We are very proud to announce that we have just joined the impressive crew at SLAW, a far-reaching and highly respected Canadian law blog. On one Sunday a month we will be featuring a case summary, commentary, and counsel comments in a column called: Summaries Sunday: OnPoint Legal Research.
A look at SLAW is well worth your time. On its site SLAW offers the following description “We now boast a crew of 24 bloggers and 60 columnists, and together we have published well over 9,000 entries as of the date of writing. Although the great majority of us are Canadian, we have contributors from around the world and a lively interest in law and its practice everywhere. Our audience is primarily lawyers, law librarians, and others working in or studying law. As ever, our aim is to share knowledge, offer advice and instruction, and occasionally provoke.”
You can sign up to receive SLAW blog posts in various formats- for more information, visit www.slaw.ca.
OnPoint Becomes a CBABC Member Services Provider
We are pleased to announce that we have become a Member Services Provider to the CBABC, offering a preferred rate to CBA members.
http://www.cba.org/BC/Membership/main/legal_research.aspx
Calling All Contributors…
We are now accepting articles from legal professionals highlighting important legal issues, developments in the law, areas of debate, or any substantive law topic that would be of interest to the legal profession. Accepted articles will be included in one of our three editions of Take Five (B.C., Alberta, or Ontario). Please contact Sarah for more information at spicciotto (at) onpointlaw (dot) com or 604-879-4280.
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New Feature in Take Five- “Counsel Comments”
Soon, all versions of Take Five will include a new feature- a column in which the counsel involved with the summarized appellate case will be invited to provide comments about the case. These may range from appeal prospects, views on important legal issues or changes, or any other matter they wish to discuss. Watch for “Counsel Comments” in the next Take Five.
Third Annual Research Course Now Available for Download- Learn and Earn 6 CPD Credits
We are pleased to announce that the video of our recent seminar, “Legal Research: From Problems to Solutions”, held on Nov.15, 2011 at the Sutton Hotel in Vancouver is now available for purchase.
The course is worth 6 CPD credits*. More information about this course can be found here.
To purchase this course, please either phone or email us, or fill out and fax this form. We will send you the download link.
Pricing: $375 for lawyers, $325 for paralegals and $250 for students.
* The Law Society mandates that, in order to qualify for CPD credits, a lawyer must watch a seminar with at least one other lawyer. As such, we offer a discounted rate to lawyers who wish to view the course with others to be able to earn CPD credits.
New Way to Access Take Five
As always, you can still subscribe to receive any or all of our 3 versions of Take Five (Alberta, B.C. and Ontario) for free.We will send you a monthly email containing links to the latest editions. If you are not already signed up, please do so here:
However, now you also have another option.
For a nominal fee ($5 a month) you can have access to all issues (current and past) directly from our website. This will enable you to read Take Five at your leisure without having to dig through your Inbox to find the notification email. With your own username and password, you can also read it from anywhere- on your IPad, home computer, etc.
Plus, you will also have access to not only the current, but all the past issues of all 3 editions.
Law firms can place this link on their intranet to enable their lawyers and students to access Take Five whenever they wish.
Please (contact us) spicciotto (at) onpointlaw (dot) com for more information or to subscribe to this new service.
New Website Launched!
We are thrilled to announce our new website is live!
We decided it was time for an overhaul and a new look. We hope you enjoy looking around.
Third Annual Research Course- Nov.15, 2011
Earn 6 Continuing Professional Development Credits and learn from research specialists. On November 15 , 2011, we are holding our Third Annual Legal Research Course, “From Problems to Solutions”.
It is appropriate for senior lawyers wanting a refresher course on research techniques, junior lawyers wanting to become better researchers and presenters of research results, and students wanting to start their careers with tips from research ‘insiders’. Click here for more information and a registration form.
More detailed information will be available shortly.