Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Christopher Shattuck, Law Practice Assistance Manager at the State Bar of Wisconsin has compiled a useful list of tips for law school grads looking to maximize their experiences as new lawyers. They are: Do Not Be Afraid to Ask Questions Maximize Your Networking Boost Your Experience by Volunteering Attend to Your Own Wellness Explore Resources …
According to The Verge, a free basic version of Photoshop (image editing tool) is coming soon: Adobe has started testing a free-to-use version of Photoshop on the web and plans to open the service up to everyone as a way to introduce more users to the app…. Adobe describes the service as “freemium” and eventually …
UW Law School has named Bernadette Atuahene as the inaugural James E. Jones Chair. The endowed faculty chair honors the late Professor James E. Jones Jr. ’56, who was a trailblazing labor lawyer, civil rights activist, prolific scholar, and committed professor. In 1969, he became the Law School’s first African American faculty member and, in 1973, founded UW …
Free federal court records are now one step closer: The federal judiciary’s policymaking body has endorsed a proposal to make federal court records searches via the PACER electronic database free to non-commercial users. According to a newly released report, the Judicial Conference of the United States has endorsed “making all searches free of charge for all …
Twenty-five years after his death, the Wisconsin Law Review has published a long-lost manuscript by Professor J. Willard Hurst, beloved UW Law School professor, renowned scholar, and one of the great originators of modern legal history and law and society scholarship. It is believed that the work entitled, “Technology and the Law: The Automobile,” was …