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This Legal Resource area is your Law Reference Library online. Knowing where to go to get credible and complete legal information is critical to a student and a legal professional. We have pulled together links to the most widely used and thorough reference sites available. Some of these sites may require a subscription fee to obtain information.

Law References:
  • American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) - was founded in 1906 to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities.
    http://www.aallnet.org

  • American Bar Association - is the world's largest voluntary professional membership organization. The ABA's website provides information on educational opportunities, upcoming events, and membership benefits.
    http://www.abanet.org

  • Agin - Created by the law offices of Warren E. Agin, this is a large collection of sites related to personal or business bankruptcy.
    http://www.agin.com

  • Celebrity Archive Site - Search this archive of celebrity wills.
    http://www.celebritycollectables.com

  • Center for Corporate Law - Center for Corporate Law site is maintained by the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Here you'll find the full text of federal securities laws and accompanying forms and instructions.
    http://www.law.uc.edu/CCL

  • Center for Law and Computers (Kent Law) - This web server is maintained by the Chicago-Kent School of Law's Center for Law and Computers. Scroll down to Legal Resources to find an archive of legal-related mailing lists and discussion groups on the Net.
    http://www.kentlaw.edu

  • CLLA - This trade organization is composed of attorneys who specialize in commercial law, collections, reorganization, and bankruptcy.
    http://www.clla.org

  • Crime and Punishment - A part of About.com's wide network of topical areas, this site maintains an interesting assortment of legal links and topics, as well as provides the latest development in a variety of legal areas.
    http://crime.about.com/

  • Easy-Soft - This site provides information on productivity software tools for the legal office. The site offers purchase options and demos of the software titles.
    http://www.easysoft-usa.com/pages/Information.html

  • FindLaw International Resources - Find thousands of legal sites, cases, codes, forms, law reviews, law schools, bar associations, law firms, experts, CLE courses, and much more.
    http://lp.findlaw.com

  • Georgetown Law Library - Edward Bennett Williams Library of the Georgetown University Law Center has built an extremely valuable online collection of resources by selecting, organizing, and creating information on the Internet.
    http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/

  • GLIN - Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) maintains and provides a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources.
    http://www.loc.gov/law/glin/

  • Government Printing Office - United State Government Printing Office is a useful source of an enormous amount of free online legal information available from the federal government.
    http://www.access.gpo.gov

  • Hieros Gamos - Hieros Gamos is a comprehensive law and government portal of lots of content not found anywhere else on the Internet.
    http://www.hg.org

  • International Law Research Guide - This site is useful for anyone searching for international law materials and information on the Internet.
    http://www2.spfo.unibo.it/spolfo/ILMAIN.htm

  • Internet Legal Resource Group - Internet Legal Resource Guide is a categorized index of more than 400 select websites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as well as more than 850 locally stored web pages and downloadable files.
    http://www.ilrg.com

  • ItsLegal.com Law Crawler - LawCrawler Powered by AltaVista™. AltaVista Search
    http://www.itslegal.com/lawcrawl.html

  • Jurist - Launched at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in March 1997, Jurist: The Legal Education Network is dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of law by providing an authoritative non-commercial forum.
    http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu

  • LawCrawler Search Engine - Legal web and database search.
    http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/

  • LawGuru - Offers an interesting array of legal information. There are searchable resources for every state, including cases, court opinions, codes, statues, and bills.
    http://www.lawguru.com

  • LawLinks - LawLinks represents a comprehensive accumulation of resources linking the legal community.
    http://www.lawlinks.com

  • Law News Network - Claims to be the most current and complete source for legal news anywhere. It is updated every business day and offers all original content.
    http://www.law.com/index.shtml

  • LawSitus - An easy-to-use starting point for legal research on the Internet.
    http://www.lawsitus.com

  • Laws Online - Straightforward and extensive listing of World Wide Web sites dealing with all aspects of law.
    http://www.lawonline.com

  • Lawsig - Compuserve's forum for attorneys and other legal professionals. The Legal Forum offers a virtual watering hole for layers to share cases, research tips, and even briefs, online.
    http://www.compuserve.com (keyword: lawsig)

  • Legal Assistant Today - Covering the paralegal profession.
    http://www.legalassistanttoday.com

  • Legal Information Institute (LII) - The Legal Information Institute (LII) is headquartered at the Cornell School of Law.
    http://www.law.cornell.edu

  • Legal Resources - This web server is maintained by the Chicago-Kent School of Law's Center for Law and Computers. Scroll down to Legal Resources to find an archive of legal-related mailing lists and discussion groups on the Net.
    http://www.kentlaw.edu

  • LexBrief v1.0 - LexBrief™ allows the user easily and efficiently to create and manage case briefs.
    http://www.lexiverse.com/

  • Lexis Nexis - Lexis Nexis has one of the most powerful search engines to help Legal Professionals find the information they need. From case briefings to court transcripts, Lexis Nexis provides a depth of information. There is a subscription fee for this site.
    http://www.lexisnexis.com

  • LLRX - A free web journal with a special focus on a range of research and technology-related issues for legal professionals.
    http://www.llrx.com

  • Lois Law - Publishes state and federal cases, statutes, and other primary law on the Internet and CD-ROM.
    http://www.loislaw.com/

  • MegaLaw - Provides an easy-to-use Internet site that give legal professionals quick, comprehensive access to information and products that meet their professional and personal needs.
    http://www.megalaw.com

  • National Association of Legal Assistants - Includes information about the paralegal career field, and about the programs and services of NALA.
    http://www.NALA.org

  • National Federation of Paralegals Association - Reference area for online legal research from the oldest and largest national paralegal association.
    http://www.paralegals.org/LegalResources/home.html

  • The P-Law Legal Resource Locator - The P-Law Legal Resource Locator is a well-designed menus of legal sites broken down into categories.
    http://www.perrysklaw.com/plaw

  • Rominger Legal - A free legal research site designed specifically to meet the online research needs of attorneys and legal professionals.
    http://www.romingerlegal.com

  • The Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance - Provides a place for academics and businesspersons to examine emerging legal issues in business and finance.
    http://http://sjlbf.stanford.edu/

  • VersusLaw® - Free online legal research.
    http://syndicate.versuslaw.com/general/signinsix.asp

  • Virtual Law Library at Indiana University - Search through Indiana Universitys school of law virtual library.
    http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

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