Author Archives: Shaunna Mireau
Be Creative
I believe that creativity is a skill that can be developed. I have to believe it because I am still working on colouring inside the lines. To enhance your legal …
Keep Your Skills Sharp
Today’s Tip: Take advantage of training opportunities.
Since we are in back to school mode, I thought a training tip would be appropriate. Legal research, like many other skills, is …
Understand the Acronym
Today’s Tip FWIW: Understand the Acronym.
Robert Fulford, from the National Post, wrote about acronyms in his article When Words Die yesterday when he had to use acronymfinder.com to decipher …
Make Your Own Office Consolidation
Ah proclamations. I am sure it isn’t just Alberta where a coming into force section of an act can look like this:
Coming into force
98(1) Sections 77, 78, 79 …
Finding With the When
Thanks to David Paul of Paul & Co in Kamloops who wrote a great article for Canadian Lawyer recently called Useful Google tips and tricks for lawyers for today’s tip. …
Print Method for Finding a Leading Case
Today’s Tip is an expansion on my post to Slaw.ca yesterday. In Tip language, my post would have said “do not panic if a commercial legal research site is …
Learn What You Have Access To
Today’s Tip: Learn what you have access to.
This pithy statement could be read a couple of different ways in the context of legal research.
One meaning is to remember …
Diarize Research Follow-Up
Today’s tip involves following up.
When your research is initially prepared, you will likely find new items, or pending legislation. These future things may change the landscape that your initial …
Find a Trusted Source
Today’s tip: Find a trusted source.
This is a bit of a repeat, but also wisdom from my daughters.
Dominique (15) says: I don’t use Wikipedia first because it can …
An Expansion of ‘Go to the Source’
Editor’s note: Thanks to Karen Sawatzky of the Tapper Cuddy Library in Winnipeg for today’s tip. Follow Karen on Twitter, read her column at Slaw.ca or her posts at …
