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CMLawLibraryBlog

The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

How C-M Law Fares Among the Best 170 Law Schools

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | February 29, 2008 - 16:04

Each year, the Princeton Review puts out the Best 170 Law Schools and the Library just got in the 2008 edition. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find out about us.

Academics

Academic Experience Rating 78
Profs interesting rating 75
Profs accessible rating 79
Hours of study per day 4.59

Academic Specialties

Civil procedure, commercial law,
Corporation securities law,
Criminal law, dispute resolution,
Environmental law, labor law,
Taxation, trial and appellate advocacy

Survey Says...

Diverse opinions accepted in classrooms
Great research resources
Great library staff [sniff!]

And much more. If you want to read all the details, the book will be in the Reserve Room KF266.H744 (ask at the Information Services Desk).


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On the Foreclosure/Subprime Front

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | February 29, 2008 - 11:08

There are several new resources related to this critical issue area that you may find useful:

SUBPRIME-FILING. Use this to retrieve selected trial court filings from both federal and state courts.

Earlier this month the Ohio Supreme Court announced that it has made available to Ohio courts a Foreclosure Mediation Program.

To gain a better perspective on impact related to Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, the CWRU Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development has issued Foreclosure and Beyond - A Report on Ownership and Housing Values Following Sheriff’s Sales, Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, 2000-2007 by Claudia Coulton, Kristen Mikelbank & Michael Schramm.

see U.S. General Accountability Office Report - GAO-08-78R (October 16, 2007,) Information on Recent Default and Foreclosure Trends for Home Mortgages and Associated Economic and Market Developments

<While this issue area was not his main focus, you may also want to listen to remarks by the U.S. Secretary of HUD, Alphonso Jackson, Feb. 22 at the City Club of Cleveland. A podcast of his remarks is available for listening or downloading. (Aside - you can check the list of available podcasts of City Club speakers at Podcasts. Need more info about City Club podcasts? Click here )


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Latest Faculty Current Awareness Bulletin

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | February 29, 2008 - 08:23

The March / April issue of the Faculty Current Awareness Bulletin has been posted. In it, you'll find information on upcoming symposia and conferences, opportunities for scholarly publishing, and a few research notes. The Bulletin comes out six times a year.

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