Criminal Defense Techniques Release 101

The latest release of Criminal Defense Techniques includes complete revisions to Chapter 54 Defense of an Obsenity Case, Chapter 55 Defense of a Kidnapping Case and Chapter 55A Defense of Capital Crimes.

Lindey and Parley on Separation Agreements and Antenuptial Contracts, 2d, Chapter 130

Chapter 130 -- Legally Recognized Same-Sex Relationships has been completely revised. The chapter discusses legally recognized same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships and provides guidance for practitioners in drafting agreement recitals and provisions in the areas of general rights and responsibilities, children and property rights.

Investigating Employee Conduct (Revised Chapter 6)

Revised Chapter 6 contains the latest developments concerning the mechanisms that employees use to watch their employees. Among the surveillance techniques treated are cameras, undercover employees, wiretaps, pen registers, and thermal imaging. Also discussed are the monitoring of computers, e-mails, the Internet, blogs, social media and networks, texts, and tweets

Law schools overly optimistic about jobs after graduation?

"Law schools, once viewed as a guaranteed path to a high-paying career, are coming under fire as disillusioned graduates find a tighter job market than they say they were led to expect" ...
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2009 Court Filings were Down in Ohio

The Ohio Courts Statistical Summary for 2009 from the Ohio Supreme Court shows that case filings are down eight percent (8%). The largest decrease appears to be in traffic fines. The numbers for breach of contract, non-tort civil cases and domestic violence cases are all up. Click here to review the actual statistics. Click here to read the Court's Press Release.

Criminal Defense Techinques Release 100

This latest release of Criminal Defense Techniques includes complete revisions of Chapter 52 Defense of a Gambling Case, and Chapter 53A Defense of a Rape Case. New sections are:
14.04[5] Duration of Request for Counsel, and 14.08[2][e] Failure to Advise Client of Deportation Consequence of Guilty Plea.

Annual Survey of Am Law 200 Librarians Shows They Are Surviving Layoffs and Cost-Cutting

The new survey of Am Law 200 Librarians from law.com shows that although they have been hit with layoffs and cost-cutting, they are surviving the storm with savvy business practices. These librarians are buying less print, playing tough with print and online vendors of all sizes, taking advantage of free in-house vendor-training sessions to perform otherwise costly research, and working leaner on smaller budgets. The good news is that their duties are expanding to include business development research, which will continue to make them indispensable to their law firms. Click here for a good summary of the survey results.

From Cleveland Law Library Blog