New CLE Course from the Legal Tech Institute: Digital Legal Research Refresher @ 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 31, 2019

We at the Harris County Law Library recently announced the publication of our Legal Tech Institute 2019 Course Catalog, which includes five new programs on a variety of legal tech topics. The second new class, Digital Legal Research Refresher, will be offered this Thursday at 2:00 pm the Law Library’s Legal Tech Lab. Texas attorneys will earn 1.0 hour free CLE credit for attending.

For details and to register, please visit the Hands-on Legal Tech Training Events page. While you’re there, take a look at additional upcoming programs including the following:

• Fastcase & Casemaker

• Microsoft Excel for Legal Work

• Android for Legal Work

The Harris County Law Library offers Hands-on Legal Tech Training every Thursday at 2:00 pm in the Law Library’s Legal Tech Lab. A number of other learning opportunities are available, including on-demand CLE videos, which can be viewed at any time from the comfort of your home or office.

We hope to see you this Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 2:00 pm for Harris County Law Library Tech!

New CLE Course from the Legal Tech Institute: Harris County Law Library Tech @ 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2019

We at the Harris County Law Library recently announced the publication of our Legal Tech Institute 2019 Course Catalog, which includes five new programs on a variety of legal tech topics. The first new class, Harris County Law Library Tech, will be offered this Thursday at 2:00 pm the Law Library’s Legal Tech Lab. Texas attorneys will earn 1.0 hour free CLE credit for attending.

For details and to register, please visit the Hands-on Legal Tech Training Events page. While you’re there, take a look at additional upcoming programs including the following:

• Digital Legal Research Refresher

• Fastcase & Casemaker

• Microsoft Excel for Legal Work

• Android for Legal Work

The Harris County Law Library offers Hands-on Legal Tech Training every Thursday at 2:00 pm in the Law Library’s Legal Tech Lab. A number of other learning opportunities are available, including on-demand CLE videos, which can be viewed at any time from the comfort of your home or office.

We hope to see you this Thursday, January 24, 2019, at 2:00 pm for Harris County Law Library Tech!

January is Consumer Law Resources Month

January is Consumer Law Resources Month at the Harris County Law Library.

• Visit our Featured Resource Section to see new and updated resources from the National Consumer Law Center.

• Browse consumer law news, sample pleadings and other companion materials in the NCLC databases now available on the Law Library research computers.

• Stay up to date on Texas consumer law with Advanced Consumer and Commercial Law Course books from the State Bar of Texas.

• Self-represented litigants can find a copy of the HBA Consumer Law Handbook, which features a variety of legal information of interest to consumers, including guidance on buying a car, dealing with debt collection, landlord/tenant disputes, and more. Download a free copy through the HBA's Legal Handbooks website today.

For more information on Consumer Law and Protection, visit these websites:

• Attorney General of Texas - Consumer Protection

• Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information

  • FTC Consumer Information Videos

  • IdentityTheft.gov

  • Consumer Complaint Assistance

• University of Houston Law Center: Center for Consumer Law

Free CLE at the Harris County Law Library - Blending Your Legal Research

The Harris County Law Library will offer the latest installment of its Legal Tech Institute Lecture Series on January 17, 2019 at 12:00 pm. The presenters, Amy Small, Assistant Director of the Texas State Law Library, and Joseph Lawson, Deputy Director of the Harris County Law Library, will discuss strategies for using free and low cost legal research sources effectively. Attendees will learn to approach legal research systematically, utilizing free resources available online, including the e-books and legal databases in the Texas State Law Library’s digital collection. Presenters will also discuss how to use Westlaw and Lexis Advance, which can be accessed for free on site at the Harris County Law Library.

To enroll in this course, please visit the Blending Your Legal Research registration page. Look for other Legal Tech Institute programs, including the Hands-on Legal Tech Training classes offered every Thursday at 2:00 pm in our Legal Tech Lab in the Law Library. Our 2019 Course Catalog has just been published and is now available via the Legal Tech Institute online.

December is Self-Help Resource Month at the Harris County Law Library

Throughout the month of December, the Law Library will feature a number of self-help resources for pro se litigants. Handbooks, research guides, and concise legal treatises, including those in the Nutshell series from West Academic Publishing, will be on display in the library. We will also feature a number of do-it-yourself websites, including TexasLawHelp.org, on our blog.

As always, the Law Library staff is happy to help you identify resources from our collection that will meet your legal needs. Please stop by the reference desk for assistance. You may also consult our Community Legal Resources guide where we've provided contact information for a variety of legal assistance organizations in the greater Houston area.