Both locations of the King County Law Library will be open during the King County furlough days. The first furlough day will be Friday, January 2nd. Most, but not all, county departments will be closed on the furlough days. King County Superior Court will be open.
The Clerk’s Office has released the new fee schedule to go into effect on January 1, 2009 as a result of the emergency changes to the King County Local Rules.
Both KCLL library locations are open today (12/29/08) and will close at 5pm through Wednesday, December 31.
There is still space in our Searching Lexis class this Friday (November 21) from 12-1:30pm. The class is free and held in the Legal Research and Training Center inside the library. Call (206) 296-0940 to sign up!
A recent post on the Law Librarian Blog featured a short video from Thomson West detailing the editorial process for taking a court opinion and preparing it for publication on Westlaw. If you’ve ever wondered about how the process works, check it out!
The Washington Practice series, published by Thomson West, continues to grow with new titles that cover more specific topics. In September, we received the Washington DUI Practice Manual (v. 32) and in October, it’s Washington Construction Law Manual (v. 33) and Washington Summary Judgment and Related Motions (v. 34). Washington Construction Law Manual, written by local attorney Matthew King, covers the construction process from beginning to end. Washington Summary Judgment and Related Motions has sample motions to dismiss based on various reasons, motion to strike, and summary judgment along with the relevant citations for those motions. The summary judgment volume also comes with forms on a CD-ROM.
At the Seattle library, there are three circulating copies and one non-circulating copy of the entire Washington Practice set. There are two copies (one circulating, one not) of the set at the MRJC library.
The Northwest Justice Project has recently launched a new interactive court forms project:
“This online interview was developed by the Northwest Justice Project for use by low-income persons representing themselves, but is available free of charge to all persons. The interview is easy to use and when completed provides completed court forms and instructions for filing a divorce without minor children of the marriage in Washington State.”
At both library locations, we have public computers with Internet access and the required software (Microsoft Word and Adobe Flash Player) to run the interview. Print outs are $.15 per page.
Sign up now for one of the Library’s free legal research classes! Classes fill quickly - call (206) 296-0940. Please note - we will not be offering any classes in December.
Searching Lexis
Friday, November 7 12-1:30pm
Public Sleuthing on Social Networks
Monday, November 17 12-1pm
Many thanks to local author and publisher Debbie Brooks for donating two copies of the 2009 King County Superior Court Civil Litigation Handbook and the 2009 Advanced King County Superior Court Civil Litigation Handbook for the Seattle and MRJC libraries.
From Debbie’s website http://www.legalsecretary.com/:
“[The 2009 King County Superior Court Civil Litigation Handbook] is for the beginner to intermediate legal secretary, paralegal or support staff. It can also be used by attorneys to apply Civil Rules and Local Rules when they are working a case filed in that jurisdiction. From the Summons and Complaint to Trial, step-by-step procedures are covered. ”
“[The 2009 Advanced King County Superior Court Civil Litigation Handbook] is for the intermediate to advanced legal secretary, paralegal or other support staff. It can also be used by attorneys on the more complicated aspects of civil procedures. Covers Summons and Complaint to Trial on a higher level of understanding…”
Check out the September E-News for info on subscriber proration, the Tech Tip and new books in the library. E-News is the library’s bi-monthly electronic newsletter that goes out to more than 4500 subscribers.