Legal News

Digital Alternatives For Legal Course Books
A September 22, National Law Journal article, "Are E-Books the Future of Legal Casebooks?" by Amanda Bronstad, in which one of our reference librarians, Mark Giangrande, is quoted, takes look at some of the issues at the upcoming, "Workshop on...

Digital law books, redux
I have been thinking about books recently while considering our firm’s own print and online collection. Paul Emond?s column last week on The Future of Academic Legal Publishing addresses head-on the challenges and opportunities facing publishers of law-related books (and casebooks)...

Bookstore Ripoff
If you haven't already figured out that most university bookstores charge outrageous prices for law books then hopefully this blog post will save you a few bucks in the future. The internet is your best friend when it comes to buying books for law school...

The Future of Legal Academic Publishing
What is the future of legal academic publishing in Canada? I ask for two reasons. First, as the leading publisher of Canadians legal casebooks I?d rather be on the cutting edge than on the trailing edge of new developments in publishing...

Books a weighty issue for law schools
Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: A typical law student lugs around 28 pounds of books worth about $1,000 per semester. In creating cutting-edge future lawyers, some legal professors say, paper is a problem ...

More Bookbuying Woes
I noticed that the text for the Exempt Organization Seminar is egregiously expensive. The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, 8th ed. (ISBN 0471268208) is currently offered in the Boalt Bookstore at $187...

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Legal Forms
Business and Commercial Legal Forms

Best Law Movies
Greatest Legal Movies selected by ABA Journal

Law & Order Depicts Police Procedures and Criminal Justice
Accuracy of Criminal Justice Depiction on Television

Legal Malpractice
legal malpractice lawsuits.

Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit

Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill
Alabama Restaurant Association Hires Legal Council to Help Members Damaged by BP Oil Spill>

Viviendas, Inquilinos y Dueños
legal issues.

Ayuda Legal Para Victimas de Ataque Cardiaco (Infarto) o Derrame Cerebral por Ezetrol

Wendy's International Inc.
allegedly fired illegal immigrant employees after missing a deadline to obtain legal status.