Category Archives: Just for librarians

Free Library One-Hour Briefing on Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Media on Wednesday, April 3rd

One hour BriefingPLI and LLAGNY have teamed up to offer free one-hour audio briefings for librarians, researchers, attorneys, and allied professionals.  This spring we are offering a session on the complex legal and ethical issues surrounding data privacy and social media.

April 3, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
The use of social media in the legal industry is continually gaining momentum. But there may be ethical pitfalls with its use. This session will alert you to the ethical issues you should be aware of. Register for this free One-Hour Briefing, chaired by Janice E. Henderson, Patricia Barbone and Jill Gray, to:

  • Learn the use of social media by attorneys
  • Discover the rules of professional conduct in relation to activities in the use of Facebook, blogs and other forms of social media on the Internet
  • Learn the ethical issues regarding pretext searching, conflicts of interest, attorney advertising issues and client confidentiality

This briefing, featuring instruction from experts in research strategy and social media, was conceived and created in cooperation with Practising Law Institute (PLI) and the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY).

Click here to register.

Fun Friday – the Holiday Edition

The University of Mississippi Law Library had an ingenious idea for repurposing some of their West’s Mississippi Cases volumes…they turned them into a Christmas tree!  Check it out on their Facebook page here.

Any other fun decorating ideas out there? We’d love to see them!  Send them in to libraryrelations@pli.edu.

Discover PLUS is Coming to a City Near You!

As we launch Discover PLUS, PLI wants to hear from you! Please join Alexa Robertson, our Library Relations Director, for a Librarian Advisory Lunch, where we’ll demo Discover PLUS.  After the demo, we will answer all your questions, and ask for your thoughts and suggestions.

We will be hosting luncheons in the following cities.  Email libraryrelations@pli.edu if you’d like to attend.

 

Atlanta, GA–Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Location:             Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta (Savannah Hall); 75 Fourteenth Street NE; Atlanta, GA 30309

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         September 28th, 2012

 

Los Angeles–Thursday, October 11, 2012

Location:             The Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza; 251 South Olive Street; Los Angeles, CA 90012

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         October 4, 2012

 

San Francisco, CA–Friday, October 12, 2012

Location:             The Palace Hotel (Pacific Heights Room); 2 New Montgomery Street; San Francisco, CA 94105

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         October 5th, 2012

 

Chicago, IL–Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Location:             The Westin Chicago River North; 320 North Dearborn Street; Chicago, IL  60654

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:        October 11, 2012

 

Houston, TX–Thursday, October 18, 2012

Location:             Hyatt Regency Houston; 1200 Louisiana Street; Houston, TX 77002

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         October 12, 2012

 

Philadelphia, PA–Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Location:             The Westin Philadelphia; 99 South 17th Street; Philadelphia, PA 19103

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         TBA

 

Washington, DC–Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Location:             Hotel Monaco; 700 F Street, NW; Washington, DC 20004

Time:                    12:30 PM

RSVP Date:         October 19, 2012

 

New York, NY–Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Location:             Sheraton New York Hotel; 811 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

RSVP Date:         October 26, 2012

 

Don’t see your city on this list? Email us and let us know where you want PLUS to stop next!

 

PLI Listserv

The PLI Librarian would like to invite you to sign up for our Library Relations listserv.  Stay on top of all developments regarding our new eBook library, Discover PLUS, and learn what supplements are released each month. Our moderated listserv–we’ll only send messages about 3-4 times each month–will also keep you informed about our Answer Books, Treatises, and Course Handbooks, as well as our library-focused programs, and any other news that would be of interest to our library customers.

If you’d like to sign up please email libraryrelations@pli.edu.

We’re Going to AALL

In just a couple of weeks, PLI will be going to Boston for the AALL annual meeting!

Stop by our booth (#323) to say hello and watch a demo of our brand new eBook library, Discover PLUS.

We’re also doing another “New Yorker”-style caption the cartoon contest this year and the winner will receive the New iPad! We’ll accept caption submissions at the booth.  Click here to view the cartoon and start thinking of your best caption–you can also submit your caption online if you won’t be at SLA or AALL.

So stop by, learn about Discover PLUS, and submit your most clever caption for our cartoon to win a new iPad.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

PLI Cordially Invites You to Attend our Discovering Discover PLUS Breakfast at AALL this Year

Be among the first to learn about our new eBook library! We will provide a live demo of Discover PLUS at the breakfast.  What is Discover PLUS, you may ask?  It’s is PLI’s new eBook library compiled from our renowned authoritative treatises, answer books, course handbooks, program transcripts, and legal forms. The database also features new ways to manage your research and a customer feedback-driven user-interface.

Want to learn more? Join us for breakfast on Monday, July 23rd from 7:00 – 8:15 AM at the Sheraton.  Please email libraryrelations@pli.edu to let us know you want to attend and we’ll include the Sheraton room number in your confirmation.

We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

Parts I and II of our CI Library One-Hour Briefings are Now Archived

Did you miss the PLI/LLAGNY library one-hour briefings on competitive intelligence?  Not to worry!  You can still hear Jennifer Alexander (Business Analysis Manager, McKenna Long & Aldridge   LLP) and Margaret Hennessey (Business Intelligence Analyst, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP) discuss CI and how law librarians can make inroads in this important and growing area by accessing the archived versions of the program here (Part 1) and here (Part II).

Free 1-Hour Briefing on Competitive Intelligence in the Law Firm (Part II)

PLI and LLAGNY have teamed up to offer free one-hour audio briefings for librarians, researchers, attorneys, and allied professionals.  This spring we are offering a two-part session on Competitive Intelligence.  Part 1 was held on April 25th at 1:00 pm and Part 2 will be on May 9th at 1:00 pm.

As librarians we know how to find information, but historically we have been asked to provide raw data rather than an analytical report with business projections and actionable conclusions.  The conclusion of this two-part program will help you:

  • Learn about the resources that are currently being used to perform competitive intelligence research
  • Obtain or hone the skills needed to become an effective CI Researcher or Analyst
  • Start a competitive intelligence project or program in your firm
  • Create an analytical report from start to finish

Please remember to register for this free briefing.  Even if you missed Part I, it’s not to late to register for Part II!

This briefing, featuring instruction from experts in competitive intelligence, was conceived and created in cooperation with Practising Law Institute (PLI) and the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY). This briefing is chaired by Janice E. Henderson, Gitelle Seer and Patricia Barbone.

What: What is CI?: An Introduction to Competitive Intelligence in the Law Firm Environment – Part II

When: May 9, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT

Speakers: Jennifer Alexander ~ Business Analysis Manager, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP and Margaret T. Hennessey ~ Business Intelligence Analyst, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP