ALLA (WA) News Blog

Larissa and Justin Booker are now the proud, but no doubt exhausted, parents of a son.  Sterling made his appearance on 12 April, weighing in at 3.394kgs and measuring 47cms in length. Congratulations to you both and welcome to you, little man.  

Thanks to Mawghan for the link - http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/03/19/going-library-bring-trowel?cmpid=tp-ptnr-upworthy

On 12 March 2014, Paula Hudson spoke about her experiences as a Channel 9 Court Journalist and finding herself as an articled clerk at the age of fifty. About 16 law librarians sat around the Kott Gunning board room table, eating their lunch, listening to Paula’s interesting stories of some of the court cases she covered as a journalist. The atmosphere was very relaxed and it was a very pleasant way to spend a lunch break. In a past life as a local studies librarian working with oral histories, peoples’ stories never ceased to amaze me. Listening to Paula was no exception. As an articled clerk working quietly and efficiently at Kott Gunning, I never would have known how interesting and successful Paula’s career was prior to studying law. I’m so glad that she agreed to give up her lunch time to sit down and share her story with a bunch of law librarians. Lorraine Pearce

On Thursday, 21 November 2013, nine enthusiastic participants attended the ALLA (WA) court tour.  The tour was run by Maire from the Francis Burt Law Education Programme. In an empty courtroom in the District Court, we had an informative session about the different roles and where various people in the Court are placed.  We then entered a court session in progress.  This was intriguing as the proceedings were formal yet there was still room for the Judge to show a sense of humour.  We witnessed some fascinating cross-examination and it certainly would have been interesting to hear more.  Unfortunately, time was against us so we returned to the Old Court House Law Museum to participate in our own mock trial. The trial was that of 20-year-old Audrey Jacob who was accused of shooting her fiancé at the Government House Ballroom in 1925. The Judge took control of the courtroom, aided by her Associate...   ...while the Usher sat and waited fo...

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By way of explanation, Ed Vaizey is the UK Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.  He formerly practised as a barrister. Be sure to read the comments after Catherine Bennett's piece, but not if you're feeling insecure in your chosen profession! http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/11/library-volunteers-ed-vaizey