Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
Looks like the 2011 Conference for Law School Computing (CALI Conference) will be held at Marquette Law School next summer. I can’t wait to attend! From John Mayer posted to the Teknoids list: Just got back from a visit to the amazing new building that Marquette has built for their law school. I am delighted …
It’s time to nominate your favorite legal support staff for the 2010 Wisconsin Law Journal Unsung Heroes awards. Categories include: * Legal Secretary * Paralegal * Law Librarian * Firm Administrator * Human Resources * IT Specialists * Legal Marketing * Court Clerk * Court Reporter * Lifetime Achievement Download and mail the PDF nomination …
In her Wisconsin Law Journal column, Jane Pribek has compiled some law practice management tips culled from various legal blogs, including WisBlawg. She reviews “Firefox ‘add-ons’ for attorneys” for archiving and citing resources, as well as “miscellaneous money-savers” for directory assistance, marketing, and domain name registration. A very handy list of useful little tools.
Congratulations to this year’s nominees for the Unsung Heroes award presented by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The award seeks to recognize the legal professionals whose efforts are essential to helping law firms and courts run efficiently. Categories include Secretary, Paralegal, Law Librarian, Administrator, Human Resources, IT Specialists, Marketers, and Court Staff. I’d like to give …
Robert Ambrogi over at Law.com’s Legal Blogwatch discusses LegalTube, an interesting new video matching site for lawyers and clients: A new video site wants to play matchmaker for lawyers and clients. The idea behind LegalTube is to help potential clients find the right lawyer by letting them view videos of the lawyers discussing themselves and …
“According to a new study conducted by Harris Interactive for CareerBuilder.com, 45 percent of employers questioned are using social networks to screen job candidates,” reports the New York Times. More from the article: The report showed that Facebook was the most popular online destination for employers to do their online sleuthing, followed by LinkedIn and …
From the Wisconsin Law Journal: Though large firms around the country have been cancelling their summer associate programs, the trend had yet to hit in Wisconsin. Until now. Milwaukee-based Quarles & Brady LLP confirmed that they have “suspended” their 2010 summer associate program… Though Quarles is the only firm in the state so far to …
It’s time to nominate your favorite legal support staff for the 2009 Wisconsin Law Journal Unsung Heroes awards. Categories include: Secretary Paralegal Law Librarian Administrator Human Resources IT Specialists Marketers Court Staff For more information, see the Wisconsin Law Journal website. The nomination form is available there. The awards ceremony will be held November 13, …
Today’s Wheeler Report shares the sad news that George Coburn, “master of this website for more than 10 years lost a three-month struggle with cancer on Saturday. He posted his last news release on Friday, June 26.” From the notice: His one editorial comment in the 17 years he worked with Wheeler News Service and …
The State Bar of Wisconsin has recently redesigned their website. According to the Bar, the “new home page layout now is cleaner, more visually interesting, and easier to read. The new design offers expanded news content, an improved news archive, simplified navigation, and faster access to newly released products and upcoming events, among other changes …