Constitution Day is observed each year on September 17 to commemorate the signing of our Constitution in 1787. On display in the Law Library lobby throughout the month of September is an exhibit featuring foundational documents that shaped the Constitution, including the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, along with examples of broadsides that were crucial to the states’ decisions to ratify our founding document.
Stacks Donated for HBA Literacy Book Drive
More than 100 books collected at the Harris County Law Library will travel to the Houston Bar Association today in support of the HBA Lawyers for Literacy Committee 25th Annual Book Drive. Donations came from Law Library patrons and staff, and from attorneys and staff at the Harris County Attorney’s Office. Each book will help the Committee reach its goal of 25,000 books and will be distributed in support of literacy programs throughout the Houston area.
An unexpected guest accompanied one donation - a miniature bust of President John F. Kennedy. Here, you can see the tiny monument posing with Law Library Director Mariann Sears and the donated tomes. If he’s yours, he’ll be at the reference desk.
Flagship Legal Tech Institute CLE: MS Word for Legal Work
Due to popular demand, the Harris County Law Library Legal Tech Institute is proud to present its flagship hands-on training course tomorrow, August 30, at 2:00pm, in the dynamic setting of the County Attorney’s Office Conference Center. MS Word for Legal Work will be presented live by law librarians Elizabeth Bolles and Heather Holmes. Course participants will learn the ins and outs of America’s most popular word processing software. Key topics will include efile formatting, creating a tables of authorities, page and paragraph formatting, and protecting client data through simple metadata management. Each attendee will be provided a laptop for use during the class, and will receive personalized assistance. This session has been expanded so that law offices can send multiple attorneys and paralegals at once. Register through the Legal Tech Institute website.
Special Event: Expanded "MS Word for Legal Work" Hands-on Legal Tech Training
Join us as we offer our flagship hands-on training - MS Word for Legal Work - for an expanded audience on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 2pm. Learn the skills you need to draft documents more efficiently on the world's leading word processing software. Texas attorneys can earn 1.0 hour of CLE credit. Register today!
HCLawLibrary on Legal Tech Mastery Show!
Watch the Legal Tech Mastery Show on Friday, August 17, at 12:50 p.m. EST to see Harris County Law Library Deputy Director Joe Lawson talk about legal tech education and the Law Library's Legal Tech Institute! The show will be simulcast on YouTube and Facebook, and the recording will be available on the show website.
The Legal Tech Mastery Show is hosted by Litigation Support Guru Amy Bowser-Rollins and features content on a variety of legal tech topics. Now in Season 3, the show has covered lots of territory and you can find a great collection of practical training videos for free online. For example, some of our law librarians learned the-notoriously-difficult-to-use Word mail merge by watching Episode 11 of Season 2. Check it out today!
