Jane O’Connell

Jane O’Connell

Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, University of Florida Levin College of Law
  • Intellectual Property, Legal Research
  • Texas, United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Expertise
Intellectual Property
Legal Research
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Texas
State Bar of Texas
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Associate Dean for Legal Information
Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, University of Florida Levin College of Law
- Current
Legal Skills Professor: Senior Lecturer, July 2021 - Present; Lecturer, July 2018 - July 2021.
Deputy Director
Tarlton Law Library/Jamail Center for Legal Research, University of Texas School of Law
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Associate Director for Public Services, Instruction & Research, June 2009 - August 2011; Interim Coordinator of Public Services, June 2008 – May 2009; Director of Faculty and Student Services, September 2007 – June 2008; Head of Student Services, September 2004 – August 2007.
Associate, Intellectual Property Section
Thompson & Knight, L.L.P., Austin, Texas
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Associate, Intellectual Property Section
Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Austin, Texas
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Education
University of Texas - Austin
M.S. | Information Studies
Honors: Mary E. Cleveland Centennial Endowed Presidential Scholarship
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University of Kansas School of Law
J.D.
Honors: Jordan and Shirley Haines Scholarship
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University of Kansas
B.A. | Biochemistry and Film Studies
Honors: Harold W. Otto National Merit Scholarship; Freshman Honor Scholarship; Phi Beta Kappa.
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Professional Associations
Southeastern Association of Law Schools
Current
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Uniform Law Commission, Redaction of Personal Information from Public Records Study Committee
Observer
- Current
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Society of Academic Law Library Directors
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Activities: Executive Board, 2023-Present
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Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Current
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American Association of Law Libraries
- Current
Activities: Innovations in Technology Award Jury, 2024 - 2025; ALL-SIS Strategic Planning Task Force Coordinator, 2023 - 2024 ALL-SIS Chair/Vice-Chair/Immediate Past Chair, 2021 – 2024; Council of SIS Chairs, 2021-2022 LexisNexis Research Grant Jury, 2021 - 2022 Innovations in Technology Award Jury, 2020 - 2021 Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2018 - 2019 Local Arrangements Committee, co-chair, 2016 - 2017 Local Arrangements Committee, 2013 - 2014 Digital Access to Legal Information Committee, 2011
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American Association of Law Schools
- Current
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Texas State Bar
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
University of Florida Levin College of Law
309 Village Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
US
Telephone: (352) 273-0715