World-Wide Web Resources
Law

Please Note: This site is being transferred to the Libraries' Subject Guides site and has therefore not been updated recently. It is being reviewed, and appropriate resources will be moved to the Subject Guides site. This page will be removed July 1, 2007.

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New Sites Added Since June 2

  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), provides summaries of criminal justice literature: government reports, journal articles, books, and more.

    • General Resources

  • Attorney Finder, locates lawyers by geographic area and field of practice, and guides users to legal resources on the Internet.

  • Attorney Locate. This site allows you to search for an attorney based on location and practice area.

  • AttorneyNet, international resource for legal information. Includes a searchable directory of attorneys, legal links, and a forum for interacting directly with practicing attorneys.

  • Attorney Yellow Pages

  • Contents Pages from Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

  • Court & Court-Related Web Sites, from the National Center for State Courts.

  • Federal Courts Finder, from Emory Law Library.

  • Federal Law Resources on the Internet

  • FedLaw, legal/regulatory resources guide.

  • FindLaw, extensive legal resource guide, including Statutes and Laws, Law Schools, Judicial Opinions & Case Law, Academic Law Journals and Law Reviews, and a number of other resources.

  • Foreign & International Law Resources on the Net

  • Foreign & International Law Treaties, from Washburn University School of Law. Includes links to international and multilateral treaties available on the Internet.

  • Gavel2Gavel.com, legal resource directory.

  • Globelaw: International and Transnational Law.

  • Government, Politics, & Law Index, from the Michigan Electronic Library.

  • Hein-On-Line: image-based collection of legal research material. With access to fulltext journals.

  • Hieros Gamos, "comprehensive list of legal resources available on the Internet."

  • International Humanitarian Law Database, Provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, this site features the full text of 89 treaties, commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, a list of signatures, ratifications relating to IHL treaties, and the full text of reservations.

  • Law and Legal Research Resources, from Academic Info.

  • Law.com

  • LawCrawler, search engine which allows you to search for laws from a wide range of sources, including the FCC, FTC, SEC, Library of Congress, US Military Sites and the Federal Judicial Center.

  • Law Engine: Law & Legal Research & Searches.

  • LawInfo, includes a directory of lawyers organized by state and area of law, including international listings; a Business Directory which provides listings of law related services; the LawInfo Forum where you can discuss legal issues, and the Employment Center which lists resumes and job offerings related to the legal field.

  • Law Lists

  • Law News Network, delivers news, provides information on law practices, legal resources, and the marketplace, and offers an employment center.

  • LawMall, for Lawyers, Clients & the Legal Services Industry.

  • Law News Network

  • LAWS.COM, Compendium of Legal Resources Available on the Web.

  • Legal Employment Search Site

  • Legal Links

  • legal.online, "news and reviews of law-related Internet sites."

  • Legal Research Basics Guide, originally intended to assist those persons not formally trained in law and legal research to use the law library and related electronic sources on the World Wide Web effectively, should also be valuable to law students, law faculty, attorneys, and others with formal legal research training in need of a "refresher" on the tools and methods of legal research. From the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Legal Research Guides, from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Legal Research Starting Points, from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Legal Resource Center, list of links to worldwide legal resources on the Internet.

  • Legalsurvival.com, source of legal information, tools and news covering 25 topics.

  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Search provides nearly 5,000 publications (most full-text, the rest abstracted) covering news, financial, medical, and legal information. The service covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and their exhibits. News information is updated daily and wire services several times daily. Research areas in Lexis-Nexis Academic Search cover top news, general news topics, and news transcripts; foreign language news sources; company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial information; general medical and health topics and medical abstracts; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law reviews; federal case law; U.S. Code; and state legal research. Accessible on-campus or off-campus for UK faculty, students and staff by following these proxy server access instructions.

  • The Litigation Site, Law Journal Extra publishes this daily legal resource of litigation news and decisions from both federal and state arenas. Includes a Verdicts and Settlements Database and Law Library. Litigation technology, as well as employment opportunities and the U.S. Circuit Court database.

  • Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.

  • Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research, from GSULawOnLine.

  • National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), provides summaries of criminal justice literature: government reports, journal articles, books, and more.

  • National Lawnet

  • The Practicing Attorney, with links to the legal resources likely to be used on a daily basis, including links to many federal and California sites, plus links to many environmental resources.

  • The SEAMLESS WEBsite, law and legal resources for legal professionals and the general public.

  • State Court Sites Directory

  • University Law Review Project<, full text searching of law journals and law reviews.

  • Virtual Law Library

  • West's Legal Directory, information about law firms, government offices, corporate law offices and lawyers in the United States and Canada.

    • Specific Resources

  • ABA Network, the website of the American Bar Association.

  • Abbott, Langer & Associations, includes law salary information.

  • Ackerson Law Library, Rutgers University.

  • Administrative Law, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • American Association of Law Libraries

  • American Law Sources On-line

  • The American Society of International Law, membership organization and publisher in the field of international law and relations.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act Information Center, source of EEOC and U.S. Department of Justice reviewed documents concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act. Provides links to other Internet disability and legal sources.

