Library Highlights

October 26, 2015

Celebrate Pro Bono Week at Dane County Law Library

The Dane County Law Library hosts the Dane County Bar Association as they celebrate ABA's National Pro Bono Week. In the spirit of the week, free legal information will be provided by volunteers from the Dane County Bar Association.

On Tuesday, stop by the library to ask volunteer attorneys your general legal questions at this special drop-in event. Volunteers are available from 8 to noon.

Also on Tuesday the regularly scheduled Small Claims Assistance Center will be open extended hours, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to assist small claims litigants with forms and procedural information. On Wednesday, the regularly scheduled Family Law Assistance Center will be open extended hours from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a Spanish-speaking volunteer available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Regularly scheduled clinic information is on the Dane County Court website.

Help Dane County celebrate! Attend the free ABA Pro Bono Week/Free Legal Information Clinics or volunteer your time.

WHEN:

Tuesday 27th 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wednesday 28th 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:
Dane County Law Library, Room L1007
Dane County Courthouse
215 S. Hamilton
Madison, WI 53703

Celebrate National Pro Bono Week

The last week of October is National Pro Bono Week. This week shines a spotlight on pro bono work with special events for volunteer attorneys and the population they serve.

Wisconsin is fortunate to have many free or low cost legal assistance organizations. We list several of these by county on our website. If you are an individual looking for help, check our directory for an organization near you and ask local organizations if there are any special legal clinics this week.

Our county directory might also be useful for attorneys looking for opportunities to volunteer. Also, follow the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission online; the Commission was created to support civil legal services for low income Wisconsin residents.

Are you an attorney looking for a new opportunity to volunteer? The Commission recently launched a new legal advice website, Wisconsin Legal Advice Online, and they are looking for attorneys to volunteer their time (which WisBar's InsideTrack appealingly calls, Pro Bono in Your Pajamas.)

This is the week to volunteer - or recognize those who are already volunteering. Learn how to nominate yourself or someone else for the Pro Bono Honor Society.

October 20, 2015

WSLL Recommends: Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure

Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure helps attorneys navigate post conviction procedure. Organized according to the steps that a petitioner typically would take in a habeas corpus case, the book is easy to follow. It begins with post-conviction remedies and subject-matter jurisdiction, and then continues with the filing of the petition, pre-filing and post-filing stays, various pleadings that may be filed, proceedings that may be held, procedural defenses, post-judgment proceedings, and appeals.

Written from the "procedural perspective" of prisoners and detainees, it discusses complications that may arise for the applicant of federal habeas corpus. The book is well indexed allowing readers to jump to specific sections and find the answer to a particular issue quickly.

Now in its 6th edition, the treatise and accompanying annual supplement provide analysis of the latest habeas corpus statutory and case law. Extensive footnotes appear throughout and tables of cases and authorities are included. Appendices point to relevant statutes, rules, and legislative materials.

Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure is available to check out at the State Law Library.

October 14, 2015

Time for Fall Class Signup

Now is the time to polish your WestlawNext skills! Learn more about our classes and register online.

In October:

Advanced WestlawNext
Tuesday, October 20, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

In November:

Introduction to WestlawNext
Tuesday, November 17, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

Don't miss our Milwaukee class on Searching Google Scholar and Google Books for research, offered November 11 at the Milwaukee Public Library.

Wisconsin State Law Library