In addition to shoveling and slipping, the practicelaw staff has been busy at work. Some of the fruits of our labor:

• Online Directory – To save money and paper, the print MSBA Member Directory (traditionally Bench and Bar’s January issue) has gone the way of lickable stamps, replaced by a new and improved version. MSBA, court, and community connections are gathered, hyperlinked, and now posted on practicelaw.

• Time’s Up Manual – The MSBA’s Civil Litigation section is now offering its popular Statute of Limitations handbook, Time’s Up, on CD. Information on both the print and CD version has been updated and posted (see right sidebar).

• Site Map – Better late than never, we added a site map for those of you who want to get a wide-angle view of what practicelaw offers.

• Source Column – On the various Forms pages, we’ve added a “Source” column that discloses the sources for our materials. Unlike the CIA, we don’t protect our sources, in fact, we like to give credit where credit is due. So, over the next several weeks, we will be adding links and information where we get (or how we draft) our forms. When we’re finished, you can click on the source icon and consider yourself in the know.

• Appellate Practice Templates – Because of changes to state court appellate rules, we’ve recently uploaded revised state court brief templates to the site. (Updated federal court templates will be added soon.)

• Shepardizing in Fastcase – We’ve posted a video on how to Shepardize in Fastcase, starring Greg Luce in the role of researcher. (Okay, I exaggerate; he just does the voice-over.) Check practicelaw for answers to Fastcase FAQs as well as instructions on how to utilize Shepard’s in Fastcase.

That’s it for now, more on its way…