Legal Information Alert articles from March 2001

Legal Information Alert archives from March 2001

Secondary authority for intellectual property law.
March 1, 2001... One of the more common meanings of the word "authority" is "an expert on a subject" (Random House College Dictionary 91 {revised ed. 1979}). And, according to Black's Law Dictionary, a secondary authority is "authority that explains the law but...

From the Editor.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2001... Primary law--cases and statutes--are not hard to find in any legal area. It is the sources that "explain the law" that can sometimes be tricky to locate. And, if not hard-to-find, there may be so many of these treatises, annotations, or law...

(Interview of Stephen E. Gottlieb can be found in the November-December 2001 issue of 'Bimonthly Review of Law Books').
March 1, 2001... Book Reviews and Beyond One of the things that I like about Ed Bander's Bimonthly Review of Law Books (BRLB) is his occasional interview with an author. For these interviews, he chooses topics that are always interesting, like...

Feed your Intranet. (news feed vendors)
March 1, 2001... Legal intranets are coming of age. As increasing numbers of attorneys use them and view them as key information portals, librarians must stay on the cutting edge of content delivery in order to meet their heightened expectations. One way to do...

CGL Policy Handbook.(Review)
March 1, 2001... CGL Policy Handbook. Clarance E. Hagglund, Britton D. Weimer & Andrew F. Whiteman, et al. 2001. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf. 1v. 580p. ISBN: 0-7355-1735-5. $165. The CGL Policy Handbook is a well-researched and comprehensive...

ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual on Advising Business Clients, vol. 2, Checklists, Forms, and Advice from the Practical Lawyer.
March 1, 2001... ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist Manual an Advising Business Clients II: Checklists, Forms, and Advice from the Practical Lawyer. 2000. ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. Softcover with disk. 334p. ISBN: 0-8318-1407-1. $95. ...

Workplace Immigration Practice Guide.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Workplace Immigration Practice Guide. William J. Manning. 2000. CCH Incorporated. Looseleaf. 1v. Quarter[y updates. $249. Once upon a time, the world was small and the economy local. Employers hired mainly from their surrounding area,...

Antitrust-Intellectual Property Handbook.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Antitrust-Intellectual Property Handbook. Alan J. Weinschel. 2000. Glasser LegalWorks. Looseleaf. 1v. ISBN: 1-888075-73-2. $175. Antitrust-Intellectual Property Handbook by Alan J. Weinschel is advertised as being a resource for...

Patent Practice Handbook.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Patent Practice Handbook. Peter S. Canelias. 2000. Aspen Law & Business. Looseleaf. 600p. ISBN: 0-7355-1510-7. Annual supplements. $170. Aspen released this looseleaf title by Peter S. Canelias, an attorney in private practice in...

Legal Ethics: The Lawyer's Deskbook on Professional Responsibility.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Legal Ethics: The Lawyer's Deskbook on Professional Responsibility. Ronald D. Rotunda. 2000. West Group. Softcover. 1 ,307p. ISBN: 0-314-24954-0. $60. Ronald D. Rotunda, accomplished scholar and professor of constitutional law and legal...

Success Briefs for Lawyers: Inspirational Insights on How to Succeed at Law and Life.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Success Briefs for Lawyers: Inspirational Insights on How to Succeed at Law and Life. Amiram Elwork & Mark R. Siwik, eds. 2001. The Vorkell Group. Hardcover. 204p. ISBN: 0-9644727-2-4. $26.95. "How did I lose my way? I think it began in law...

QuicklawAmerica.com.(Evaluation)
March 1, 2001... QuicklawAmerica.com. 2000. Quicklaw Inc. Online database. $70 per month per user. When I worked as the librarian for a small, private law firm, we were always looking for less expensive alternatives to LEXIS and Westlaw. While I am no...

Everytrial Criminal Defense Resource Book.(Review)
March 1, 2001... Everytrial Criminal Defense Resource Book. 6th ed. Nancy Hollander & Barbara E. Bergman. 2000. West Group. Looseleaf. 715p. $135. Clark Boardman Callaghan originally published the Everytrial Criminal Defense Book in 1994. Although this work...

On the Witness Stand: How to Be a Great Witness When You're Called to Court.
March 1, 2001... On the Witness Stand: How to be a Great Witness When You're Called to Court. Robert Gordon & Ami Gordon-Henslee, 2000. The Wilmington Institute Network. Hardcover. 133p. ISBN: 0-936654-00-7. $29.95. "What your parents taught you is all you...

Condominium and Homeowner Association Practice: Community Association Law, 3d ed.
March 1, 2001... Condominium and Homeowner Association Practice: Community Association Law. 3d ed. Wayne S. Hyatt. 2000. ALI-ABA. Hardcover. 304p. ISBN: 0-8318-0526-9. $89. Over the past several decades, ownership of residential real property has undergone...

More on Legal Tech.(program for law librarians at Legal Tech New York)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... One feature that I did not mention in my report on Legal Tech New York (Legal Information Alert, vol. 20, no. 2, P. 16, February 2001) was the half-day program for law librarians. This librarian track was presented by the Law Library...