INTERNET LEGAL
RESEARCH WEEKLY
July 30, 2006
Tom
Mighell
Welcome to Issue #238 of the Internet Legal Research Weekly, a newsletter that delivers relevant and timely legal research information, and other fun stuff, to your inbox every Sunday. If you like what you read, please forward this newsletter to anyone you think might be interested, and encourage him or her to do the same! To subscribe, all you have to do is visit Inter Alia and fill out the subscription form -- it's free!
News Update -- from the Inter Alia Weblog
Because I was on vacation, I don't have much in the way of news to report....
On the Road? Check out these Mobile Security Tips
The latest issue of Law Practice Magazine is out, and I'm pleased that an article I wrote was included. It's called A Road Warrior's Guide to Mobile Security, and it contains a number of helpful tips and tools to keep your technology safe while you're traveling. The article is available free of charge for the next month or two; then you'll need an ABA membership to access it.Blawgs of the Week
Here are a few of the best weblogs I previewed on Inter Alia the past two weeks:
- Julie Fleming Brown is a professional and personal coach for lawyers. At Life at the Bar she's discussing life and the law...and living as a lawyer.
- Here's an interesting concept: the alumni, students, and friends of the University of South Carolina Law School have a whole community thing going at palmettocrescent.com -- in addition to a group blog, you'll also find user forums links to other user blogs, and a wiki. Cool stuff!
- Home Contractor vs. Homeowner may sound like a smackdown wrestling match, but it's really the blog of Andrea Goldman, a Massachusetts attorney who focuses on construction/contractor, business, and landlord/tenant cases.
- Here's an IP blog from a law school: The Intellectual Property Institute at the University of Richmond School of Law, along with the National CyberEducation Project and the Richmond Student Intellectual Property Law Association (gee, that's a mouthful) are publishing the Richmond IP Blog, providing news and commentary regarding all aspects of intellectual property law and policy.
- Douglas Jacobson is a partner in the D.C. office of Strasburger & Price, and his International Trade Law News provides news, analysis and commentary on customs law, antidumping law, export controls, and other international trade issues.
- At Law Firm Diversity, someone known only as Mr. Thorne is discussing the topic of diversity in law firms, and how what law firms say about diversity doesn't always add up.
- Finally, a bunch of law professors -- two from Cornell, one from Marquette, the other from the University of Chicago, and a whole lot of guest bloggers -- are "advancing productive interdisciplinary discourse among empirical legal scholars" at Empirical Legal Studies.
Help Desk
Two Outlook-related tips for you today:
Do you have a question about searching the Internet or your computer in general? Drop me an e-mail at tom(at)inter-alia(dot)net – I’ll post your question (don’t worry, I won’t use your real name) and try to get an answer for you!
Legally Relevant – Sites on the Internet
Nationwide Gravesite Locator
Here's a great way to locate the gravesites of military veterans and their families. Just plug in a last name, and with each listing you'll get their branch of service, the war in which they fought, dates of birth and death, and the location of their grave. If it's available, you'll get a link to a map of the cemetery, too.Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases
A service of the National Institutes of Health, here you'll find information about osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta and other bone diseases. Check out the Fact Sheets or the What's New section, with plenty of information on these conditions. The Links page also provides other good resources to explore.Packaging Law
I never knew there was such a thing as packaging law -- but I guess there is, because the firm of Keller and Heckman is writing about it. Links to In the News, Special Focus, and Topics in Food Contact will take you to some good information on this area of law. You'll also find a nice set of Links to regulatory sites and other pages dealing with packaging and food contact.Federal Court of Australia
For a simply-designed site, it sure offers a ton of great information. This is the main page for the Federal Court of Australia, and as you might expect there are resources for litigants and practitioners. In addition to e-filing, the court has an E-Courtroom that allows parties before the court to submit evidence online, as if they were in court. And from the top of each page, you can search case law, judgments, and the library catalogues. And I'm just getting started -- there's a lot here!Occupational Outlook Handbook
The 2006-2007 version of the Handbook is out, and it sure packs a wallop. You can research hundreds of types of jobs here, and find out the training and education needed, expected earnings, job prospects, what workers do on the job, as well as working conditions of the particular occupation. This seems like a great site for a case that involves employment-related damages.
Some fun and useful sites to begin your week:
If you're a movie lover, you might want to check out this article on the Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time.
Summer's the time of year when all sorts of bugs come out of the woodwork. To learn more about that bug on your back porch, consult the BugGuide.
Well, that’s it for Issue #238 – I hope you liked it! If you did, pass this along to anyone you think might be interested, and encourage him or her to subscribe. Also, feel free to drop me an e-mail any time if you have questions, or if you have websites or other topics you want included in a future issue.
Tom Mighell
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