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LEGAL RESOURCES ON THE

INTERNET

Margarette Dye

Senior Reference Librarian

Hunton & Williams

May 25, 2001

MARTINDALE-HUBBELL

 http://www.martindale.com/

 provides a database of over one million lawyers and



law firms in 160 countries, including corporate and

government attorneys and law school faculty.

 search by lawyer or firm name, or by location/area



of practice

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF

STATE LEGISLATURES

 http://www.ncsl.org

» > on Public User > State Legislatures

 NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the

lawmakers and staffs of the nation’s 50 states, its

commonwealths and territories

NATIONAL CENTER FOR

STATE COURTS

 http://www.ncsconline.org/

 an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to



the improvement of justice

 provides links to court web sites

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

OF THE U.S. COURTS

 http://www.uscourts.gov/

 Federal Judiciary Center

 serves as a clearinghouse for information about the

federal judiciary system

 answers to FAQ (who appoints federal judges? how

many courts of appeals are there? how can I check

on the status of my case? must I respond to my jury

notice?)

LOCAL COURT WEB SITES

 http://www.cobbgasupctclk.com/

 http://www.fultonstatecourt.com/

 http://www.gwinnettcourts.com/

 http://www2.state.ga.us/courts/supreme/

 http://www.appeals.courts.state.ga.us/

STATE OF GEORGIA

 http://www.ganet.org

 official web site for the State of Georgia



 provides access to the Georgia Legislature and state



agencies

GEORGIA SECRETARY OF

STATE

 http://www.sos.state.ga.us

 under Corporations

– information on corporations/officers/registered agents;

trademarks

 under Elections

– voter information/registration; campaign disclosures;

candidate information; upcoming election

 under State Capitol

– information on the State Capitol, including the tours of

the Capitol and the Capitol museum

GEORGIA GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

 www.legis.state.ga.us

 official web site for the Georgia General Assembly



 search for legislation by key word, code section,



committee or the bill’s sponsor

FirstGov

 http://www.firstgov.gov

 officialsite for U.S. Government information,

services, transactions and forms

THOMAS - Legislative

Information on the Internet

 http://www.thomas.loc.gov

 is a service of the Library of Congress



 provides information on legislation before the



United States Congress and its committees, access to

the Congressional Record, as well as links to the

other branches of the federal and state governments

 search by bill number or key word

OFFICE OF THE LAW

REVISION COUNSEL

 http://uscode.house.gov/uscode.htm

 nonpartisan committee which prepares and



publishes the United States Code which is a

consolidation and codification by subject matter of

the general and permanent laws of the United States.

 can retrieve a specific section or search using



Boolean logic

LEX MUNDI/ HIEROS GAMOS



 http://www.lexmundi.org

– association of independent law firms providing for the

exchange of professional information about the local and

global practice and development of law

 http://www.hg.org

– was one of the first legal and government sites on the

Internet.

– Lex Mundi members prepare the Guides to Doing

Business Series

LEXISONE.COM

 http://www.lexisone.com/

 launched as an Internet resource site for small firms



and solo attorneys

– links to sources for legal forms;

– search by word or follow links in the Legal Internet

Guide (32 categories including a State Resource Center

and a Desk Reference Center)

– includes all Supreme Court cases from 1790 and state

cases from 1996.

FINDLAW.COM

 http://www.findlaw.com

– provides links to legal information on the Internet

 focused on law and government, providing access to

online library of legal resources for use by legal

professionals, consumers and small businesses.

 http://www.lawcrawler.findlaw.com

– legal research engine that allows you to search by word

or follow links to subject areas

UNIVERSITY WEB SITES

 HTTP://WWW.LAW.EMORY.EDU/

– Electronic Reference Desk; Federal Courts Finder

 HTTP://WWW.WASHLAW.EDU/

– links to subjects from the 1st Circuit to Alabama to Zip

Codes

 HTTP://WWW.LAW.CORNELL.EDU/

– Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School

– nominated for a 2001 “Webby” award in the field of

government and law

– brief summaries of legal topics written by LII student

editors; links to codes and court opinions

LLRX

 http://llrx.com

 provides up-to-date information on a wide range of

legal and technology related issues

 provides links to sites for state and federal court

rules, forms and dockets

 Zimmermans Research Guide - developed by

Andrew Zimmerman, the Cleveland librarian for

Arter & Hadden - each entry has links to other

sources on the topic and see/see also references

LINKS TO LINKS

 http://piperinfo.com/index.cfm

– links to state/local governments, national organizations;

good description of criteria for inclusion

 http://www.municode.com/

 http://www.spl.lib.us/govpubs/municodes.html

 http://www.courts.net

 http://www.50states.com

 http://catalaw.com

– searchable index of legal information on the Internet

FUN SITES

 Dumb Laws

– http://www.dumblaws.com

 Lawyer Jokes

– http://www.nolo.com/humor.jokes

– http://law.about.com/cs/lawyerjokes

– http://cartalk.com/about/lawyers

ONE OF MY FAVORITES

 Whatdo you get when you cross a librarian with a

lawyer?



 Allthe information you asked for but you will not

be able to understand any of it.


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