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November 14, 2007

Video from Thomson West Regarding Comprehensive Changes to the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure

I”n response to the discussion about the far-reaching changes to the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure, we have posted a 5 minute video featuring the authors of the Federal Civil Rules Handbook. The authors, Steven Baicker-McKee and Professor William Janssen, discuss the dramatic amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, and why every major rule and form is changing on December 1, 2007. The video can be found under the “What’s New for Law Librarians” section at: www.west.thomson.com/librarian.”

“The changes have mostly come about as a result of a comprehensive overhaul by a federal style committee. There are stylistic and substantive changes, and all the forms have changed as well.”

“Thomson West has published the Federal Civil Rules Handbook just in time for the coming rule changes. All rule changes will be in this volume, along with all the new forms, and a great deal of annotated commentary. There will also be a “roadmap” at the end of each rule indicating the Style Project changes and the non-stylistic (substantive) changes to the rules”

November 14, 2007

30 Books Every IT Leader Must Read

by David Badertscher

By Eric Chabrow

Society for Information Management’s 2008 list of leadership books covers a wide-range of subjects, except IT itself.

Books ranging from How to Read a Book to The Prince are among 30 books every CIO wannabe should read, according to an annual list of must-read books issued by the Society of Information Management’s Regional Leadership Forum.

November 14, 2007

HeinOnLine Announces First Federated Search Connection via 360 Search, Serials Solution

by David Badertscher

William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Announces the First Authorized Federated Search

Connection to HeinOnline

Buffalo, NY – November 13, 2007

November 14, 2007

ABA Publications With a Focus on Practice Essentials

by David Badertscher

The Negotiator’s Fieldbook The Desk Reference for the Experienced Negotiator

“Eighty contributing authors with varied practical and academic expertise provide a full range of new knowledge about negotiation. The Fieldbook pulls together in readable, short chapters the current insights, strategies and techniques in negotiation from law, psychology, business, economics, cultural studies and a dozen other fields which have not previously been available in any single textbook.”

The Modern Rules of Order: A Guide for Conducting Business Meetings, Third Edition

November 13, 2007

Successful New Jersey Bar Candidates – July 1997

by David Badertscher

November 13, 2007

Successful Bar Candidates, July 2007

Of the 3,050 candidates who sat for the July 2006 New Jersey Bar Examination, 2,949 have been mailed their results. Of those, the 2,347 candidates listed here passed, comprising 79.5 percent

November 13, 2007

Legal Risks of Uncontrolled E-mail and Web Content

by David Badertscher

“Email’s ease of use, speed and scale of distribution make it an invaluable business tool. However, these same attributes can also cause severe difficulties for employers if employees’ use of email and internet is not controlled adequately. This white paper outlines email risks employers face and how to address them.”

Legal Risks E-Mail…

Source: CIO Newsletter, November 13, 2007.

November 9, 2007

United States v. Bernard Kerik

by David Badertscher

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Indicted on Corruption, Tax Charges

UNITED STATES V. BERNARD KERIK

“(U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D.N.Y., Nov. 9, 2007) – Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik was indicted by a federal grand jury on a variety of corruption charges relating to his former position under ex-NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, as well as personal tax evasion charges and failure to pay social security and employment taxes for his children’s nanny”

November 9, 2007

Correspondence Related to the Nomination of Michael Mukasey for U.S. Attorney General

by David Badertscher

The links below are to primary source documents from members of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate to Judge Mukasey requesting clarification of his views. Documents included are from our subscription to GalleryWatch at http://www.gallerywatch.com

10/24/2007 Letter to Attorney General Nominee Michael Mukasey from Senate Judiciary Committe. (PDF 56 KB)

Letter Requests Further Clarification of the Nominee’s Position on Several Key Issues Including FISA, Interrogation Tactics and Signing Statements

November 8, 2007

American Law Institute (ALI) Elects 47 New Members

by David Badertscher

The folowing is from an American Law Institute Press Release:

(Philadelphia) –

“It is a great pleasure to welcome these distinguished and influential individuals to The American Law Institute,” said ALI President Michael Traynor. “Members are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people for their significant professional achievements and a demonstrated interest in the improvement of the law. ALI’s membership consists of judges, practicing lawyers, and legal scholars from all areas of the United States as well as a growing number of foreign countries. Election is considered one of the highest honors in the legal profession.”

November 8, 2007

Review: Five Security Suites You May Not Know About

by David Badertscher

It seems everywhere we turn when it comes to information technology the topic sooner or later always turns to computer security. As mentioned below in this Review published on November 7, 2007 by InformationWeek, Norton and McAfee still dominate this field. The Review as posted consists of a major part of a piece writen by Serdar Yegulap. It does not however include many useful graphics included with the original piece. To see the entire article, including graphics, you will need to click on the URL listed below:

“While big-name security suites such as Norton and McAfee dominate the market, there are others out there that may be just as good — or better. We look at five alternative security suites.”

By Serdar Yegulalp, InformationWeek