Join the Association of Boston Law Librarians and Trellis on Wednesday, February 15th from 12:30-1:30 PM for an engaging webinar as we cover how strategic legal research & analytics enables you to analyze the behavior and history of your judge, competitive counsel, prospects and clients to gain crucial insights into litigation history and ruling tendencies. We’ll show you how to leverage Massachusetts state trial court data to be more efficient, more proactive, and achieve better … Read more

Thursday, February 9, 5:30-8:00 PM, gather with fellow law librarians at Banyan Bar + Refuge to debate the merits (or lack thereof) of winter while enjoying good food, cocktails & mocktails! RSVP to Karen Rutherford: karen.rutherford@wilmerhale.com    

Meet up at the Boston Public Library’s main branch (700 Boylston Street) at 4PM on Wednesday, January 18th for an In-Person tour of the newly renovated Kirstein Business Library and Innovation Center. Learn more about what resources the library has both virtually and for in-person research while enjoying their fresh look! RSVP to shart@insurancelibrary.org

Join us on DECEMBER 19 from 6:30 PM-7:30 PM via zoom for gingerbread house decorating, and general merriment! No need to decorate a house to attend, cheerleaders and hecklers are welcome as well. RSVP to Karen Rutherford: Karen.Rutherford@wilmerhale.com For more information on the competition and how to get your house, see below. NOTE: We have also revived the charity committee and will be collecting gift cards and financial contributions for The Home for Little Wanderers. … Read more

Alexandra Bernson and Robin Bates will present on what resources their libraries have available to Massachusetts citizens and whether access is available online or requires an in-person visit. We welcome questions ahead of time, to help the librarians provide you with specific information that’s valuable to you! Email questions and RSVP to: shart@insurancelibrary.org

ABLL Welcome Back Party!! October 3rd 5:30-8pm Deck 12 YOTEL Boston, 65 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA Join your ABLL colleagues for drinks and appetizers at the lovely roof-top Deck 12 in the Seaport! Where? At Yotel! There’s No Tellin’ what kind of fun you’ll have at Yotel Deck 12! RSVP to karen.rutherford@wilmerhale.com by Friday, Sept. 30th!

Save the Date! More Details to follow. Hosted by LLNE, the Fall 2022 meeting at The Waypoint Center in New Bedford will have a whaling theme. The all-day event will cover both historic themes potentially looking at Melville as a legal historian and also current issues in legal research.   registration page: https://lawguides.mainelaw.maine.edu/c.php?g=1259896&p=9234199

We’re so pleased to be able to bring back the ABLL Vendor Fair again this year! Once again it will be held at The Social Law Library, 1 Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108. Drop in anytime between 11:30 am-1:30 pm. Vendors to be announced shortly.

Christie Schauder and David Goldman of Choate will lead a discussion on recent changes in contract negotiation. Topics covered will include “consumer price index” clauses, publications that no loner offer multi-year contracts and how “yearly rate of increase” clauses may be changing. This virtual event will be offered via zoom from 12:30-1:30 PM EDT on August 17, 2022. Email: shart@insurancelibrary.org to register!

Back by popular demand! This follow up virtual trivia event will take place at Noon on Friday, March 18th. In addition to prizes for the first, second and third-place teams, we will also be awarding a special prize to the person who dresses most festively — heavy on the green, and the shamrocks! RSVP to Sarah Hart: shart@insurancelibrary.org