Sentences with phrase «courthouse libraries»

It also includes awareness of free access to commercial products at courthouse libraries.

No one is better positioned — neither physically nor professionally — to provide such information and service at the local level than our local courthouse libraries and librarians.

But for self - represented litigants, even those with access to these or similar services through courthouse libraries, there remains the challenge of knowing what category applies to their situation.

Public libraries, law libraries and courthouse libraries host dozens or hundreds of people a day, many of whom might be dealing with legal problems.

One could argue that funding public access to courthouse libraries presents law societies, whose first responsibility is to the regulation and promotion of the practice of law, with a conflict of interest.

Writing on behalf of Courthouse Libraries BC, thank you for this focused piece.

Here in BC we run the LawMatters program out of Courthouse Libraries BC.

Nate Russell is a liaison lawyer with Courthouse Libraries BC, where he is a key point of contact for the legal profession, especially small firms and solo lawyers.

Of all librarians, it is they who, through a network of almost 200 county courthouse libraries in Canada, remain closest to the practising legal profession.

While only God or Colin Lachance knows how much more popular CanLII has become three years hence, our own organization's research into CanLII and other tools (I work for Courthouse Libraries BC) shows that lawyers are both familiar and enduringly curious when it comes to CanLII:

The BC Family Law Unbundling Roster is an initiative hosted by Courthouse Libraries BC and supported by Access to Justice BC and Mediate BC.

The session took place on the afternoon of May 16 and featured: Steve Matthews, Slaw publisher and contributor and founder of Stem Legal Web Enterprises; Ivan Makonov, Executive Director at Lexum; Eric Laughlin, Managing Director of the Corporate Segment, Thomson Reuters; and Nate Russell, liaison lawyer with Courthouse Libraries B.C., Slaw contributor, and manages Clicklaw.

When not serving the profession on a volunteer basis, she currently serves as Board General Manager of LibraryCo, the central management for the Ontario county courthouse library system.

Thanks for shining a light on courthouse libraries with this piece Louis.

This short online resource from Courthouse Libraries BC explains how a Bill becomes an Act, or Statute, in Canada.

When I was Chief Law Librarian at Osgoode Hall Law School, I was happy to take the historical collections of several Ontario courthouse libraries for our rare book room, significantly enriching the school's historical collections with volumes of documented Canadian provenance.

Thanks for mentioning Courthouse Libraries BC!

Nate practiced law for several years as a family lawyer and civil litigator in small firms prior to joining Courthouse Libraries BC in late 2010.

The British Columbia Legislative Digest (BCLD) was conceived of in 1979 by librarians at the BC Courthouse Library, now Courthouse Libraries BC, who needed a timely way of tracking changes to provincial legislation.

In Alberta, members of the public have been welcome to visit and use courthouse library resources and services on - site since 1973.

Our justice departments, attorneys general, law societies and bar associations must not overlook the potential of courthouse libraries as the space where their access to justice initiatives connect with the public, with the courthouse librarians acting as the trained ambassadors.

I also appreciate (and have learned some new things from) the comments by colleagues at other courthouse libraries across the provinces.

The BC Courthouse Libraries continues (IMO) to be one of the best examples of innovation and quality in library services.

It involves the branch courthouse libraries supporting local public library systems to deliver the info, as well as helping PLE publishers get distribution to libraries.

The fist courthouse library in what is now British Columbia was founded in Victoria in 1869, the same year as the Law Society of British Columbia, 11 years after the founding of the colony and two years before British Columbia became a province within the Canadian confederation.

Thanks for writing about courthouse libraries Louis!

Again via Courthouse Libraries BC, I see the CBABC issued a media release on the ruling: Court Ruling a «Win» for Equality and Access to Justice

I am fortunate to have an excellent university library and courthouse library within easy reach, but they do not always own these ephemeral materials, and even if they do, they may not be available.

I know that the British Columbia courthouse library does so.

I «cheated» just a little and used the earliest paper copy in my collection of the Canada Legislative Index from the newly re-branded Courthouse Libraries BC.

And as Nate Russell points out in the comments to Colin's column, even where no editing costs are incurred, there's still an expense associated with managing an online wikibook; after all, courthouse library staff still need to «manage the contributions of dozens of lawyers».

Whether you are able to get legal advice or not, the rules of court and the laws of the federal government and the governments of each province and territory are available online, and university law libraries and most courthouse libraries are open to the public, although they may have restricted business hours.

Alex McNeur, manager of web development for Courthouse Libraries B.C, said, when the library spoke to lawyers in the course of developing the portal, many said they needed access to a sentencing tool.

Examples where a library can save fee - earner time include: the time saved by lawyers not having to go to the nearest courthouse library; the time saved by not having to find out if someone in the firm already owns a copy of a book; and the time saved by not having to locate a desired text elsewhere.

Becoming Courthouse Libraries BC first Liaison Lawyer allowed me to lift my head above the trenches.

I always find the BC Courthouse Libraries Asked and Answered database — very useful and informative.

Meanwhile Courthouse Libraries BC has stepped up to support the initiative by publishing a toolkit aimed at providing lawyers and paralegals with everything they need to start providing unbundled services.

That's why Courthouse Libraries BC and West Coast LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) are offering a free 1.5 hour webinar aimed at frontline service providers who assist women survivors of violence — including transition house workers, settlement workers, sexual assault support workers, counsellors, and others.

The great Courthouse Libraries BC website has introduced a new portal to its roster of practice portals.

The student is also provided with a schedule for their first week that contains a variety of pre-scheduled orientation meetings including information technology, human resources and courthouse library orientation.

I'm actually bringing up #altlegal careers because Courthouse Libraries BC recently posted for a liaison lawyer.

See Courthouse Libraries BC's How - To Video.

Well, this causes a bit of discussion here at Courthouse Libraries BC as we are constantly realigning our collections to meet the demands of practitioners.

New & Notable is a current awareness service by Courthouse Libraries BC.

Rangefindr.ca [/ em] is being made available through Courthouse Libraries B.C., to which all the members of the province's law society have access.

Meanwhile, Clicklaw Wikibooks, a project I administer through Courthouse Libraries BC (in collaboration with others in the justice sector), is also evaluating its open licensing framework.

This year's Award goes to JuriBistro UNIK, the global search engine on the website of CAIJ, the network of courthouse libraries in Quebec.

He works with Courthouse Libraries BC, a non-profit serving legal information and training to lawyers and the public, and is a recovered family lawyer and civil litigator.

Consider checking out Legal Research Essentials: Finding Cases on Point from Courthouse Libraries BC.