Law Topics
General
Sites For Legal Research
All
Law
Links to federal, state
and international laws, legal education,
organizations, support services, legal forms, journals and periodicals, attorney locators, news
and general reference.
ClassactionAmerica.com
Describes current class-action suits, lets you know if you qualify,
and how to participate. Get information on product recalls of all types.
Emory
Law Library Electronic Reference Desk
Links to law by country, legal
and general reference materials,
law by subject, law schools and education, journals and periodicals, as well as law firms, lawyers
and legal directories.
Find Law
Use Find Law's State Cases and Codes index to locate legal resources
for all 50 states. Excellent resource for locating statutory and
regulatory information in the state of New Jersey.
Find Law Forms
Visitors can access over 8,000 forms from United states federal
and state courts for free from one easy-to-use location. The
federal forms collection contains court forms for federal
appellate, district and bankruptcy courts and the state forms
collection contains court forms on topics ranging from adoption to
divorce to civil harassment. All of the forms are available in PDF
format and are searchable by adding new and revised forms.
Internet
Legal Research Group
An index of more than 4000 web sites as well as more than 850
locally stored web pages and downloadable files, this site was
established to serve as a comprehensive resource of the
information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal
profession, with an emphasis on the US.
Journalist's Guide to the Federal Courts
Intended to assist reporters assigned to court coverage; it explores the Federal District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and the Federal Appellate Courts.
'Lectric' Law Library's
Laypeople's Law Lounge
Great place to get started if you don't know much about the law or how
to conduct legal research. An Encyclopedia of knowledge - from
court structures, to small claims, dealing with attorneys, wills and trusts
and estate, consumer protection, employment law, family law,
divorce law and more.
Legal
Information Institute
Links to commercial transactions, enterprise law, business
activities, real property, intellectual property, environmental
law, constitutional law, family law, employment law, negligence,
criminal law, courts.
Meta-Index For U.S. Legal Research
Locate a federal court case on the Internet using the Meta Index For
U.S. Research. Search by name or citation. Additional
links to Federal legislation, law resources, etc. You can also
locate Usenet groups on this site for specific areas of practice.
New
Jersey Law Networks Guide to Legal Research and Citations
Citation guides and other sources for legal writing, including
NJ-specific sources.
Nolo Press
Nolo's self help law center. Great legal tools
for everyone including information on job rights, child custody issues, credit and
debt problems, taxes, elder care and much more.
Online
Legal Research Page
Site hosted by Rutgers University. Contains New Jersey cases, Administrative Law
decisions, the state constitution, statutes and Rules of Professional Conduct.
Additional links for comparable federal sources are also included.
FreePatentsOnline.com
Provides fast, free access to all US patents and patent applications, partial European data, free PDF downloading, free account features, and more.
Associations
American
Bar Association
Leading
national association for attorneys. Locate member information,
attorney's, attorneys, forums, ABA law student associations, meetings and
events, journals and professional publications.
American Association for Justice
This
association is for attorney's who specialize in litigation and trial
practice. Organizational page has an exchange forum, a schedule of
continuing education seminars, practice groups and news on recent
cases and legislation.
Federal
Bar Association
Professional
organization for private and government lawyers and judges involved in
federal practice. Links to continuing education, calendar of
events, professional journals and more.
Legal
Information Institute
The Legal
Information Institute is a metasite maintained by Cornell Law School. You can access federal and state codes and statutes through this
site, in addition to a multitude of links for specific practice areas. Additional links court opinions, the Legal Ethics Library and legal
directories.
National
Bar Association
The National
Bar Association specializes in advancing constitutional law and civil
liberties in the United States. Site has links to the National
Bar Institute and NBA publications.
National
Lawyers Association
Association
focused on the advancement of the traditional values and principles in
modern legal practice.
New
Jersey State Bar Foundation
Browse the Bar
Foundation's calendar of events or link to the New Jersey State Bar
Association, the New Jersey Lawyer Newspaper or the New Jersey Institute
of Continuing Legal Education.
New
Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education
NJICLE was
created to help lawyers and judges increase their professional
competence by hosting continuing education seminars. Locate seminar
information on this site. For attorneys who are certified to
practice in New Jersey.
The
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
This organization
provides continuing education for lawyers who are certified to practice
law in Pennsylvania. Additional links to law journals and the
Pennsylvania Bar Association.
The
Philadelphia Bar Association
Locate
information on fee disputes, ethics, networking for attorneys, referral
services, association committees and continuing education class for
members of the Philadelphia Bar on this site.
Philadelphia
Trial Lawyers Association
The
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association is devoted to the preservation and
protection of victims' rights, especially the right to fair
compensation for injury caused by the wrongful conduct of others.
Locate PTLA services and publications on this site.
Attorney
Information & Locators
Attorney Directory From
Martindale-Hubbell.
Law Firms in Martindale-Hubbell Directory.
Findlaw’s Lawyer Directory Statutes and Codes
Federal:
Code
of Federal Regulations
Site hosted by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. Contains a complete list of all titles in the Code of Federal
Regulations and is searchable by citation or keywords, and also
contains an index of all CFR subject headings.
Federal
Register
The Federal
Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules,
and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as
Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure
These rules
govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district
courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of
many states have been closely modeled on these provisions.
Library
of Congress
Locate the
Full-Text of the Congressional Record, public laws, committee reports and
bill summaries on Thomas Legislative Information on the net.
Full-Text of historical documents also available. Search by
popular name.
Securities
Exchange Act
Site maintained by the the Center for Corporate Law at the University of
Cincinnati College of Law. Full text of the Securities Exchange Act and
subsequent regulations.
Alternate site.
United
States Code
Site hosted by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University. Contains a complete list of all titles in the United States Code
Annotated, in addition to a Popular Names Table, the ability to search
the code by sections or keywords.
U.S. House
of Representatives Home Page
U.S. Senate Home
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