  • Association for California Tort Reform, the only statewide association dedicated solely to improving California's civil liability system.

  • Association of American Law Schools

  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America

  • Attorney General of Kentucky, site includes opinions, open records/open meetings,selected consumer statutes and more.

  • AttorneyNet, international resource for locating an attorney, including a directory of law related Internet sites.

  • Best's Guide to Canadian legal Research, provides three clearly outlined tutorial modules for researching Canadian law.

  • Best's Guide to Canadian legal Research, provides three clearly outlined tutorial modules for researching Canadian law.

  • The Business Law Site

  • CALI, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. Non-profit consortium of over 155 U.S. law schools supporting the production, distribution, and use of computer-based instructional materials.

  • California Criminal Law Observer

  • California Education Law Report, monthly legal newsletter covering the latest California and national cases, controversies, and law school developments.

  • California Judicial Branch

  • Canadian Bar Association

  • Canadian Law Resources

  • Canadian Lawyers and Law Firms, with a Web page or with Internet e-mail access.

  • Central Ohio Source, providing The Daily Reporter, a business and legal newspaper.

  • A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U. S. Congressional Documents & Debates 1774-1873. From the Library of Congress' American Memory Project.

  • Code of Federal Regulations

  • Common Names of Treaties & Other Diplomatic Agreements, from the Yale Law School. (The Avalon Project)

  • Communications/First Amendment Law, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Compensation and Benefits Survey Results, for paralegals.

  • The Complete Lawyer, quarterly magazine published by the American Bar Association General Practice Section.

  • Constitutional Analysis and Interpretation, with Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.

  • Consumer Law Page, articles, brochures and resources on consumer law.

  • Conventions & Treaties, from the Council of Europe.

  • Copyright Clearance Center

  • Cornell Law School, legal resources site. US Supreme Court decisions (which can be distributed to you on the day of the decision via email at no charge), important federal and state statutes, and international treatises.

  • Court TV, 24 hour, 7 day a week, cable legal network and cable programmer, dedicated to reporting on the U.S. legal and judicial systems.

  • Criminal Law Links, numerous links to resources and original materials related to the practice of criminal law, primarily from a defense perspective.

  • DeathNET, specializing in "end of life" materials, with links to medical and legal information sites.

  • Department of Justice, of the United States.

  • Department of Labor

  • Duke University's School of Law Journals, including Duke Law Journal, Law & Contemporary Problems, Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, and Alaska Law Review. All journals are searchable, and retrieval can also be achieved via volume, page, and year.

  • E Law, general journal of law and legal issues published by the Murdoch University School of Law.

  • Elder Law FAX, weekly publication of news of interest to elder law practitioners and other attorneys.

  • Electronic Journal of Comparative Law

  • Environmental Litigation Pages, devoted to environmental law in litigation before courts and agencies. Includes internet research sites, legal research memos, articles, and recent developments.

  • European Law Journal

  • Exam-Taking Guide, from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Family Law Advisor, monthly newsletter addressing custody, visitation, alimony, child support, property division, domestic abuse, and other domestic relations areas.

  • Fayette County Courts

  • Federal Bar Association Online, represents 15,000 lawyers and judges in federal practice. Site includes calendar of events and legal education information.

  • Federal Court Locator

  • The Federalist Papers

  • Federal Regulations Research Guide

  • Federation of Regulatory Counsel, association of attorneys specialized in regulatory law. Offers a regulatory law journal and a collection of state and federal legal resources.

  • FedWorld/FLITE U.S. Supreme Court Decisions, full text search.

  • Food and Drug Law Institute

  • Government Contract Law Report, from Kilcullen, Wilson & Kilcullen. Links to statutes, regulations, court decisions and other information of interest to government contractors, government agencies, procurement officials and their lawyers.

  • Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, full-service law firm of 120 attorneys with offices in Louisville, Lexington and Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Handgun Carry Laws, a survey of state laws.

  • Harkins Family Papers, 1860-1954, Finding Guide, for materials located in Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky Libraries. Lexington, Kentucky.

  • Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

  • Indiana School of Law, site provides access to a variety of law resources.

  • Indiana State Bar Association

  • Information Law Web, features original content and pointers to other related sites. Includes the entire U.S. Copyright Code, the U.S. Constitution, and the Feist and Arica cases.

  • Intellectual Property Magazine, the quarterly online magazine addressing issues in law and policy for high technology.

  • Inter-Law's 'lectric Law Library, legal information site for professionals and laypeople with various resources, including legal software, forms, and a legal dictionary/encyclopedia.

  • Internal Revenue Service, the Digital Daily.

  • International Constitutional Law

  • International Court of Justice

  • The International Treaties, from the NYU Law Library.

  • Journal of Information, Law, and Technology, electronic journal on all aspects of information technology law, IT applications in legal practice and study, book reviews, conference reports, software reviews and demos.

  • Journal of Law and Public Policy, from University of Florida. A semi-annually published interdisciplinary journal founded to publish scholarly articles regarding contemporary legal and social issues facing public policy decision-makers.

  • Kentucky Administrative Regulations

  • Kentucky Bankers Association

  • Kentucky Bar Association

  • Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners, includes Bar exam filing deadlines, location of exams,and rules pertaining to admission to the Bar.

