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  • Resources
    • General consumers, journalists, business people, legal professionals, teachers and students can access general information about our system of law and a wide variety of legal topics. Includes complete texts of The Law and You, Legal Basics for Small Business, and Legal Handbook for Ohio Journalists; the LawFacts pamphlet series; “Fine Print” quarterly business newsletter; the “Law You Can Use” consumer articles; links to the Ohio Legal Information Source (OLIS), a statewide resource list and “Light the Way,” a collection of advance directives resources (living wills, etc.); a link to the Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Web site for advance directives information; and access to attorneys who will serve as community speakers or media resources.
  • Programs
    • Programs aimed at fostering public understanding of the law include the Law Day (“There Ought To Be A Law” ) Essay Contest for students in grades 7-12; the Law & Media Conference for journalists, legal professionals and academics; the “Legal Eagle” program involving local lawyers across Ohio who provide basic legal information to consumers through radio and TV; the “Now You’re 18” program for teachers, students, legal professionals and local leaders; a “free pamphlet” program for charitable non-profit organizations; a link to OCLRE programs, including Mock Trial.
  • About Lawyers
    • Includes information about finding a lawyer, attorney licensing, certified attorney specialists, and filing a complaint.
  • Legal Tools
    • Tools include the Alternative Dispute Resolution information and directory, the Ohio Title Standards, and a link to advance directives, including living wills.
  • Journalists
    • Legal resources and programs for journalists include news releases, features, Inside OSBA newsletter, video clips from OSBA events, the Legal Handbook for Ohio Journalists, the "Law You Can Use" information column, information about the Legal Eagle program for radio and television, access to attorneys who will serve as community speakers or media resources, and seminars for journalists, including the Law and Media Conference.
  • Teachers and Students
    • Resources and programs for teachers and students include the “There Ought To Be A Law” Law Day essay contest about the lawmaking process (with lesson plans); The Law & You, a general legal handbook with chapter summaries and Web links; the "Now You're 18" program for new adults; the LawFacts pamphlets covering general legal topics; the "Law You Can Use" consumer newspaper columns; a link to Mock Trial and other programs of the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education; and access to attorneys who will serve as community speakers or media resources.
  • Business Resources
    • Business-related legal resources include the Fine Print quarterly newsletter, the Legal Basics for Small Business handbook and the Ohio Title Standards.
  • Folletos en Español
  • Links
    • Links to various Web sites of interest, such as those of the State of Ohio, law schools and universities, local bar associations, legal newspapers, and the Ohio General Assembly.
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