Do you like hearing about the latest legal cases or staying on top business and legal trends?  Then consider being a Law Librarian!   Law librarians work in many settings including law schools, law firms, government libraries and many public and private companies.  They go by many titles:  law librarian, researcher or information analyst. If you’re [...]

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The Legal Division of SLA and Wolters Kluwer Law & Business invite you to attend the next Law Library TNT webinar! Presentation:  Opportunity Opens Doors for Information Pros in eDiscovery Speaker: Constance Ard of Answer Maven When:  Thursday, May 31, at 2 PM CT (3 PM ET / 12 PM PT) Cost:  FREE to Legal Division [...]

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The Australian Law Firm market is in the process of being reshaped as a number of large Australian law firms merge or form alliances with international firms. Traditionally the large Australian firms have dominated the Australian legal market and made it difficult for foreign firms to gain a foothold. Many of the mergers are using [...]

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by Tracy Z. Maleeff, Legal Division Chair, Duane Morris LLP (Reprinted from the Legal Division Docket) We have a fantastic line-up of professional development and networking sessions scheduled for the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, to be held July 15-18 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. To maximize our members’ conference experience, the Legal [...]

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May is Older Americans Month.  This group faces circumstances that require specialized counsel, from health issues to job discrimination, as well as changing financial landscapes and evolving family roles. In honor of older Americans, here are a few legal resources that focus on their needs: Electronic Resources In addition to a wealth of state-level information, [...]

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The Legal Division is proud to feature Philip Mullen in its April Profiles in Law Librarianship feature: A Little Bit About Phil: I have been working as a Librarian for some time. I started out in public libraries and then moved to Fairfax Magazines and then the newspaper side of the business. Finally, luckily I [...]

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*The following information was provided by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries. SLA members are eligible for he Membership Rate discount.   Our Pre-Conference Workshop, Advocacy 101 will help you to advocate and effectively communicate with decision-makers to explain why we are so important to their operations.  Speaker Wendy Newman of U of T will [...]

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The Legal Division is proud to feature Laura Woods in its March Profiles in Law Librarianship feature: A Little Bit About Laura: Laura has been involved in SLA since winning an Early Career Conference Award from SLA Europe and the Leadership and Management Division in 2009, and attending that year’s Annual Conference in Washington DC. [...]

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SLA’s Legal Division will begin giving three new awards this year. Nominations will be accepted until April 1, 2012.  Self nomination is acceptable and encouraged.  Please find descriptions below. Thomson Reuters Westlaw Award for Career Achievement The Thomson Reuters Westlaw Award for Career Achievement is designed to recognize a member who has provided significant service [...]

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I am now accepting submissions for the Legal Division Docket (formerly the Legal Division Quarterly). The deadline is Monday, March 26. Please submit any articles via email attachment (preferably in Word, 12-point Times font). Thanks in advance for your submissions. Jessica King SLA Legal Division, Legal Division Docket Editor

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