> Victoria Lynch wrote:
>
> I'm certain that this question has been posed before on the list, but
> I'm hoping that there are some new ideas out there.
>
> Does anyone have any
> unique/interesting/thought-provoking/whimsical/keep-the-masses-interested
> tips on internet presentations?
>
> I've been conducting "hands-on" training sessions in the library for a
> limited number of attorneys and paralegals (no more than 3 at a time),
> but our litigation department has instituted a new program whereby
> each associate must give a half-hour presentation on a given subject.
> The first (of which I'm sure there'll be many) internet presentation
> is being given by a sixth year associate, and I'm trying to help her
> come up with some interesting ways to "spice up" her program. She's
> trying to make it interesting for senior partners as well as first
> year associates. She is basically going to attempt to whet everyone's
> appetite with snippets of helpful sites without getting overly
> technical.
>
> Any pearls of wisdom from anyone who has had success in keeping
> everyone interested and/or amused or even awake will be greatly
> appreciated. I'm looking for specific examples of jokes, fun sites,
> presentation methods, costumes, quizzes, etc. etc. etc.
>
> By the way, the presentation is during a lunch meeting, so tempting
> everyone with food is not an option.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Victoria Lynch
> Library Director
> Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
> Philadelphia, PA
> victoria.lynch@obermayer.com
Everyone may already know about this resource, but here goes.
Bradley J. Hillis, Contracts and Legal Affairs Assistant Manager at the
State of Washington Department of Information Services, has compiled a
130 page "memo" entitled "Legal Research on the Internet: A Simple
How-To Guide for Courts and Lawyers."
You can download his latest version from
"http://www.wolfenet.com/~dhillis/" onto a 3-1/2-inch floppy. It has law
and court info for all 50 states and many countries.
It's far from complete but may be the most exhaustive list around.
Checking his California sites I found a few omissions but saw many more
sources I had never heard of. I thought I would send him a few of my
favorites. I ran into the guide because Hillis is on a speaking tour of
California cities and plans to give a brown-bag talk at the Mendocino
Co. L.L. at noon a week from this Fri.
Try downloading the guide and scanning the areas you often research.
Send Brad your own pet sources. It might be worth having a universal law
web directory.
Tom Anderson
Mendocino (CA) Co. Law Lib.
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