The VALL Grants Committee is now accepting applications for the following grants: AALL Chapter Registration Grant A full registration to the AALL meeting.  This grant has a quick turn-around time.  Applications are due Thursday, May12th and the winner will be notified by Friday, May 13th.  AALL Annual Meeting Grant  VALL is offering two travel grants...Read More

Guest post by: Maureen Moran, Research & Faculty Services Librarian, Richmond School of Law Ah, student loans.  They both make your dreams possible and limit your possibilities when it comes time to repay them.  Fortunately for those of you who work in or are interested in public interest organizations, government service, nonprofits, nonprofit education, or...Read More

In their day to day, librarians and lawyers need to tailor their writing to fit various contexts and audiences. Web content, academic scholarship, and work emails all require different writing styles and levels of formality, but the undergirding principles of effective written communication are the same. Effective writing has brevity, clarity, and the correct tone....Read More

Visual communication is a strategic way to present information without using words. Visual icons engage the reader by presenting information in a different way. Visual icons help serve as guideposts for navigating dense documents. Graphs and flowcharts can emphasize concepts by (literally) drawing out logical connections. They also provide a way to present statistical information...Read More

Name: Jeanine Cali Organization: McGuireWoods Title: Librarian How did you first get involved in law librarianship? Before going to library school, I worked as a paralegal for a mid-sized firm in Washington, D.C.  I was given a research assignment that took me to the Law Library of Congress. Like most librarians, I have always loved...Read More

Caroline L. Osborne is an Associate Professor of Law and the Director of the George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library at West Virginia University College of Law.  There, she is responsible for all aspects of the law library, oversees the first-year course in legal research, and teaches Introduction to Legal Research, Copyright Law, and Cultural Property. ...Read More

“Jorge Juarez currently serves as the Secretary of VALL. He is a Reference Librarian at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, headquartered in downtown Richmond. One of the perks of his current position is being able to walk to work in less than ten minutes. Prior to joining the Fourth Circuit Library,...Read More

Victoria has been with the State Law Library since December 2019. Before that, she worked at 2 law firm libraries in Richmond. In addition, she has worked in various academic, special and public libraries in Virginia, North Carolina and Illinois. Victoria feels fully qualified to perform as Treasurer for VALL from prior professional fiscal duties...Read More

Stella is passionate about helping institutions unlock their potential through technology and innovation. Prior to joining EAB's Legal & Business Affairs team as Senior Specialist, Stella served as Christian & Barton's Law Librarian, managing the firm's Legal Technology Acquisition & Implementation. During her two terms as VALL's Website Committee Chair, she piloted the creation and...Read More

Name: Megan Molinaro Organization: McGuire Woods, LLP Title: Reference Librarian How did you become involved in Law Librarianship? I stumbled into Law Librarianship.  I started part-time in an academic library in St. Louis, and then worked in a paraprofessional position for a medical library in a hospital in Kansas City, MO.  However, between my years...Read More