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Law center prepares lawsuit over Mich. oil spill – Space & Earth Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Law center prepares lawsuit over Mich. oil spill – Space & Earth -(AP) — A public interest law firm prepared Monday to sue the owners of a pipeline that ruptured in southern Michigan and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary, while residents voiced con;{2f0869c8} …
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Law center prepares lawsuit over Mich. oil spill – Space & Earth
By India News , Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News – Times of India. The spiral of violence claimed two more lives and injured five others today in clashes with security forces who opened fire in Srinagar and …
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2 killed in fresh Kashmir clashes, curfew continues | CASSANO LAW FIRM
It’s not that I don’t think privacy for Internet users isn’t important — it is — but I just gave up worrying about it many, many years ago. Can you say “National Security Surveillance Agency”? Fine, gather up all the…
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Infographic on Internet Privacy or Lack Thereof
AP – A public interest law firm is preparing to sue the owners of a pipeline that ruptured in southern Michigan and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary, whi. … Written by Yahoo! News : Science News …
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Law center threatens lawsuit over Mich. oil spill (AP)
Ugly things are going on at Duquesne University’s Law School. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that a former female faculty member, Alice Stewart, has filed suit alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract. The case started in 2003…
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Duquesne Law School Hit With Discrimination Suits
New features revolve around customization to allow law firms to present branded self-service document creation environments to their internal and external clients. ContractExpress.com enables users to quickly and easily design and …
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New Document Assembly Features Put ContractExpress.com at the …
“We discussed how important legal calendaring is to the efficient operation of the law firm , and how to fully utilize CompuLaw’s risk management tools to improve case management.
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Leading Denver and Boston Based Firms Host CompuLaw User Group …
The attorneys of the Law Firm KALIS & KLEIMAN remind homeowners that they will receive their TRIM Notice (property value and real estate taxes) from the Property Appraiser’s Office in the next few days.
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The Law Firm of KALIS & KLEIMAN Warn Homeowners They May Be Paying …
Hat tip to Paul Lomio for calling attention to the release of the LAW.GOV Principles and Declaration statement on Legal Research Plus at Codifying Commonsense — the Law.gov Principles. Taking it a step further, I’ll be turning the LAW.GOV statement…
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Publicizing LAW.GOV’s Statement of Principles and Declaration
Georgetown Law Library Reference Department is seeking applications for a Reference Librarian position. The Reference Librarian provides extensive reference service to the Law Center’s faculty and students by participating in the reference desk rotation, individual research consultations, writing research guides,…
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Opening: Reference Librarian, Georgetown Univ. Law Library
Vault 2011 Law Firm Rankings. Only the North American version has been released so far but two magic circle firms made it into the top 30… Charles Tyrwhitt UK. This is what you need to know about it: “more than 15000 law associates …
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Vault 2011 Law Firm Rankings « Legal News, Legal Views, Law News …
The New York Times recently reported on 3M’s marketing campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of Post-it Notes. However,Edward Tenner, a historian of technology and culture, reports in The Atlantic on the dark side of Post-It Notes and similar products: The…
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Happy 30th Anniversary (with a Note on the Dark Side of) Post-It Notes
Prior to Westlawnext being rolled out to the faculty and staff and Duncan School of Law, for my class this coming semester, I created a libguide from which I provide links to a few different articles.
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Deeplinking, Westlawnext and the Father of Existentialism.
While librarians have been successful advocates for privacy in library-provided reading, the values for reader privacy are the same in individuals’ subscriptions to Google Books, licensed access to e-reader books, reading on the Internet, and purchase of books through online…
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Protecting Reader Confidentiality in the Private Sector Electronic Resources Marketplace Based on Library Privacy Standards
The Senior Law Librarian will provide faculty research support, reference assistance, legal research instruction, database and web support and work on collection development. Candidates must possess a Master of Library and Information Science (“MLIS”) or Master of Library Science (“MLS”)…
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Senior Law Librarian, Northeastern University School of Law Library, Boston
In a comment to It May Be Just One Letter But … When West Refuses to Correct Scopes v. Tennessee Because of “Cost,” I Think We Have a Problem, KC wrote: Joe…do you have any idea how many errors West…
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On WEXIS Making Corrections to Court Opinions Every Year
The Alyne Queener Massey Law Library at Vanderbilt University seeks applicants for the following position of Electronic Resources Librarian.
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Electronic Resources Librarian, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Vanderbilt University
A high-volume Florida foreclosure practitioner has been an early adopter of a businesslike model of law practice, in which a back-office company handles much of the litigation preparation work for his law firm .
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Small Law Firm's Big Back Office Delayed News of Less Work …
The New York Times reports that Judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction against key parts of the law, including the parts that officers check immigration status when enforcing other laws, and the requirement that immigrants carry papers with them…
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Federal Judge Blocks Parts of the AZ Immigration Law
The Standards Review Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education & Admission to the Bar is considering two controversial subcommittee proposals: (1) to clarify that law schools are not required to offer tenure while still requiring law schools to…
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Is the ABA Trying to Dilute Tenure for Law Faculty and Job Security for Legal Skills Profs?
Court reengineering is the central theme of Future Trends in State Courts 2010. From the Preface by Mary Campbell McQueen, President, National Center for State Courts: “How Courts Are Weathering the Economic Storm” was the major theme of last year’s…
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Exploring Court Reengineering at the State Level: NCSC Releases Future Trends in State Courts 2010
The Moritz Law Library at The Ohio State University is currently seeking two reference librarians to join an active and innovative library team. This position offers an excellent opportunity for creativity and professional growth to an energetic individual who wishes…
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Openings: Two Reference Librarians, Moritz Law Library, OSU
IP firms try new avenues to perk up flat caseload. Crain’s Detroit Business Smith at Brinks Hofer and John Halan, shareholder and head of law firm marketing at Brooks Kushman PC in Southfield, both said litigation has been on a . …
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IP firms try new avenues to perk up flat caseload – Crain's …
Law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP has today issued proceedings against Godstone farm on behalf of Todd and Aaron Furnell, twins exposed to E.Coli 0157 whilst on a school trip to Godstone Farm in Surrey. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2010) …
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Law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse Issues Proceeding Against …
Mr. Harakas will oversee marketing, business development, media, and public reputation efforts for the nearly 200-attorney law firm from its headquarters in …
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Lindquist & Vennum Names Dean Harakas Chief Marketing Officer …
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an inflammatory skin condition affecting the mucous membranes often caused by an allergic reaction to a drug or medication such as Cox-2 inhibitors: Bextra, Vioxx, Celebrex and/or non-steroidal …
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Levin Papantonio Law Firm – Stevens-Johnson Syndrome | today news
On ATL, Elie Mystal writes in Law Professors: If You’re Not Part of the Solution Then You’re A Huge Freaking Problem: Rarely, if ever, does the media turn its gaze towards law professors and their culpability in the epic scam…
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No Need to Cite to Tamanaha to Prove Law Profs are a Huge Part of the Problem