RSS
 
Pro-SeBlog.Com: Your Self-Help Law Source

Just Below the Law: Odds are high that this may be your future, Class of 2012 grads

06 Jan

If you are not about to graduate from a top 10 national law school (even then, you damn well be pretty high in the class rank), your law school’s placement office staff may not adivse you of this except with…

 

And now for something completely different: Above the Law’s top 10 most popular posts of 2011 and predictions for 2012

06 Jan

See Above The Law’s Top Ten Most Popular Stories of 2011. Predictions include: Law schools will get more creative in how they massage their employment numbers. We talk a lot about “transparency,” and there will be MOAR TRANSPARENCY in 2012….

 

Opening: Emerging Technologies Librarian, Univ. of Minnesota Law Library

06 Jan

The University of Minnesota Law Library is seeking dynamic, innovative, and visionary candidates for the position of Emerging Technologies Librarian. This professional position will identify existing and emerging technologies and apply them in a highly patron-oriented, academic law library that…

 

ABA President Blames Law Students for Going To Law School In A Shrinking Job Market

05 Jan

William Robinson, president of the American Bar Association, gave the most amazing interview to Reuters yesterday. One could call his words passionately defending his organization or a clumsy expression of how out of touch he is on the reality of…

 

“If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” YES WE SCAN Petition

05 Jan

Carl Malamud (Public Resources.Org) and John Podesta (Center for American Progress) have launched a petition drive calling upon the federal government to create a Federal Scanning Commission. To date, thinking about digitization has been piecemeal. Individual agencies have thought about…

 

“If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we launch the Library of Congress into cyberspace?” YES WE SCAN Petition

05 Jan

Carl Malamud (Public Resources.Org) and John Podesta (Center for American Progress) have launched a petition drive calling upon the federal government to create a Federal Scanning Commission. To date, thinking about digitization has been piecemeal. Individual agencies have thought about…

 

Duncan Law School’s Provisional Accreditation Denial: ABA Asks Court to Butt Out of Its Affairs

05 Jan

In its Jan. 3, 2012 brief in opposition to Duncan Law School’s motion for a temporary restraining order, the ABA starts out making its case why the ABA’s recent denial of provisional accreditation should not be litigated at this time:…

 

Digital Book World’s 10 Predictions for 2012

05 Jan

They include: Authors will become disenchanted with the rights they sign away to publishers. Shorter and more flexible copyright terms will become more attractive to authors. The standard e-book royalty from major publishing houses will rise next year and will…

 

Reminder: Register by January 6th to Receive a 15% Early-Bird Discount for Ark Group’s 6th Annual Conference on Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services

05 Jan

Register for Ark Group/Managing Partner’s Best Practices & Management Strategies for Law Firm Library, Research & Information Services themed At the Intersection of Process and Knowledge Management—Delivering Trusted Information that Intersects with Intelligent Decision Making (held at the AMA Executive…

 

How to Challenge an Illegal Vehicle Stop. Motion to Suppress Explained, Recommended Form.

05 Jan

Tweet Illegal Stop? Challenge it! No matter what state you live in, Federal Law controls whether or not a stop of a vehicle by police is legal. If the police stop a vehicle illegally, the evidence obtained thereafter cannot be … Continue reading