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1. PDF images available for selected briefs in Westlaw.com

Westlaw is now making available exact reproductions of selected briefs in PDF format. Why is this ‘neat’? Because now any appendixes included with briefs will be available to the average Westlaw user, complete with documents and other exhibits filed with the court.

More from Westlaw itself here.

2. Environmental law materials on Westlaw
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HeinOnline’s Law Journal Library, which provides access to the original full-text of legal journals and law reviews, has set a new record for adding new pages. HeinOnline is a for-fee service, subscribed to by the Boley Law Library and other fine law libraries throughout the world.

Expansion news includes:
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2004 Legal Technology Trends: Do We Stand on the Threshold of the Next Legal Killer App?

From the latest in litigation technology to the impending security disaster, read about the biggest legal technology trends from Law Practice Today.

Source: DennisKennedy.blog

A Day in the Life of a PDA-Enabled Lawyer

Complete with screenshots, advice, and perspective, by Nashville entertainment attorney Barry Neil Shrum. Well worth reading if you have, or are considering getting, a portable digital device.

Source: Inter Alia

Extended Final Exam Hours
Saturday, April 24 – Thursday, May 6, 2004

The library will remain open until 1:00 am for LAW STUDENTS ONLY from April 24 – May 6, 2004

Please note that on Friday, May 7, the Law Library will close at 10:00 pm.

America’s Leading Business Lawyers

Just released on the web, the 2004-2005 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers claims to be “Independent. Objective. Research-based. Chambers USA Guide is unlike any other US legal directory. No attorneys are included unless they are strongly recommended by the market. No-one can buy their way into the rankings.”

Source: Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites

www.Ecoliblog.com – by the Seattle law firm Marler Clark, one of the nation’s “foremost law firms representing victims of foodborne illness and other serious personal injuries.”

E.Coli. Escherichia Coli. Really!

Source: Ernie the Attorney

How Appealing

How Appealing, attorney Howard Bashman’s groundbreaking blog devoted to appellate litigation, is moving.

Its new address is http://legalaffairs.org/howappealing/.

If that isn’t up and running, the blog will remain available at its old address.