which it describes as “WSJ on the cases, trends and personalities of interest to the business community.” Check it out!

Do you know where to locate the official text of the Kyoto Protocol? Where would you find the status of U.S. bilateral agreements? Learn the answers to these questions in our Weekly Workshop on Treaties. The workshop will cover where to locate and update U.S. and Non-U.S. treaties. This session is scheduled for 30 minutes at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 26 in Room 312.

If you are unable to attend this session, check out the Library’s Treaty Research and Treaty Resources by Topic guides.

From LexisNexis:

The scheduled presentation by the Lexis firm rep has been changed to this Thursday. If you are going to one of her firms, and join us on Thursday, you can earn some free use time.  In addition, lunch will be served.  Just be sure to RSVP by Wednesday, if you plan on attending. You’ll learn about details of Lexis use at a firm, and complete your cost-effective Prepare to Practice commitment.  If you can’t make it then, be sure to take advantage of this training to prepare yourself for the summer (or after graduation).  The training schedule can be found under Myschool at http://lawschool.lexis.com.

Yesterday’s hearing on AIG before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises is a real treat.  You can read the testimony or watch the video.

If you’re not reading Above the Law, a legal news/gossip blog, you should really take a look.  It’s worth the effort.

For a global perspective on the financial and economic crisis, check out the Law Library of Congress’s series of reports on the Financial Stimulus Plans of selected countries.

Financial Stimulus Plans: Recent Developments in Selected Countries

FindLaw Legal News seldom disappoints.  Here’s a sample from today.

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Even the federal court system is capable of embracing new technology.

Students in business and corporate law courses or going to summer jobs in this area are invited to stop by room 334 from 9am to 5pm for additional training or to obtain Bloomberg accounts.

Bloomberg Professional is available at 98% of the AmLaw 200 Law firms. BULaw is one of only 19 law schools in the U.S. that provide access to its students! Best of all, your access extends to the summer and beyond!

Bloomberg Law^SM is Bloomberg’s legal, regulatory and compliance platform, offering a suite of news, data, analytics and research tools to the legal and compliance community. BLOOMBERG LAW is fully integrated into the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and tailored specifically for the needs of a modern law firm. It provides practitioners with indispensable resources for all their business development, research, and information needs. BLOOMBERG LAW’s news, data and analysis is delivered in user-friendly formats and features full database search and alert functionality, analytical reports, litigation research tools, and competitive intelligence profiles.

Opinions written by the Office of Legal Counsel during the Bush Administration and previously undisclosed were released on March 2 by the Department of Justice.

The opinions are available at http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/olc-memos.htm

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