Specialized Legal Research

Legal research usually consists of consulting the body of case law along with relevant provisions of a statutory code. However the modern legal system consists of a baroque body of interlocking laws, regulations and institutions. When engaging with a specialized legal issue a responsible legal researcher is faced with a daunting task.

Navigating this vast body of potential authority can be difficult. Identifying reliable and relevant secondary sources multiplies the difficulty.

Specialized Legal Research by Penny A Hazelton serves as a guide to researching several more obscure areas of the law. Listed below are the subjects covered in the volume's 13 chapters.

Chapters:

1. Securities Regulation
2. The Uniform Commercial Code
3. Federal Income Taxation
4. Copyright Law
5. Federal Labor and Employment Law
6. Law of Environmental Protection
7. Admiralty and Maritime Law
8. Immigration Law
9. Military and Veterans Law
10. Banking Law
11. Federal Patent and Trademark Law
12. Federal Government Contracts
13. Customs Law

So if you're stumped on a tough legal research job you might just be able to find the answer in this excellent book.

Oregon Appellate Court Oral Arguments -- Week of November 23

The Oregon Supreme Court has no cases set for oral argument this week.

The Oregon Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Tuesday 11/24 and Thursday 11/25 in the Supreme Court Courtroom.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving! 

November 2015 New CLE Titles

It’s almost 2016 and for many Oregon lawyers this means continuing legal education. The SOLL has several new CLE programs in stock.

ADR 2014 : trends and hot topics / cosponsored by the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

Child abuse reporting : a scientific perspective / presented by Amber A. Hollister.  (Oregon State Bar, 2014)

Defending DUII cases in Oregon. (Oregon State Bar, 2015)

Legal ethics--best practices.   (Oregon State Bar, 2015)

Northwest administrative law institute / cosponsored by the Oregon State Bar Administrative Law Section and the Washington State Bar Administrative Law Section. (Oregon State Bar, 2015)

You can check out all our CLE titles using our catalog’s CLE list.

https://o90009.eos-intl.net/O90009/OPAC/Search/SpecialTitles.aspx

If the CLE title you want is checked out and you have a library account you can put a hold on it!  Our cataloging librarian explains how:

To place a hold, simply click the hold button () on the left side of any resource page in our catalog. You will be prompted to sign in -- if you never have before, your username is the last five digits of your library barcode, and your default password is the same five numbers (you can change it after signing in if you wish). If you have any difficulties, please let us know!

Oregon Appellate Court Oral Arguments -- Week of November 16

The Oregon Supreme Court has no cases set for oral argument this week.

The Oregon Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Tuesday 11/17 and Thursday 11/19.

Oregon Appellate Court Oral Arguments -- Week of November 9

The Oregon Supreme Court has several cases set for oral argument this week:

11/09/2015

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. J. C. N.-V - S063111 (A147958, A147958, A147958, A147958)

09:00 AM             Arthur Yeatts v. Polygon Northwest Company - S062977 (A150199)

01:30 PM             Tim Nay v. Department of Human Services - S062978 (A150722)

01:30 PM             Jan Wyers v. American Medical Response Northwest, Inc. - S063000 (A149258) 

11/10/2015

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. Denny D. Ghim - S063021 (A152065)

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. Walter Perry Lile - S063031 (A148884)          

01:30 PM             Lake Oswego Preservation Society v. City of Lake Oswego - S063048 (A157619)

11/12/2015

09:00 AM             SAIF Corporation v. Roger J. Thompson - S063020 (A152618)

11/12/2015

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. Alen Vladimir Simonov - S063135 (A151415)

01:30 PM             State of Oregon v. Caryn Aline Nascimento - S063197 (A147290)

01:30 PM             Department of Human Services v. T. L. - S063204 (A155300)

11/13/2015

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. Brian James Chandler - S063096 (A152098)

09:00 AM             State of Oregon v. Rasool Islam Islam - S063202 (A154949)           

01:30 PM             State of Oregon v. Robert Gordon Davis - S063216 (A154382)

01:30 PM             Emily Johnson v. Scott Gibson - S063188

 

The Oregon Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Tuesday 11/10 in the Justice Building.

Oregon Appellate Court Oral Arguments -- Week of November 2

The Oregon Supreme Court has no cases set for oral argument this week.

The Oregon Court of Appeals hears oral arguments Monday 11/2 and Tuesday 11/3 in both the Justice Building and the Supreme Court Building. The Court of Appeals will hear cases from Wendsday 11/4 through Friday 11/6 in the Supreme Court Building.