March-April 2009 Issue: The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) is the largest of New York State’s nine reference and research systems, multi-type library organizations often known as “3R Cooperatives” METRO serves a region that includes the five boroughs of New York City and Westchester County. METRO has a broad…
In his memorandum of March 19, 2009 to heads of executive departments and agencies, Attorney General Holder rescinds former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s October 12, 2001 memorandum which states that records could be witheld by the Department of Justice “unless they lack a sound legal basis or present an…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 20, 2009: Law Practice Management Layoff ‘Herd Mentality’ Ignores Greater Savings of Pay Cuts, Prof Says Mar 17, 2009, 08:19 am CDT Pro Bono Situations Wanted: Laid-Off Lawyers Seek Volunteer Work–and Get Rejected Mar 16, 2009, 08:42 am CDT Law Practice Management…
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Frances FitzGerald: The Religious Right and Why it Grew Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 PM Location: South Court Auditorium Tickets: $15 general admission/$10 Library Donors and Seniors/FREE for students with valid ID. For Tickets, call 212.868.4444 Frances FitzGerald: The New Evangelicals Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM Location: South Court…
The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), the New York State reference and research library resource system serving New York City and its metropolitan area, has just released its Strategic Plan 2009-2014. This stragetic plan which was developed through a broad consultative and inclusive process (including input from law libraries),…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 13, 2009: Layoffs Partner Ousters Double or Triple the Pace of Two Years Ago, Consultant Says Mar 12, 2009, 07:33 am CDT Law Firms 731 Lawyers and Staff Laid Off Monday at Morgan Lewis, K&L Gates and White & Case Mar 9,…
Top Ten Stories of the Week ending March 5, 2009: Law Practice Management March Mayhem: Law Firm Layoffs Top 1,400 Since Friday Mar 4, 2009, 05:59 pm CST Law Firm Cuts ‘Getting Deeper’ After Layoffs, Some Law Firms Have 1 Staffer for Every 4 Lawyers Law Firm Layoffs Alternative: 4-Day…
Shortlist Announced: The International Law Office (ILO) is delighted to announce the shortlist for the second annual European Counsel Awards in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACC Europe). With the help of the ACC, we have conducted in-depth analysis of in-house lawyers and legal departments worldwide. Over…
From: News Release-March 3, 2009: Des Moines, IA – March 3, 2009 – In an editorial in the January-February 2009 issue of its journal, Judicature, the American Judicature Society has called on the new administration to make the restoration and reinvigoration of the Department of Justice a major priority. The…
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Research Committee is accepting applications for research grants from the AALL Research Fund: An Endowment Established by LexisNexis®. A single grant of up to $1,425, or multiple grants totaling $1,425, may be awarded. The committee will award one or more grants to library…