Free Legal Clinics at the Nevada Supreme Court Library

Nevada Legal Services has announced its 2013 Legal Clinic Schedule for the Supreme Court Library.  The monthly Self-Help Forms Completion Clinic will now be held on the second Thursday of the month.

NLS is adding the following education clinics in 2013:

February 14, 2013 - Estate Planning Education
March 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
April 11, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
May 9, 2013 - Family Law Education - Adoption
June 13, 2013 - Guardianship Education
July 11, 2013 - How to File a Small Claim Case
August 8, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
September 12, 2013 - Landlord/Tenant Education
October 10, 2013 - Family Law Education - Changing/Modifying Custody
November 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
December 12, 2013 - no education clinic will be held in December

NLS will continue to hold forms completion and educational clinics at the Carson City Library on the fourth Thursday of each month.  For information, contact the Carson City Library. 

Carson City Clinics for Self-Represented Litigants

Nevada Legal Services will be holding the following clinics in Carson City in November and December.  If you are interested in clinics and educational classes in other parts of the state, check out NLS' News/Events page, as well as the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Calendar.  

November 2012
11/13: Self Help (Supreme Court Law Library) 1:30–3:30 pm
11/20: Guardianship (Supreme Court Law Library) 12:30–2:30 pm
11/29: Self Help (Carson Public Library) 1:00–3:00 pm

December 2012
12/11: Self Help (Supreme Court Law Library) 1:30–3:30 pm
12/20: Self Help (Carson Public Library) 1:00–3:00 pm

The Self Help forms completion clinics include general instruction regarding the completion of self-help forms.  A Notary Public will be available. Register by calling 775-284-3491 x214.

The Supreme Court Law Library is located at 201 S. Carson Street. Please use the Stewart Street entrance to the Supreme Court.  The Carson City Library is located at 900 N. Roop Street.

New Library Conference Room Available for Reservation





We recently converted the microfiche room into a conference room. Like our other conference rooms, it is available for reservation (call 775-684-1640). Unlike our other conference rooms, it does not have video or teleconference capabilities, so you will need to use Room 104/105 or Room 107 if a party is appearing telephonically. Room 103 seats six to ten people.

 



Upcoming Nevada Legal Services Clinics in Carson City

Nevada Legal Services has announced its legal aid clinic schedule for Carson City for the rest of the year.  If you are interested in clinics and educational classes in other parts of the state, check out NLS' News/Events page, as well as the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's Calendar. 

October 2012
10/9: Self Help (Supreme Court Law Library) 1:30–3:30 pm
10/25: Ask a Lawyer (Supreme Court Library) 9:00 am–12:00 pm (topics include family law, bankruptcy, wills/probate)
10/25: Self Help (Carson Public Library) 1:00–3:00 pm
10/25: Mortgage/Foreclosure/Short Sale – You have options (Carson Public Library) 3:30–5:00 pm

November 2012
11/13: Self Help (Supreme Court Law Library) 1:30–3:30 pm
11/20: Guardianship (Supreme Court Law Library) 12:30–2:30 pm
11/29: Self Help (Carson Public Library) 1:00–3:00 pm

December 2012
12/11: Self Help (Supreme Court Law Library) 1:30–3:30 pm
12/20: Self Help (Carson Public Library) 1:00–3:00 pm

The Self Help forms completion clinics include general instruction regarding the completion of self-help forms.  A Notary Public will be available. Register by calling 775-284-3491 x214.

The Supreme Court Law Library is located at 201 S. Carson Street. Please use the Stewart Street entrance to the Supreme Court.  The Carson City Library is located at 900 N. Roop Street. 

Social Media Use By Jurors

There's an interesting article on Third Branch News - the U.S. Courts news website - on an update to the model jury instructions used by Federal judges to deter the use of social media by jurors during trial. 

A Judicial Conference Committee has updated the model set of jury instructions(pdf) federal judges use to deter jurors from using social media to research or communicate about cases on which they serve. The new guidelines provide detailed explanations of the consequences of social media use during a trial, along with recommendations for repeated reminders of the ban on social media usage.

September Nevada Legal Services Forms Completion Workshop

Nevada Legal Services will hold a free self-help forms completion clinic at the Supreme Court library on Tuesday, September 11th from 1:30 to 3:30.  General instruction regarding the completion of self-help forms will be provided and a Notary Public will be available. Register by calling 775-284-3491 x214. The Library is located at 201 S. Carson Street. Please use the Stewart Street entrance to the Supreme Court. This program will be repeated the second Tuesday of each month.

Nevada Legal Services holds the same forms completion workshop at the Carson City Library, usually on the fourth Thursday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m.  An educational clinic follows from 3:30 to 5 p.m.  Check the Events page for information on the educational clinic schedule.

Information about additional NLS clinics is available on its NLS News and Events page.

Westlaw Search Tip - Stop Words

You may be used to using the number sign (#) on Twitter as a hashtag.  Searching for #HR4636 from the example below will retrieve other tweets with #HR4646.

Check out THOMAS' Top Ten legislative items, compiled on 8/12/2012 thomas.loc.gov/home/topten/to… #HR4646 #HR1776#HR1627 #HR3012#HR4348
— THOMASdotgov (@THOMASdotgov) August 13, 2012

The number sign has a different function on Westlaw.  Use it to turn off auto-equivalents (1 or one), alternative spellings (color or colour) and plurals (join and joins) in your boolean search.  It also makes stop words searchable.  Stop words are common words like after, before, between and adding the number sign before the word forces Westlaw to include it in the search result. You can read more about stop words in the September/October 2010 issue of Westlaw Edge.