Please e-mail Brenda Alm (balm@wt.ca) for registration availability Please join VALL for our March lunchtime seminar, “American Court Structures, Case Law and Commentary” with guest speaker Sarah Richmond. Sarah Richmond is the Library Manager/ Research Lawyer at Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP. She is also currently president of VALL and co-chair of the […]
Comments Off on Seminar American Court Structures, Case Law and Commentary Continue Reading...On Thursday, December 1st, Dom Bautista presented “Access to Justice: How law librarians can give back”. Dom covered how law librarians could use their expertise to help self-represented litigants as a part of the Amici Curiae pro-bono volunteer program. Dom has agreed to share his speakers notes with VALL Members.
Comments Off on December Seminar Speaker’s Notes Continue Reading...March 2, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Summary: This webinar will cover the legislative branch of government in the US – its structure, its law-making powers, and its legal publications. Emphasizing the differences between Canadian and US legislative publications, this session will focus primarily on free websites which provide access to federal legislative work. Bio: Professor […]
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Comments Off on Job Posting Policy Continue Reading...On December 1, 2016, Dom Bautista, the Executive Director of the Law Courts Centre, spoke to VALL members about “How Law Librarians Can Give Back”. Dom presented the group with the opportunity to volunteer their time as law librarians through the Amici Curiae workshop series, helping self-represented litigants fill out legal forms. This opportunity is […]
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