Author Archives: Library Relations

Free NYSBA Mobile Ethics app

The New York State Bar Association just came out with an app that has a searchable database of ethics opinions from the NY State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics. It has more than 850 opinions on topics including various conflicts of interest, attorney advertising, standards for social media and social networking and more. This app is free and is available for iPhone,  Android , and Blackberry.  Opinions are keyed to the New York Rules of Model Conduct and are available for sharing via social networks or email.

November 2011 Course Handbook Update

Listed below are the PLI Course Handbooks that were published during the month of November 2011.

Corporate Law and Practice Series:

  • 44th Annual Immigration & Naturalization Institute
  • Advanced Compliance and Ethics Workshop 2011
  • Financial Services Industry Regulatory Compliance & Ethics Forum 2011

 Intellectual Property Series:

  • Outsourcing 2011
  • Patent Litigation
  • Tracking and Targeting Customers and Prospects Online and in Social Media 2011

Litigation & Administrative Practice Series:

  • Bet the Company Litigation 2011

Real Estate Law & Practice Series:

  • 13th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute
  • Negotiating Commercial Leases 2011

If you have any questions or would like to order a title, please contact the Library Relations Help Desk at libraryrelations@pli.edu or call 877-900-5291.

Changing Jobs in the New Legal Environment
(Free One-Hour Briefing)

Changing Jobs in the New Legal Environment: Tools, Tips and the Inside Scoop for Associates

January 12, 2012,  1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  (E.S.T.)

We’ve all read about how the current legal environment has changed, and its impact on young lawyers. Still, there are many good opportunities for talented lawyers in a variety of practice areas and locations. In this free One-Hour Briefing, Executive Search Consultant Stephen Nelson and Career Counselor Katie White will review the state of the market and the factors that attorneys need to consider in determining whether to change firms, and the proper approaches that they should take if they make such a decision.

Topics that will be discussed:

  • Good and not-so-good reasons for moving
  • When is the best time to move
  • What employers are looking for
  • Importance of the resume and other materials
  • How associates should get the process started
  • Importance of career planning, business development, and networking
  • Using recruiters—pro and con
  • Dos and don’ts in working with recruiters

To register by phone, call PLI’s Customer Relations Department at (800) 260-4754. Be sure to mention your Priority Code: WFZ0-8LBS2

How do law firms use social media?

The legal industry is slowly increasing its usage of social media platforms; about one-third of the ‘AmLaw 100’ law firms are on Twitter.

LexisNexis recently commissioned a report on the social media engagement of 110 law firms across the world. Here are some interesting highlights of the firms that were audited:

  • 35 firms have registered Twitter profiles, 24 are being used for broadcasting news;
    8 have yet to be used; and 3 are being predominantly used for interaction at the time of the audit
  • Of the 85 law firms that have registered on LinkedIn, 27 have created their own ‘LinkedIn Groups’
  • Only 12 use YouTube
  • Sydney and New York have the  highest numbers of legal bloggers

The breakdown by region: 

Free PLI Patent Bar Review Course

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Federal Court adds 30,000 court opinions to free database

The U.S Government Printing Office (GPO)  and its Federal Digital System (FDsys) added 30,000 court opinions to its online collection of opinions, part of a new pilot program.

The United States Courts Opinions collection in FDsys contains opinions from the Federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.  The collection is divided into appellate, district, and bankruptcy court opinions. Opinions are text-searchable across opinions and across courts. Posted court opinions date as far back as April 2004.

The opinions on FDsys may differ  from opinions available on online legal research services—FDsys permits embedded animation and audio that works while the opinion is accessed.

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