BoleyBlogs!

NYU Law’s GlobalLex, publisher of guides and articles to international and foreign law research and previously featured on BoleyBlogs! here, has released the following new research guides:

• The Exploitation of Women and Children: A Comparative Study of Human Trafficking Laws between the United States-Mexico and China-Vietnam by Christina T. Le
• A Guide to online research resources for the Australian Federal Legal System with some reference to the State Level by Petttal Kinder
• Guide to Legal Research in Norway by Pål A. Bertnes
• A Guide to the Legal System and Legal Research in Paraguay by Ana E. Rolón C.

Source: Law Librarian Blog

Oregon Labor and Employment Law

The always-on-it Oregon Legal Research catches the return to posting of the Oregon Labor and Employment Law blog. It is edited by Lewis & Clark Law School alum Tom Doyle , who specializes in labor and employment law at Bennett Hartman Morris & Kaplan, LLP.

While we’re on the topic of labor and employment law, readers may be interested in Willamette University College of Law Professor Ross Runkel’s Employment Law Blog and Arbitration Blog. Nationally, there is the well regarded Workplace Prof Blog, as well as many more labor and employment law blogs.

Students and faculty at Lewis & Clark Law School also have access to a number of specialized current awareness resources in labor and employment law. Professor Runkel’s group at LawMemo.com provide three employment-law related email alert services: Employment Law Memo (M,W,F), NLRB Law Memo (Weekly), and Arbitration Law Memo (Monthly). L&C Law students may find out more and enroll for any or all of those at our LawMemo Sign-Up page.

The Lewis & Clark Law School community also has access to the many labor and employment law reports provided by BNA (the Bureau of National Affairs). Among the leading titles available are the Labor & Employment Law Library, Benefits Practice Center, Labor Relations Week, and all of the BNA labor-related reports. These are all top-notch industry-leading research and current awareness tools. Find the BNA labor and employment law databases at the Boley Law Library’s BNA Databases home.

Finally, students, faculty and staff at Lewis & Clark Law School may receive regular e-mail updates from any of the BNA employment and labor law services, all of which are part of the Boley Law Library’s subscription. Find out more, and enroll for as many as you like at our BNA E-Mail Updates center.

Source: Oregon Legal Research

Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog

The Law Professor Blog Network this month has added one more faculty-edited blog to its impressive (and highly ranked) collection of over four dozen law professor blogs, Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog.

The blog’s initial post, Introduction — Defining “LGBTIQ” (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/intersexed/queer) sets out the goals of this new blog:

Legal issues involving sexuality and gender identity constitute an emerging and rapidly growing field. Law professors who teach in other areas may increasingly find themselves having to address LGBTIQ issues. As the initial post for this web log on LGBTIQ legal issues, we provide an overview that describes something of the range of issues, and an explanation of what “LGBTIQ” stands for.

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In addition to transgender issues, common topics for future posts, covering issues for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and intersexed persons as well, will include family law, employment discrimination, military service, federalism, the First Amendment, immigration, and prisons. Future introductory posts will define “intersexed” and “queer.”

Sexual Orientation and the Law Blog is edited by Sara R. Benson, Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, and William B. Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Law.

Source: BarclayBlog

Legal Scholarship Blog

Discover law-related conferences, workshops and calls for papers at the Legal Scholarship Blog. As its predecessor blog at UW stated, “Attending and, if possible, presenting papers at conferences is a great way to develop ideas and make connections.”

Legal Conference Blog is a collaborative service of the faculty and staff of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Gallagher Law Library of the University of Washington School of Law.

Source: e-mail announcement

With the new school year beginning here at Lewis & Clark Law School – first year orientation arrives this week – time for BoleyBlogs!’s annual collection of links to tips for 1Ls.

During orientation many tips for a successful first year will be shared, both formally and informally. Here are sources for a few other tips and hard-learned lessons that might come in helpful the next few days, weeks and months:

• 08/27 UPDATE: From our good friends at ZiefBrief – Lawsagna, “where Anastasia gives you ‘alternating layers of thoughts, tools, tricks, tips and other ingredients for a successful learning experience in law school and beyond.’”
• From CALI’s Pre-Law Blog, two helpful collections:
  :: Tips and advice for the newest law students(from the Socratic Method to saving money on casebooks to which dictionary to buy)
  :: Tips and advice for the newest law students II: Outside links (more of the best advice from the web)
• How to Read a Judicial Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students (pdf)
  By Orin Kerr of George Washington University Law School, this article helps explain the structure of judicial opinions, provides tips for reading and briefing them, and talks about why law schools use the case method.
• Law School Terminology
  A quite useful little glossary of all those terms you will soon be hearing quite a bit. Just skip those Minnesota-specific entries. We’ll add in some for clouds, lattes and micros in our own version later. Courtesy of the good librarians at the Hamline University School of Law Library.
• Tips for Pre-Law Students Preparing for Law School
  Fine collection of the basics from Top Law Student.com, including how to read a case, how to outline, hot to cope with stress, and more.
• Advice to 1Ls at the Start of the School Year
  Law Career Blog covers more of the basics, including helpful orientation advice like not spilling food on the Dean.
• Food for Thought
  Useless Dicta provides core words of wisdom from the perspective of a 2L
• Advice for First Year Law Students
  PhiLAWdelphia starts at the beginning – “Relax. Take deep Breaths.” – and in seven quick tips puts the whole law school endeavor in perspective.

Finally, don’t forget two of our local favorites: (1) please feel free to rely on your local law librarian for help, a good ear, and where to find a good bike, meal, microbrew or park; and (2) be sure to take time for yourself and your family.