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December Seminar Speaker’s Notes
Posted on February 28, 2017 by Web Editor in BlogOn 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.
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CALL webinar: US Legislation for Canadian Legal Researchers (Part One)
Posted on February 15, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog, CalendarMarch 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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Job Posting Policy
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Web Editor in Job PostingsAny VALL member is welcome to post a job on the VALL website. Please only post job opportunities that are related to libraries or library adjacent roles (eg. records management, archival work, hybrid library roles). To post a job, you need to be logged in to the website. Once logged in, click on the “New” […]
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Amici Curiae Volunteer Intake Package
Posted on January 27, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL NewsOn 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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CALL Webinar: Libraries and Access to Justice
Posted on January 18, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog, CalendarTuesday, January 31, 2017 10:00am – 11:30am The Justice system has been described as in crisis. Following the release of the Action Committee on Access to Family and Civil Matters’ report in 2013 a number of initiatives across the country have been launched to address the issue. With the increase in self- represented litigants this […]
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