Note: this information is available in a notecard at our workshop site. Go to the area marked "Unit 2" and click the brown circle to receive your notecard. Open your inventory and click the notecard to open it up, and you will see the text below. Wherever you see a Landmark (looks like a push-pin) you can click it to get a teleport to the location in question.

During the office hours tour we visited five locations: Info Island International, Lawspot Library, Nova Southeastern University law library, Field Fisher Waterhouse law firm, and the Extropia community.

This list leaves out more sites than it includes. For a more complete list visit www.lawspotonline.com/directory.jsp.


Law-themed areas
These are areas designed to appeal to lawyers, law firms, and related businesses as occupants.

Justice Center, Malfelonius
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malfelonius/209/69/61

Tabula Rasa
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/47/157/24

Depo business hub and depo 1-7
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20business%20hub/147/46/26
Geared to attract business enterprises. Home to several law firms as well as other businesses.


Library-themed areas -- too many to list :)
There is an 8-page list as a slideshow in the Unit 2 area of the workshop site.

Start at:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island%20International/116/237/34
Information Island International Reference desk -- usually staffed by volunteer librarians and others who can answer questions about SL and non-SL topics.

Info Island Bell Library “LawSpot”
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/211/22/69
Contact: Cat Galileo
RL law librarian collects US and international legal resources, focusing on issues of law and virtual worlds.

Nova Southeastern University Law Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cybrary%20City%20II/60/44/22
General, U.S. Federal, & Florida legal info for law students, lawyers, and the public


Legal education themed areas

Berkman Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/113/70/24
Harvard Law School
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School "The Berkman Island is a collaboration between individuals associated with the real-life Berkman Center and Second Life citizens. Members of the community have helped landscape, enrich and create unique content." The island includes "an in-world broadcasting center and a 3D replica of the Ames Courtroom at the Harvard Law School."

Democracy Island (group)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Democracy%20Island/122/128/27
New York Law School
Building civic spaces in Second Life for the real and virtual world. Includes "Peer to Patent" display in cooperation with USPTO and a build of the United States Supreme Court building. Home of the Landing Lights Park 3D wiki to visualize an actual park in Queens, NY. Open enrollment.

Second Life Law School
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Friedman/114/174/31
Founder: Julynn Lilliehook (practicing trial attorney in RL.)
- If you always wanted to go to law school.
- If you already went to law school in RL.
- If you want to say you are in law school.
- If you have questions about legal issues.
* Join and learn *
- Your Constiutional and Civil Rights
- How a jury trial operates
- Trial advocay skills
- Mediation and Negotiation skills
- Legal systems of the World
http://secondlifelawschool.blogspot.com


Lawyers and Law Offices
There are many more of these. These were selected primarily because they have good-looking offices.Check out www.lawspotonline.com/directory.jsp for a more complete list.

Crossguard IP Attorneys
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ellesmere/59/220/146/
Contact: www.crossguard.info, email mail@crossguard.info or skype crossguard.info
Trade Mark, Patent & Copyright Attorneys covering IP law, brand & design protection, character & personality rights, domain name dispute resolution, safeguarding know-how, intellectual property licensing & the work of the creative industries. Office is a virtual art gallery featuring classic paintings.


Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20business%20hub/215/185/35/
European Law Firm, with a strong technology, media and IP focus.

Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC
Contact: Navets Potato
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Manhattan/192/50/154
aplegal.com Law Firm - Intellectual Property Patents Trademarks Copyrights Media Prosecution Litigation Representation Escrow Services.

Mediation and dispute resolution services
There is no binding "law" or "court system" in Second Life, but there are several organizations that offer voluntary mediation services. Here are two.

eJustice Centre do Ministério da Justiça
Founder: Ministério da Justiça português; Universidade de Aveiro e Universidade Nova de Lisboa
http://slurl.com/secondlife/eJustice%20Centre/42/142/27/
www.ejusticecenter.mj.pt
Mediation/arbitration services overseen by the ADR Lab of Lisbon New University law faculty, available to all avatars in Second Life to resolve contract disputes. Bilingual (Portuguese and English). 3pm-6pm (UTC+1), M-F

Olive Branch (group)
Founder: Olivevue Sholokhov
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Business%20Bureau%20/Isle/133/181/22/
Mediation and escrow service for Second Life. Works directly with Second Life Business Bureau. Mediates misunderstandings and protects consumers.

Bar Associations and Groups

Bar of Second Life
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Castillia%20Home/239/13/23
Contact: Amber Carlberg
The Bar of Second Life differs from groups with a similar name in the Second Life(R!) experience, so far perhaps as barristers strictly speaking may vary from other types of lawyer. It upholds the scope for honourable dealing in SL, focuses on requirements of superior advocacy in inter-resident situations (land/property, IP issues, commercial interaction, etc). Its ethos is informal integrity and is confined strictly to the parameters of Second Life(R). Ideal for escapee rl advocates ;)


Pro Bono Second Life
Founder: Iorek Rasmuson
http://slurl.com/secondlife/depo%20park%202/74/67/23
A group to support, promote and encourage a commitment to pro bono across the legal profession. The group does not give legal advice itself but is a forum for lawyers who undertake or wish to undertake pro bono work in SL and/or in RL. Members who are not lawyers but work in a charitable organisation can become 'affiliates.

Second Life Bar Association (SLBA)
Founder: Benjamin Noble
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Malfelonius/209/69/61
An informal professional organization to promote the development of civil law in Second Life and assist attorneys, legal scholars, and other legal professionals navigate the Second Life legal landscape.


Governance and law
There are many groups dedicated to debating how interactions in Second Life and other virtual worlds should be governed. These 4 are listed because they have sites in-world. All of them are worth visiting just for the scenery :)


Al-Andalus Caliphate
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Al%20Andalus%20Alhambra/128/134/49
Founder: Michel Manen
www.al-andalus-sl.com
The Al-Andalus Caliphate Project reconstructs 13th Century Moor as a political and juridical space shaped by authentic Islamic principles, where Residents can explore the modalities of interaction between different languages, nationalities, religions and cultures. The study of Islamic law is an integral and essential element of the Al-Andalus Caliphate Project.

Confederation of Democratic Simulators
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Neufreistadt/159/182/172%20
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Colonia%20Nova/63/198/43
http://neufreistadt.info/
A Democratic Republic forged to provide residents with a secure environment to work, live and play in; the CDS consists of two regions, Neufreistadt and Colonia Nova.


Extropia
Contact: Sophrosyne Stenvaag
http://core.extropiacore.net
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Extropia%20Core/132/122/25/
The Independent Technocratic City-State of Extropia is a community of Second Life residents sharing a common desire to build a positive, beautiful, empowering future for all. Unlike other land options, Extropia is a place where residents are encouraged to work and play together, and to govern their own affairs to the greatest extent possible.

Independent State of Caledon?
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20VictoriaCity/129/128/24
Founder: Desmond Shang
A small, aristocratic, very independent 19th century Nation State.
Caledon is a 19th century Steampunk Victorian nation-state!
A small, windswept isle at a temperate latitude with wild creatures, country estate life, and sights and sounds that were common well over 100 years ago.
- 19th century period clothing, politeness, and activities are smiled upon, but "just being yourself" is more than good enough.

Metaverse Republic (group)
Contact: Ashcroft Burnham
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tabula%20rasa/144/167/27
http://www.metaverserepublic.org
The Metaverse Republic plans a legal system for Second Life, with enforcement power originating in user-created tools, and a democratic parliament. The Metaverse Republic aims to provide an effective and fair system for resolving SL disputes.