| Findlaw Findlaw http://www.findlaw.com is a legal database that has tailored the
Website to meet the needs of several different groups
such as students, corporate counsel, business, the public
and legal professionals. Below are some of the resources
in Findlaw for Legal Professionals (http://lp.findlaw.com/?lid=LP_button).
- Research & Reference
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/ contains links to resources for
both federal and state codes, statutes,
regulations and cases. There are links to the
Federal Register, the Code of Federal
Regulations, the United States Code, Supreme
Court Opinions, U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S.
Trial Courts. The state resources are listed
under each state's name and contain links to
state courts, state court rules and state court
opinions as well as links to state representative
bills under the heading of "Federal
Legislation."
- U.S. Federal Resources
http://www.findlaw.com/10fedgov/index.html contains links to resources in
the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches
as well as links to Executive Agencies,
Independent Agencies and Quasi-Government
Agencies. Some examples of the resource links are
Thomas, the Library of Congress, the Supreme
Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts,
Department of Justice, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission and IGnet (Federal
Inspectors General).
- Forms http://forms.lp.findlaw.com/ contains links to federal court
forms for appellate, district and bankruptcy
courts. There are also links to court forms for
state courts. Most of the forms are in pdf format.
- Experts & Consultants
http://marketcenter.findlaw.com contains links to sites for
expert witnesses or legal investigators by topic
and then location. There are also links to sites
for court reporters and process servers by
location.
This is just a small selection of
the sections that Findlaw has compiled for legal
professionals. There are several other sections that are
worth reviewing such as U.S. State Resources, Reference
Resources, Foreign & International, Legal Subjects
and Newsletter Sign-Up (previous Tip of the Week at
Newsletter Subscription Center).
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