Get the Handout, PPT, or Streaming Video of the Summer Associate Training

If you missed the summer associate training or you need help remembering something that was covered check out the following.

You can watch a streaming video presentation of the training, get the handout, or the PowerPoint presentation.

These and other helpful resources are always available for you on the Law Library's page of research guides and pathfinders. We welcome your calls, e-mails, and visits over the summer. Let us help you turn in high quality work and impress your employers. Best of luck this summer!

Great Summer Job for Law Students

This summer OCU Law will host another group of law students from Nankai University from July 19 – Aug. 16. A very important part of the program is the group of OCU Law Student Ambassadors who are paid to attend events and spend time with the students.

Ambassadors are paid $10 per hour to accompany the students to professional and cultural events around OKC. You can use the professional events to promote yourself to potential employers as you will be meeting and having lunch with lawyers at the largest firms in town, Federal judges, OK Supreme Court Judges, the Attorney General, and other big shots in the legal profession.

Your admission and meals will be paid at all the cultural outings which included the following last year: Opening Banquet at Ted’s, Closing Banquet at Iron Star, Western Heritage Museum, Shopping and Movie Trip, Norman Trip, Guthrie Trip, Powwow, OKC Art Museum, Bombing Memorial, Redhawks Game, and dinner at faculty members houses.

Ambassadors who worked last year include: Lori Allen, Anitra Abdullah-Levy, Alex Tian, and Amber Webb. I think they had more fun than they expected – ask them about it. Some pictures and a description are available here.

Lori has graciously agreed to work as an ambassador again this year. This is a fun job that could help you make connections with the local bench and bar and your service to OCU would be greatly appreciated.

We plan to have 18 students, 3 professors and possibly some Chinese lawyers coming this summer. As I mentioned the job pays $10 per hour and you can expect to work a total of around 30-40 hours. The work is mostly in the afternoons and early evenings during the week and some weekends. We can work to accommodate your work or school schedules.

e-mail me (lpeoples@okcu.edu) if you are interested.

New Database: Foreign Law Guide

The Law Library recently subscribed to the Foreign Law Guide database. This database briefly discusses the legal systems of more than 150 jurisdictions and includes citations to major codes and collections of case law including English language translations. For each jurisdiction there is a listing of major statutes and regulations by subject. This is THE SOURCE to use if you want to discover what the official sources of law for a particular jurisdiction are. Foreign Law Guide doesn't contain the text of statutes or cases. But it does lead you in the right direction to find these sources of law. Hypertext links to free and official sources are included throughout. OCU Law students and faculty have access to this database on campus and off from the Law Library's databases page.

Quinlan Lecture 2008

The 2008 Quinlan Lecture, Getting from Here to There in Election Reform, is scheduled for Thursady April 3 at 5 p.m. in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom. Heather Gerken, a Professor at Yale Law School and one of the country's leading experts on voting rights and election law, is the presenter. Visit the Law Library to learn more about the Quinlin Lecture and Professor Gerken. Several of Professor Gerken's recent publications are available for review.

Olympic flame lit in Greece

The Olympic flame was lit in Greece on March 24, 2008. For more information about the flame lighting ceremony visit the official site for Beijing 2008. You can also view a map of the Olympic Torch relay route.

Law Libray Interface For Your Blackberry, iPhone, or Other Mobile Device

Do you use a web enabled cell phone, iPod touch, iPhone or other wireless device with internet access? The law library has created a special page optimized for viewing on mobile devices that provides access to legal research resources.

Click HERE to access:
-A version of the law library catalog optimized for use on handheld devices
-Westlaw Wireless
-Hein Online's Mobile Devices Interface
-And other legal research resources for handled devices

Read more about Hein Online's new interface below.

OCU law library patrons should click here to access Hein Online's Mobile Mode, enter their OCU user name and password, and then click "Subscribers Click Here"

If you are accessing HeinOnline from an iPhone, it should auto-detect your iPhone and automatically select the mobile mode for you. Users of other devices should check that they are in Mobile Mode by looking under "Options" on the right hand side of the screen.

The mobile interface may look a little bit different depending upon the type of mobile device you are using, but the functionality will work the same on all devices. Below is an example of the interface on an iPhone and what you can expect it to look like.



With the optimized interface, access articles in HeinOnline from your PDA, Blackberry, iPhone, or other electronic device. Do your research while waiting for class to start or while waiting for a meeting at the office! No matter where you are, we're putting HeinOnline at your fingertips in an accessible format.

Briefcase - Oklahoma County Bar Association Publication

Briefcase is the monthly publication of the Oklahoma County Bar Association. Briefcase contains legal news and substantive articles on topics of interest to attorneys practicing in Oklahoma County. The February edition of Briefcase contains informaion on the proximity cards issued by the Oklahoma County Sherrif's Office to allow attorneys expedited access to the courthouse as well as Give Me Confidentiality or Give Me Death???, an article authored by Dean Hellman. Print copies of Briefcase are available in the Law Library. You may also access Briefcase online at http://www.okcbar.org/displaynewsletter.cfm