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Take the Lead: AALL Leadership Academy
Take the Lead:
AALL Leadership Academy October 3-4, 2008 Hyatt Lodge 2815 Jorie Blvd Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Practicing Law Institute: Hot Topic Briefings for May
Accounting Briefings – May
FAS 161 and FAS 133: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? : May 6
Corporate and Securities:
Web Based Services at the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library, New York County*
by: David Badertscher
For those who have not visited us, the New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library of New York County (sometimes referred to as the New York Criminal Law Library) is located in lower Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall, and State and Federal courthouses. Like other Supreme Court libraries located throughout the State of New York, it operates under the auspices of the New York Unified Court System and participates in the various state-wide initiatives sponsored by the OCA Office of Legal Information.
Although the primary focus of this library is to provide reference and research support to personnel of the Criminal Term, its actual responsibilities and obligations are quite broad. Using its various collections in all formats, including digital, in conjunction with various web and online services, including a website and a weblog, this library functions as both an information repository and an information service. These resources and services enable it to reach out to patrons both local and worldwide, as time and resources permit. Part of the library’s responsibility is to provide support as needed and operational oversight to the New York County Public Access Law Library, which is charged with serving those members of the public who need law-related information.
ABA Journal Weekly Newsletter May 2, 2008
TOP TEN STORIES OF THE WEEK:
Legal Ethics
Judge Smacks Law Firms & Partner With $150K Sanctions, But Spares 2 Associates
New York Chief Judge Judith Kaye Writes Governor to Deny Slowdown of Judges
From: Vesselin, Mitev and Daniel Wise. ” Kaye Writes Governor To Deny Work ‘Slowdown’ “, New York Law Journal, April 30, 2008. p. 1,6.
“Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye wrote Governor David A. Paterson yesterday to assure him that reports of judicial “slowdown” were ‘without basis.’ ”
“In addition, the court system’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics issued an opinion Monday determining that Chief Judge Kaye’s recent lawsuit to compel an increase in judicial salaries does not require judges to recuse themselves, but they may do so as a matter of individual conscience….”
Schedule for Rebate Checks
Information regarding the schedule for sending out rebate checks has been posted on the Taxgirl blog at http://www.taxgirl.com/rebate-schedule-changes/
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It
Jonathan L. Zittrain has written an interesting, informative and innovative book titles The Future of the Internet: And How to Stop It. . I use the word “innovative” because the web version, which is available in full text at http://yupnet.org/zittrain/ incorporates added features to engage the reader.
To quote from his introduction:
“…The Internet’s current trajectory is one of lost opportunity. Its salvation lies in the hands of its millions of users. Drawing on generative technologies like Wikipedia that have so far survived their own successes, this book shows how to develop new technologies and social structures that allow users to work creatively and collaboratively, participate in solutions, and become true ‘netizens.’ “
ABA Weekly Newsletter: Top Ten Stories April 25, 2008
Law Practice Management
Why Associates Leave is Clear, But What Would Lure Them to Stay?
Apr 21, 2008, 12:41 pm CDT
Recent ABA Book Announcements
From the Section of Science and Technology Law:
Science for Lawyers Eric York Drogin, Editor http://www.abanet.org/abastore/productpage/5450051
Science for Lawyers clearly explains and discusses 13 applied scientific disciplines in jargon-free language that is specifically geared toward lawyers. The book explores the definitions (what is science), the practice (what scientists do) and the professional roles (what ethical guidelines influence scientists) of 13 professional disciplines such as:
Criminal Law Library Blog

