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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
About this Blog - Notable items concerning the ILB
- Election Law. Last Friday a Marion County trial court issued a ruling on how absentee challenges would be handled today - election day - in Marion County. Appellants filed an emergency motion for stay pending appeal and requested a schedule for expeditious resolution of the motion to stay. At 11:45 that night, the COA issued an order setting 9 AM yesterday (Monday) as the deadline for response to the motion for stay. The ILB was able to post these documents during the weekend, thanks to ILB readers who forwarded copies. Yesterday was even more remarkable, the ILB was able to follow events and post relevant documents within minutes of submission to, or issuance by, the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Thanks here go not only to participants, but to the Courts themselves and to the new public information officer, Kathryn Dolan, who didn't waste a minute in getting the Courts' rulings out to the media. What all this shows, I think, is how well a blog such as the ILB is able to deal with the speed of the news cycle, when called upon to do so. And an added benefit is that the materials in this case are now archived via the ILB, affording the public easy availability in the months and years to come. [Note: I continue to regret not receiving copies of the appellate briefs in the Lake County case. BTW - it not too late ....]
- Judicial Retention. Yesterday, the ILB had nearly 5,000 page views in one day, a record. Checking the stats, I found that a large number of people had reached the ILB last evening while searching for variations of the phrase "randall t. shepard". Of course! -- they were preparing for their visit to the polls today, and wanted more information before they cast their votes on the judicial retention question.
- The ILB / ReaMatch Law Jobs Connection. A few days back, the ILB announced:
The ILB has agreed to act as a host for the RealMatch job network -- providing access to Indiana legal jobs for both job seekers, and employers. You will shortly be able to access the network from the ILB and just look around, or submit your resume, or advertise an opening, all at no cost. And because RealMatch is nationwide, your access will extend to the national job market, should you so choose. Watch for this!
And now it is here - check the link near the top of the right-hand column of the ILB to learn your options as a job seeker or employer, OR scroll down to the bottom of the right-hand column of the ILB to find direct links to job ads. I hope that your firm or business will turn to the ILB / ReaMatch connection to find your next employee, and I hope that you job seekers will sign up. Not only will it be to your advantage, but it may help to assure the continuation of the ILB. - ILB Supporters. Finally, I want to take a moment to express appreciation for the ILB's supporters, the Indiana State Bar Association, and DoxPop, and to urge those of you associated with some of the State's larger law firms to think about adding your firm to the ILB Supporters list.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 4, 2008 01:06 PM
Posted to About the Indiana Law Blog