Cleveland Law Library Weblog

Ohio Supreme Court Creates Artificial Intelligence Resource Library

The Ohio Supreme Court has just created an Artificial Intelligence Resource Library on its web site. This new online Library contains resources for judges, attorneys, and members of the public. For attorneys, the web site provides:

• AI ethics guidelines and disciplinary cases
• Relevant Rules of Professional Conduct
• Links to classes on AI practices
• Links to various AI reports, statements and resources
• Law review and journal articles.
• AI related to interpreters and language services in the legal system

 

Cleveland Law Library to Host CLE Lost in Translation on July 27th

The Cleveland Law Library will host a CLE program called Lost in Translation on July 27, 2017. Alvaro DeCola, Esq. will discuss court interpretation demographics, the legal background for language access, and key considerations when appointing an interpreter from the interpreter's perspective. This activity has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 3.00 total CLE hours instruction. For more information, click here.

The Cleveland Law Library is Hosting a Series of 8 Legal Research Webinars for CLE Credit Starting Fri. March 4th

This year, the Cleveland Law Library is hosting a series of 8 legal research webinars for CLE credit starting this Friday, March 4, 2016. The Ohio Supreme Court has approved each program for 1 hour of general CLE credit. The topic for this Friday's program is 

Debtor-Creditor Law: Research Tools, Legal Claims, and Potential Causes of Action.

This program will run from 10-11:00 a.m. and costs $25.00 for members or $30.00 for non-members. Anyone who is interested in this or one of our other programs should check out our online course catalog for more information and online registration. All programs will be held live on 2 separate dates. 

 

 

CLE Video Replays at the Cleveland Law Library in December

The Cleveland Law Library is offering video replays of its 4 Fall 2015 CLE's this December:

• Quantum of Harm: Obtaining or Surviving Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Cases, Thursday December 17th
• Current Appellate Practice in the 8th District, Thursday December 17th
• Legal Needs of Custodial Grandparents, Friday December 18th
• Professional Conduct for Lawyers 2015, Friday December 18th

All programs will be replayed in the Main Reading Room of the Cleveland Law Library.

Click here for brochures containing more information and registration forms.

The Cleveland Law Library is Hosting Appellate Law and Employment Discrimination CLE Programs This Week

The Cleveland Law Library is hosting 2 CLE programs this week:

CURRENT APPELLATE PRACTICE IN THE 8TH DISTRICT, Thursday, November 12th, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

QUANTUM OF HARM: OBTAINING OR SURVIVING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CASES, Friday, November 13th, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

Click here to register for these programs or read the brochures for more information.

Cleveland Law Library Offering Employment Law CLE on Thursday, December 11, 2014 from 9-11:00 a.m.

As our Law Library's last CLE program of the year, we are offering a 2-hour CLE next Thursday, December 11, 2014 from 9-11:00 a.m. on Drafting and Litigating Employment Related Agreements. This program will feature a discussion of documents involved in hiring and firing, including employment offer letters, employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, invention agreements, disciplinary documentation, termination letters, and severance agreements. The speakers will also offer suggestions for drafting employment documents. Click here for the Registration form and additional information about pricing.

Law Library is Hosting CLE on Ethics & Professional Conduct Tomorrow, 11/21/14

Just a reminder that our Library, the Cleveland Law Library, is hosting a 2.5 hour CLE program on Ethics & Professional Conduct for Lawyers tomorrow. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m., and the program runs from 1:30-4:15 p.m. The price is $80.00 for members and $90 for non-members. Click here for the Registration form and additional information about speakers and topics.

Cleveland Law Library Offering Fall 2014 CLE Programs on Statistics, Ethics & Professional Conduct, and Employment Agreements

This Fall, the Cleveland Law Library is offering 3 CLE programs on:

Statistics, Friday, November 14, 2014

Ethics & Professional Conduct for Lawyers, Friday, November 21, 2014

Drafting and Litigating Employment Agreements, Thursday, December 11, 2014

Click here for Registration forms and cost information.

Cuyahoga Clerk of Court to Host Free e-filing CLE Programs in September 2014

The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Court is hosting free e-filing CLE programs later this year in September, 2014. The program description provides that:

"This program will assist attorneys in navigating the Clerk’s new e-filing system and will present step-by-step instructions by video, followed by a live demonstration, on how to electronically file cases and documents in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and the Eighth District Court of Appeals."

Click here for more information and registration instructions. 

The Cleveland Law Library Honors Law Day with Free WestlawNext CLE for Members on May 6th

The Cleveland Law Library is honoring Law Day this year with free WestlawNext CLE programs for members next week. We are offering two 1-hour sessions of Intermediate Research on WestlawNext from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6th at the Law Library on the 4th floor of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse. Members can sign up for one of the sessions by calling the Law Library at 216-861-5070 or sending an email to [email protected]. Each attendee will receive 1 hour of free Ohio general CLE credit.