Harris County Law Library
April is Legal Writing Resource Month at the Harris County Law Library. Whether you are an attorney drafting a motion or a self-represented litigant navigating the court system, writing is a necessary component of your legal work. Visit the Law Library all month long to find resources on display that you can use to improve and enhance your legal writing skills. Resources include:
Today is the last day of Women's History Month for 2016. All this month, we have had an exhibit featuring Camille E.S. Openshaw - a pioneering Houston attorney - on display in our lobby in downtown Houston. If you missed the exhibit in person, don't panic - you can visit our digital exhibit anytime you like. Just hop over to our Digital Exhibits page to discover photos and anecdotes from all of our recent exhibits.
And visit the Law Library on Friday, April 1, to discover a brand new exhibit on display - despite the opening date, we're not trying to fool you - there really will be great exhibit waiting for you!
If you’re a lawyer or other legal professional who uses email, cloud storage, or a mobile device to more efficiently run your practice, the ABA TECHSHOW® is for you. This annual conference, presented by the ABA Law Practice Division, is a unique event where lawyers and other legal professionals come together to “talk tech.”
Take a look at the conference brochure and peruse the offerings. If a particular session catches your attention, visit the Legal Talk Network website, where more than a dozen episodes of the Special Reports podcast have been posted. These 7-minute recordings feature interviews with the presenters, giving you a taste of the ABA TECHSHOW experience. A recording of the keynote presentation is also available.
Next year’s conference promises to be just as rich and substantive as this year’s event, so perhaps a springtime trip to Chicago for ABA TECHSHOW 2017 will be in your future . As registration information becomes available, we’ll keep you posted.
On Thursday, March 31, the Law Library will host a free Westlaw training session covering Statutory and Legislative History Resources. The session carries 1.0 hour of CLE credit for Texas attorneys and is conveniently scheduled during the lunch hour, from noon to 1 p.m. Visit our Events page for more details.
The Law Library hosts Westlaw training sessions quarterly. For more information about CLEs and training sessions at the Harris County Law Library, visit our Events page.
All of the databases covered during training sessions are accessible for free on the Law Library’s legal research computers, which are open to the public for legal research. Visit Our Services page for more information about the digital resources available for your legal research needs.
In 1987, Congress passed a law designating March as Women’s History Month. In his proclamation, issued exactly 20 years ago on this day, President Reagan called upon “all Americans to mark this month with appropriate observances to honor the achievements of American women.”
The Harris County Law Library is doing its part to recognize this annual event and the continued commemoration of women’s roles in shaping our nation. Along with our exhibit in the Law Library lobby, which looks back at the life and legal career of pioneering Houston attorney, Camille Openshaw, we’ve put together this list of resources to help recognize the contributions of women in the legal profession today.
The great number and variety of institutes, organizations, and professional alliances that now exist are evidence of how the profession has evolved. This coalition of women in law also demonstrates the strength and support of the community that women in law have created. These organizations call attention to issues long-championed by women rights advocates including education, employment, economic security, child care, and reproductive rights. To learn more, take a look at these resources:
What’s behind the name? “Ex Libris Juris” is Latin for “from the books of law” and much of the information here will relate to the legal information collected and curated by the Law Library. Additionally, “Ex Libris” has long appeared on bookplates – labels appearing inside the front cover of books – and has acquired the connoted meaning “from the library of” to show ownership of the book. Using this connotation, the phrase becomes “from the library of law” and better describes the posts about digital resources, event announcements, and research tips that will regularly appear here.
