INFORMATION and REFERENCE Links

General Legal Resources

•   New   The Free Dictionary— Want to know what the attorneys are really talking about?   Type in a word or phrase and find out at:
  legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com
  
  This dictionary of legal words and phrases, plus clearly written articles on a wide array of law-related, PLUS OTHER topics and issues, is a very helpful resource indeed.
  
• Need to locate / identify an attorney or law firm, or find other legal professional resources?
  Martindale-Hubbell will probably have the information you need!

  Martindale-Hubbell maintains these searchable rosters, including addresses and phone numbers.

• Rominger Legal Information
  romingerlegal.com

  Rominger Legal lets you browse the FEDERAL REGISTER, and has links to other federal, state, and private law resources, including state bar associations.

• The Legal Information Institute of Cornell University
  www.law.cornell.edu:80

  Accesses the Federal Rules of Evidence and Procedure, as well as the entire United States Code, and includes many related, helpful links.

• FindLaw:  Internet Legal Resources
  www.findlaw.com/casecode

  Lets you read the full published text of court opinions from Supreme Court down through various federal and state courts.

• CataLaw:  Internet Legal Resources
  CataLaw.com CataLaw is a "metaindex" of web law sources, including international sites.

 

 

Courts  /  Congress

• Courts of the United States, Canada, and Australia
  courts.net

  Access court websites -- state, federal, and territorial -- including current law codes / local rules for each jurisdiction.

• Library of Congress - Thomas and the Law Library
  thomas.loc.gov
  Law Library

  The Library's Thomas page (named for Jefferson, of course), accesses pending legislation, congressional committee actions and schedules.
  
  The Law Library is an extensive guide to law on line.

• United States Congress
  The Senate
  The House of Representatives

  These are the legislative branch's home pages, with information on members of Congress, committees, and current legislation.

 

 

Medical Resources

Medical Dictionaries  /  Drug and Trade Names

• The National Institutes of Health medical encyclopedia, Medline Plus, is an authoritative resource.
• A surprisingly comprehensive resource for medical terminology, pharmaceuticals / drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty terms, and medical abbreviations:
  Medical Dictionary
• Drug references via www.drugstore.com

  Click on these alphabetical lists to find spellings and related information. The main sites also access other medical-related materials.

•   Medical Abbreviations Dictionary via mediLexicon.  This database accesses over 200,000 medical, biotech, pharmaceutical, and healthcare acronyms by means of a public search box.

 

 

Drug-Related Street Slang

• A comprehensive Drug Slang Dictionary is provided by the State of Ohio's METRICH Enforcement Unit.
• The Office of National Drug Control Policy lists specific drug trade terms in a searchable PDF.

 

 

IPL:   The Internet Public Library

University of Michigan's Internet Public Library

This on-line virtual public library covers a wide range of subjects, and is one of the deeper and richer information resources freely available. Sponsored by the University of Michigan.

 

 

The International   [foreign language]   Dictionary

www.YourDictionary.com

Need to find the spelling of a foreign word or phrase?
This resource spans 280 [!] languages.
It's also an invaluable English resource, including thesaurus functions and etymologies.

 

 

Technical Jargon / Electronics / Internet Glossaries

http://whatis.techtarget.com/

Select alphabetically to find out what "geeky tech-talk" means, or how to spell it.   Valuable definitions explain not only what's new, but old standbys which we all should really understand.

 

 

Find Zip Codes

Postal Service Zip Code Look-Up

Career Opportunities

From time to time AAERT receives requests to post employment opportunities available in various parts of the country. These are full-time staff positions, whether in the private OR public sector. Of course, AAERT does not participate in any application or hiring process.

To include such a staff position available within your organization, contact AAERT's webtech.

Announcements relating to independent contracting opportunities and for part-time or intermittent work associates are posted by and for members on the Bulletin Board Forums.

 

 

• FLORIDA STATE COURTS

  Employment openings in the Florida's state court system are viewable at Florida State Courts --- Current Job Opportunities.

  Posted: Continuing.

 

 

• MINNESOTA STATE COURTS

  Employment openings in Minnesota are described, and applications may be filed on line, or forms downloaded, depending on the position you are interested in, from Minnesota Courts

  Posted: Continuing.

  
  

 

 

• NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE COURTS

  The Administrative Office of the Courts requests proposals for statewide court transcription services in New Hampshire.  Information files in PDF format are viewable at:
  
  Background, statement of work, RFP submittal requirements, vendor selection criteria, transcript format details.
  
  Additional services which may be included in the bid.
  
  Additional information for vendors.
  
  

  Posted: Continuing.