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International Water Law Bibliography

An online bibliography of international water law resources compiled by Gabriel Eckstein who is Professor of Law at the Texas Tech University School of Law in the United States and made freely available on his International Water Law Project website. The bibliography is divided up by subject including Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, pollution, ethics, groundwater and economics. There are also headings for United Nations and World Bank materials and for statistics.

National Employment Law Project

Website of the National Employment Law Project (NELP) a New York based non-profit legal and advocacy organisation working on behalf of "low-wage workers, the poor, the unemployed, and other groups that face significant barriers to employment and government systems of support". The site gives details of NELP projects and includes full-text copies of project reports and press releases. Current projects listed cover the areas of immigrant workers, nonstandard workers (temporary or part-time), unemployment insurance, welfare and the low-wage workforce and work and the family.

Virginia State Bar

Website of the Virginia State Bar (VSB) a mandatory bar association representing the legal profession in the state of Virginia in the United States. The website has facts about the VSB including contact details for the Executive Committee, members of the VSB's committees and members of staff. There is information about the various sections, copies of annual reports and professional guidelines (in PDF format) and a directory of attorneys who have been publicly disciplined since January 1991.

How Dewey Classify OCLC's Lawsuit

Free online article written by Roger V. Skalbeck, librarian at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington Virginia, and published on LLRX.com in September 2003. The article provides background information to the lawsuit filed by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) against the Library Hotel for alleged trademark violations and explains what is meant by copyrights, patents and trademarks, gives examples of other marks held by OCLC and summarises the 3 causes of action which include trademark infringement, unfair competition and diluting of OCLC's trademarks.

State Bar of Texas

Website of the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) the organisation representing attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas in the United States. The site provides news and information about the SBOT, a directory of members and links to Texas legal resources. There are free online resources for lawyers focusing on law office management. Issues covered include preparing a cash flow budget, law office marketing and how to set billing rates.

Tennessee Bar Association

Website of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) a voluntary bar association representing the legal profession in Tennessee in the United States. The site has information about the TBA including contact details for the Board of Governors and the House of Delegates, information about the various sections and committees and a directory of members. For the public there is a selection of brief reports focusing on Tennessee law dealing with different legal topics including family law, employment, mediation, criminal law and immigration.

Utah Bar Journal

The Utah Bar Journal is the official journal of the Utah State Bar and is made freely available on their website. The journal features articles on Utah law and legal developments, practice management and professional issues, letters to the editor, book reviews and news from the State Bar. The full-text articles are presented in HTML and issues are available online back to 2004. A search engine on the site allows the journal to be searched by keyword.

Utah State Bar

Website of the Utah State Bar a mandatory bar association representing members of the legal profession in Utah in the United States. There is background information on the site relating to the work of the Utah State Bar including contact details for the various sections and committees and a directory of members. The site also provides Utah Bar ethics opinions which are made freely available along with the rules of professional conduct and Utah State Bar by-laws.

State Bar of South Dakota

Website of the State Bar of South Dakota the organisation representing the legal profession in the state of South Dakota in the United States. The site includes information aimed at the general public including a selection of free online pamphlets dealing with subjects such as bankruptcy, buying a home, the elderly and the law, marriage, adoption, law and youth, South Dakota's court system and lawyer discipline.

South Carolina Bar

Website of the South Carolina Bar the organisation representing the legal profession in the state of South Carolina in the United States. The site provides information about the South Carolina Bar including the various sections and committees and the Bar's Continuing Legal Education programme. Resources for members include rules, guidelines, forms and a legislative update featuring summaries of bills which relate to the practice of law. There are also links to South Carolina legal resources, state court decisions and copies of the South Carolina Lawyer.

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