ALLA (WA) News Blog

Last week, Oakley Capital, a major European private equity investor, said that it had acquired majority ownership of vLex , the international legal research platform that lays claim to having the largest collection of legal information on a single service.   On episode 174 of  the LawNext Podcast , Robert Ambrogi, the publisher of LawSites  is joined from London by Masoud Gerami, managing director, vLex Global Markets, who oversees vLex in the UK, Ireland, Asia Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean and North America. They talk about this latest news and what it means for vLex, and also talk more generally about the company and its research platform. For those who haven't met Masoud, he joined vLex in 2019, when it acquired Justis Publishing Ltd., a 33-year-old UK-based online legal publisher. He had been managing director at Justis since 1986. He has a master’s degree in computer science from Swansea University. vLex were a sponser of the ALLA Conference 2022. 

You read that right folks,  ALLA Librarians have taken over the Lawfluent Podcast this week! Our friends at Open Law, an innitiative of BarNet Jade, have been kind enough to let some ALLA members grace the airwaves during their season 2 episode: Law Librarians from ALLA! Phil Mullen (ALLA NSW & ALLA Ltd), Anastasia Stepanovic (ALLA Vic) and Alice Hewitt (ALLA (WA)) joined forces for a round table discussion on everything from how we got to law libraries, how law libraries are all different, the book worm from Toy Story, and some very strange research requests.  Hosted by the wonderful Isabella Elena Carrozzi, and playing on a podcast platform near you.  Check out the Lawfluent Podcast now: Lawfluent Website Lawfluent Instagram Open Law LinkedIn

Podcast lover?  History lover?  Library Lover?  This post might suit you.  The BBC's HistoryExtra Podcast "brings you history's most exciting stories and fascinating conversations with top historical experts" (per the HistoryExtra website ). Topics cover everything from the ancient world, medieval times, the world wars, stories plucked from todays headlines, legal history and of course libraries and books. Where would history be without those two things? If in need of a soundtrack for a walk, folding the washing, or a long weekend try why not take a listen to these selected episodes: Libraries: a book lover's history ( Google ) ( Apple ) The Surprising history of the index ( Google ) ( Apple ) How museums are shaping the future ( Google ) ( Apple ) Medieval manuscript makers ( Google ) ( Apple ) Old English: a quick guide ( Google ) ( Apple ) British Identity in 50 documents ( Google ) ( Apple ) Why did medieval monks write histories? ( Google ) ( Apple ) Dracula ...

 Jade BarNet and Open Law have just realeased a new podcast called The Lawfluent Podcast .  Everyone wants to keep up to date with the emerging legal trends and technologies transforming the way Australia’s legal system is practised, but not everyone has the time or patience to sit and read through a bunch of articles. Join Rhea and Isabella from OpenLaw and the BarNet JADE Team as they provide your go-to series for all things Law. Learn the tips, tricks and challenges of the legal industry’s best, challenging conventions and innovating the legal landscape, in under an hour with focused and curated legal episodes. The first episode was published 31 Jan 2022 and features Erica Taylor:  The legal landscape in Australia has undoubtedly evolved procedurally in the past 2 years. Today’s guest speaker is none other than Erica Taylor, the Director of Special Projects at JADE and the Victorian Reports. This episode explores: What her role as "Director of Special Projects" entail...