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Law Libraries & Legal  Reference for Public 

LibrariansAn introduction to your local public law

library and What Goes On There

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Introducing…law library staff

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Holly Gerber, Assistant Law LibrarianO

Chrystal Seager, Law Library Assistant

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Most common legal question?O

Or, most interesting?

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Workshop ObjectivesO

Learn about your local public law library’s resources and services

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Learn about the basic legal research process

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Washington County Law  Library

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Where we are: downtown HillsboroO

Our website: http://www.co.washington.or.us/LawLibrary/

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The Oregon Council of County Law Libraries (OCCLL) http://occll.org/

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Funding through legislative appropriationO

Recent legislation changed court filing fee structures and county law library establishing statutes, resulting in budget cuts for the law libraries

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Common MisconceptionsO

Law Library employees can give legal advice

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The fabled Fill in the Blank form

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“My legal question has a simple, straightforward answer that I can find 10 minutes before my court date”

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Unauthorized Practice of Law

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It is against state law for library staff members to engage in any conduct that might constitute the unauthorized practice of law (ORS 9.160 to 9.166). They may not interpret statutes, cases, and regulations, perform legal research, or advise patrons regarding their legal rights. They may, however, assist patrons in locating materials or links that would aid in individual research.

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Washington  County Law Library Services

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We serve attorneys, pro se (self-

represented) litigants, and other members of the public with legal questions

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Attorneys: continuing education & researchO

Handling pro se legal reference questions: a delicate act

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Overview of resources

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WCLL: Selected ResourcesO

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) materials: current and expired

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Oregon State Bar publicationsO

Online subscription database research: Westlaw, HeinOnline, LexisNexis

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Legislative History: Session Laws, House and Senate Journals, Committee Minutes and Exhibits, etc.

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WCLL: Selected Resources II

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Digital Briefs CollectionO

Law Library website: www.co.washington.or.us/LawLibrary/

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Oregon Legal Research blog: http://oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com/

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“Biz”

resource cards

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Other library services: copy, fax, conference room, Oregon Notary Public

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Examples:Frequently Asked Questions

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Family LawO

“I got served papers for the disillusionment of my marriage. How do I respond? Am I responding to the marriage or custody issues?”O

Multnomah Co. Family Court ServicesO

Legal Aid Services of Oregon publicationsO

St. Andrew Legal ClinicO

OSB Public InformationO

OSB deskbooks: Family Law

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Landlord/Tenant LawO

“We need to evict our son. What do we have to do and what can we do with his belongings?”O

Landlord/Tenant Rights in Oregon

by Janay Ann Haas

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Handbook for Oregon Landlords

– Stevens-Ness

publication

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Legal Aid Services of Oregon

Landlord/tenant publication and Legal Aid’s Tenant Hotline (biz card)

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Community Alliance of Tenants: Renter’s Rights Hotline

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OSB Public InformationO

Continuing Legal Education materials

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Oregon Civil Procedure:  Going to Court

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“How can I find motions (preferable for Mult. Co. Circuit Court) for ORCP 21?”O

Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure

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relevant court rulesO

OSB deskbooks: Oregon Civil Pleading and Practice; Oregon Civil Litigation Manual

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Continuing Legal Education publications on civil trial procedure

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How to Prepare for Your Civil TrialO

Lawyer Referral Service

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Legislative HistoryO

“When did ORCP 55(e) come into existence? Was it passed after 1956?”O

Legislative History ChecklistO

Oregon Revised StatutesO

Oregon Laws, House & Senate Journals, Committee Minutes and Exhibits

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Oregon Secretary of State Archives Division

legislative records

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Oregon State Legislature

search for bills and laws

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Selected Archives of the ORS

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Brief Overview of Legal  Research Resources and  Process

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Legal Resources: Primary  Materials

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Produced by one of the three (or four!) branches of government

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Legislative: statutes, ordinancesO

Judicial: cases/opinions (reporters)O

Executive: constitutions (ORS vol. 17)O

Administrative: rules and orders

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Legal Resources: Secondary  Materials

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Two major publishers: Thomson-Reuters (Westlaw and West Publishing), Reed-

Elsevier (LexisNexis/Matthew Bender)O

Treatises and practice booksO

Legal encyclopediasO

Law reviews and journalsO

Digests and annotated materials (finding tools)

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Updating MaterialsO

Citators

(Shepard’s,

KeyCite)O

Pocket Parts (print only)

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Good law, bad law

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Legal Research ProcessO

Generate a list of search termsO

Check secondary sources and practice aidsO

Find the relevant constitutional provisions, statutes, or administrative rules

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Find related cases using case digests or online databases

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Read the casesO

Update with pocket parts and/or a citator

like Shepard’s

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Stop researching when there are no gaps left in your research and you begin to retrieve repeated results

(Oregon Legal Research 2d, Suzanne Rowe)

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Wrap‐upO

Questions?O

Suggestions? Legal reference questions? Let us know…Chrystal, Holly, Laura

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Email, phone…or visit!

We love to hear from

our local public reference librariansO

Thanks for listening!