The Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations is the nation’s only institution of higher education offering a full four year undergraduate program in industrial and labor relations, as well as various advanced degree programs. For practitioners, the most useful part of its Web site comes from its Catherwood Library. Its fully searchable…
Blawging goes Down East
Its author lays claims to being the first legal blog in Maine, and its name lays down a challenge to the clever catchiness previously staked out by Ernie the Attorney. What I’m talking about is Al Nye The Lawyer Guy, a new blog from Portland, Maine, lawyer Alan R. Nye. Those of…
For Chicago newspaper, the end of an era
Odd, but when I snapped the photo posted below of the Chicago Sun-Times building, I had no idea I was memorializing the end of an era in newspaper history.…
Today’s five-star site: ODR.info
ODR.info, launched in November 2003, is the newest Web home of the Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The center exists to explore the use of technology and the Internet in dispute resolution. Directed by UMass Professors Ethan Katsh and Janet Rifkin, the center has been an…
Ambrogi meet Ambrogi
Until the Internet came along, I sometimes thought mine was the only family in the world with the last name Ambrogi. I now know there are other Ambrogis all over the world, and occasionally I exchange e-mails with some of them. But it was a particular pleasure yesterday to actually meet another Ambrogi — and…
Blogs by law professors for law professors
Paul Caron, professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and Joseph A. Hodnicki, Web services coordinator at the college, have launched a project called Law Professor Blogs. It is a network of blogs designed from the ground-up to assist law professors in their scholarship and teaching. Each site focuses on a…
More work for Howard Bashman?
As if Howard Bashman doesn’t have enough to blog about: The Virgin Islands Senate votes this week on whether to establish a Virgin Islands Supreme Court, the Virgin Islands Daily News reports. The VI is the only state or territory in the U.S. that does not have a locally administered appellate process, the…
Today’s five-star site: The Bankruptcy LawTrove
The Bankruptcy LawTrove is possibly the most comprehensive collection on the Internet of links to bankruptcy-related resources. Maintained by Warren E. Agin of the Boston law firm Swiggart & Agin, it provides links to bankruptcy legislation, regulations, courts and cases; other bankruptcy law Web sites; government resources related to bankruptcy; and vendor…
Harvest moon haiku
Thank you, David, for the honor of a harvest moon haiku.…
Why I’ll never run for president
Jeez, I used to be proud of having graduated from Boston College Law School, but between Ann Althouse and Beldar, I’m starting to feel like some sort of slacker.…
Law Office Computing announces best law firm sites
The editors of Law Office Computing have announced the winners and finalists of the magazine’s 6th Annual Best Law Office Web Site Contest. According to the announcement, an independent panel of expert judges selected the firms “whose approach to utilization of the Internet stands at the forefront of innovation and value-added content.”
Winners in…
American Lawyer Media to change its name Oct. 1
American Lawyer Media will change its company name Oct. 1 to simply ALM, company president William Pollak announced in a memo to staff today. “Commencing on October 1, we will be changing our name to ALM, and will no longer refer to ourselves as American Lawyer Media,” he wrote. “We anticipate that this transition…