Mental Floss explains this and other “Curious, Bizarre & Storied State Symbols.” … The Badger State title originally refers not to Bucky, nor …
Month: March 2009
Partner Cuts on the Rise
From the ABA Journal: Few U.S. law firms are acknowledging partner cuts, but they are happening and could gather steam if firm leaders foresee a long recession. Consultants tell the Daily Journal that partner terminations …
Legal Times to Merge With The National Law Journal
From the Blog of the Legal Times: Legal Times, which has reported on the D.C. legal and lobbying communities since 1978, is merging with one of its sibling publications, The National Law Journal. The combined …
Short Turn Around for Most Records Requests from Gov. Doyle's Office
The Appleton Post-Crescent reports that “most people requesting records from Gov. Jim Doyle’s office last year did not have to wait long to get them.” In their “fifth annual review of public records requests found …
Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin Workshop
The University of Wisconsin Law School Global Legal Studies Center has announced an outreach workshop entitled Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin. Attorneys, policy makers, state agencies, civil society groups and other interested groups …
Coming Soon – Route Calls, Manage Voicemail & Make Free Calls with Google Voice
From the NYT: Google stepped up its attack on the telecommunications industry on Thursday with a free service called Google Voice… [The service] is intended to simplify the way people handle phone calls, voice mail …
CCAP Upgrades Security and E-file Presentation for Judges
According to The Third Branch, the newsletter of the Wisconsin Court System, CCAP is undergoing some security upgrades. It seems that the majority of these recommendations will have an impact only on CCAP staff, but …
Archival Case Law Free with FindACase
FindACase, from VersusLaw, is a new source for free case law. While there are other free case law sites out there, such as Justia, Public Library of Law and PreCYdent, the coverage on FindACase appears …
Print Your Resume Free Today at FedEx Office
Today, March 10, 2009, FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos) is hosting “Free Resume Printing Day.” The company is offering to print up to 25 copies of each customer’s resume for free. This offer is good for …
Joe Lieberman Grills Federal Judiciary About PACER System
From The National Law Journal: Sen. Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., has asked the policy body of the federal judiciary why it continues to charge the public and lawyers for access to electronically filed documents and whether …