  • Kentucky Constitution, complete listing of all sections.

  • Kentucky Court of Appeals

  • Kentucky Court of Justice

  • Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy

  • Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission, this site includes a Code of Ethics Guide, reporting forms (pdf), summary of advisory opinions, and lists of lobbyists.

  • Kentucky Legislature homepage

  • Kentucky Revenue Cabinet

  • Kentucky Revised Statutes

  • Kentucky State Data Center, contains Census data for research. This site includes data tables, data maps, tract maps and newsletters.

  • Kentucky Vital Records

  • Lawcopedia, legal terms and definitions.

  • The Law Employment Center, updated listings of legal jobs from employers and job-seekers.

  • Lawguru.com, The highlight of this site is the Legal (Re)search Page which provides direct links to the search engines for more than 160 law-related sites.

  • Law Library Job Opportunities Services, from the American Association of Law Libraries.

  • Law Library Resource Xchange

  • Law Office Technology

  • Law Online News, marketing for lawyers newsletter from R. W. Lynch.

  • Law Practice Management, includes articles on technology planning, practice management, firm governance and compensation techniques.

  • Law-Related Humor, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • LawResearch

  • Law School Admission Council Online, includes a link to information on the LSAT.

  • Laws of Canada

  • Lawyers Weekly, Inc.

  • Legal Dictionary, This site is a great legal dictionary for translating into plain language those legal documents you just love.

  • Legal dot Net, Legal Network for Everyone. Topics include an attorneys' registry, legal links, and articles.

  • Legal Research for the Non-Law Student, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Legislative History, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Legislative Source Book, from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc.

  • Lex Equus, the UK Law Library's equine law website.

  • Legal Information Institute's Eye on the Courts: Newsworthy Decisions Available on the Net, from Cornell University.

  • Loose-Leaf Services, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • Martindale-Hubbel Lawyer Locator

  • Medical Law Center,, from Martindale's Health Science Guide.

  • Mercer Law Review

  • Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review

  • National Archive of Criminal Justice Data

  • National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA.

  • National Employment Lawyers Association Internet Resources Center, with information about NELA, employment law and employees' rights, discrimination, employee benefits, wrongful discharge, and the rights of public employees.

  • National Federation of Paralegal Associations, including online membership information, certification, ethics and unauthorized practice of law information, Internet legal research, and a professional directory of members.

  • New York Law Publishing Company Catalog, searchable catalog of books, newsletters, audio cassettes and course handbooks.

  • Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia

  • Oyez Oyez Oyez: A Supreme Court WWW Resource. Provides information about major constitutional cases heard and decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.

  • Patent and Trademark Law Center

  • The Practicing Attorney's Home Page

  • Public School Law, legal research guide from the University of Kentucky Law Library.

  • RAVE, guide to articles and decisions in Public International Law and European Law.

  • Reed, Stanley Forman, Collection, 1930-1972, Finding Guide, for materials located in Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky Libraries. Lexington, Kentucky.

  • Repressed Memory Psych/Law Newsletter, monthly newsletter providing a informational outlet for lawyers and for psychology professionals who provide plaintiff expert witness services in sexual abuse cases.

  • Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

  • Senior Law, a Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information about Elder Law (Elderlaw), Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

  • Shepard's McGraw-Hill

  • State Administrative Law, state legislative information, judicial decisions, state agency pointers, local government information, select local community Web sites and elected representatives information.

  • State Bar Associations

  • Supreme Court of the United States

  • Thomas, a service of the U.S. Congress, this site features legislative information on the Internet. Includes federal legislation, tax bills, and more.

  • Thomas E. Brennan's Law School Rankings, analysis of the USA's 179 ABA-approved law schools compiled by Thomas E. Brennan, a former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Uses 50 categories of information--such as enrollment, tuition cost, library resources, faculty-to-student ratio, and diversity of students and faculty--to rank every school.

  • Tobacco Control Archives, from the University of California, San Francisco Library. Includes the Brown & Williamson Collection.

  • Treaties in Force: A List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force.

  • Uniform Commercial Code, (Kentucky State Version)

  • United Nations Treaty Collection

  • U.S. News & World Report, Law school rankings.

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

  • WashLaw Web, a combination of online services and sources of potential interest to the legal research community. This gateway includes primary legal materials, foreign and international resources, quick reference sources, federal information, and state materials (from Washburn University School of Law Library).

  • WATCH: Writers, Artists, and Their Copyright Holders.

  • West Virginia Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT)

  • West's Law Office.com, information about law firms, government offices, corporate law offices and lawyers in the United States and Canada.

  • West Publishing

  • Wills on the Web, copies of wills of the famous.

  • World Court Digest

  • World Wide Web Law Firm Directory, A complete directory of Law Firm Websites throughout the United States, sorted by Geographic Area of Practice.

  • WWLIA Legal Dictionary

  • College of Law, University of Kentucky.
  • Law Library, University of Kentucky.

    • This page was last updated 12 September 2005. To suggest additions or corrections to this list, send mail to Helane Davis at helanedavis@uky.edu.

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