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Ontario Ombudsman

April 14, 2009 19:05

The office of Ontario Ombudsman is on Twitter and Facebook. The Ombudsman is a pretty unique independent oversight officer accountable directly to the provincial legislature. He investigates people’s complaints under the authority granted by the Ombudsman Act. Add or follow the Ombudsman....

Real Media Don’t Die, We Multiply

April 08, 2009 04:10

If you’ve been alive and on the Internet in the past year you would have read the obituaries - print newspapers are dead.  Or dying, so they claim. Some are even claiming the recession with determine the outcome of print, who are expected to see a major decline in 2009.  Even law reviews are s...

Your Facebook Status May be Used Against You in a Divorce

March 19, 2009 17:50

Next time think twice about breaking up with your partner on Facebook, or having too much fun when you’re in an unhappy marriage. Gerry Oginski of the TechnoLawyer Blog gives Lee Rosen thumbs up for this well produced, educational video. But it’s not just the clients who need to watch...

Why Do Law Student Blogs Struggle in the Long-Term?

February 13, 2009 07:05

A couple weeks ago, Orin Kerr of the Volokh Conspiracy raised the issue of what he perceived as the decline of law student blogs. We know the folks at Volokh focus on American content, so we don’t take their comments there personally.  On this site we’re noticing several thousand ...

My Brand (As a Joint Student)

February 12, 2009 04:54

Cross-posted from the Financial Post When I was an undergrad, Western law had the reputation for being the “business” law school. Indeed, Western makes an effort to distinguish itself through this brand; in fact, one of the criticisms levied against the school is that it is too focused on business l...