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General & Comprehensive

This site links to legal home pages that actually maintain the information. As its name suggests, FedLaw primarily includes links to federal laws, rules, and regulations, federal judicial decisions, and general research and reference sources. It is nicely presented with explanatory information as needed. The topical and title index, an alphabetical listing, not a search engine, is comprehensive and a good place to start research. The original FedLaw site has undergone large scale changes with information relocated in two different sites. FedLaw has been moved to the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness. Also the legal section of FirstGov covers much the same information that was found in the original FedLaw namely links to federal laws, rules, regulations, federal judicial decisions, and general research and reference sources.

FindLaw

Findlaw.com is an extensive award winning directory to online legal information. In its redesigned form Findlaw targets four different user groups under the major headings of: Legal Professionals, Students, Business and the Public. Within each major category users can search offerings by jurisdiction, legal subject or by using a primary or secondary materials distinction.

GPO Access

This site offers free access to an enormous amount of information produced by the federal government. It is probably best known for its more than 70 searchable databases that permit full text retrieval of information. Some of the most important databases are the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register (1995-), Public Laws (1995-), Supreme Court decisions (1937-1975,1992-), Congressional Record (1994-) and the US Code.

Guide to Law-Online

The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the members from the original, official texts which are deposited, by agreement of the members, in a server presently located at the Library of Congress of the United States of America.

Internet Legal Resource Guide

A well-designed, easy-to-use index by category of 3100+ web sites. It is particularly strong with respect to law-student topics with indexes for student services, legal studies, law journals, law-school rankings, and directories. The main index features academia, the legal profession, and USA research-federal and state.

Nolo Law Centers

A wide selection of free information on everyday legal topics. Includes a law dictionary, encyclopedia, calculators, FAQs and guides to finding statutes and laws.

The OYEZ Project - Northwestern University

U.S. Supreme Court Cases can be searched by title, citation, party name or date using FindLaw. Selected case abstracts present the "facts of the case," "questions presented", and "conclusion". The Oyez Case Directory is sorted by subject and includes the top twenty most popular cases. It is a multimedia database of additional information about the US Supreme Court. It contains 2000+ hours of oral arguments in key constitutional cases, and all cases since 1995. It also presents a panoramic virtual tour of the Supreme Court building of the Supreme Court building and a wealth of information about the current justices as well as all previous justices in US history. Lists of justices are arranged both alphabetically and in order of their appointment.

Yahoo Law Resources

This is a large, excellent navigation site, and in fact the name "yahoo" has itself become something of a brand name on the Internet. Web content is presented via a hierarchical subject directory of pre screened sites. Yahoo Law Resources either delivers high quality hits via links to government and law sites or, if necessary, uses AltaVista as a search engine to get you what you want.

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United States Federal Law

* Administrative Law * Case Law * Code * Legislative Information - Bills, Laws, Legislative History * Legal Process

Click here for a select list of our print resources for this topic.

Administrative Law

CFR

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published by Executive departments and agencies of the Federal government. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad subject areas subject to Federal regulation. The majority of titles are available online. Search this database by keyword within the books available and by citation. Proposed regulations and rules adopted so recently that they are not yet in the CFR may be found in the Federal Register (1994-) which 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. Search by sections, issue, date, and key words.

Federal Register

The Federal Register.

Case Law

Federal Court Locator

The Federal Court Locator is a service provided by the Villanova University School of Law. It provides links to all Federal Courts of Appeals (the eleven circuits plus the D.C. Circuitand the Federal Circuit). Coverage dates vary, most from 1995 forward. United States District Courts are also accessible from this site with selected and notable cases online.

Federal Sources of Information

Another source for Decisions of the U. S. Courts of Appeals and the District Courts is from "Federal Sources of Information," a site created by the Texas Law Librarians. This is particularly useful because it offers convenient, short annotations which lists each court's search features and dates of coverage of decisions all on one page.

Supreme Court Decisions (Cornell)

Supreme Court Decisions from Cornell's Legal Information Institute are available from May 1990-. This site provides the court's own electronic dissemination project called "Project Hermes" which provides a free current awareness service of decisions handed down within hours after their release. Searchable by party name, topically, and from the current term by date.

Supreme Court Decisions (Findlaw)

Supreme Court Decisions from FindLaw are available since 1893-. This is browseable by year and US Reports volume number. Searchable by citation, case title, and full text.

Code

Constitution

Many sites link to the Constitution. The site at the Library of Congress includes useful background information on the creation and interpretation of this document.

United States Code

The United States Code database from GPO Access contains the searchable text of current general and permanent public laws enacted by Congress. Titles are updated periodically and titles are current through 2000 edition. Searchable by title, section, field, and topic.

United States Code (House of Representatives)

Another site for the USC is from the House of Representatives Internet Law Library. Search by title, section, keywords, field, and topic.

United States Constitution

Another source for the Constitution and its attendant debates (Madison Debates) is from the Avalon Project of Yale University.

Legislative Information - Bills, Laws, Legislative History

Thomas (Congressional Database)

A wealth of information is available at the Library of Congresses' Thomas web site including, but not limited to, searchable databases on: Congress This Week, Bills - major legislation (1995-), Bill Summary and Status (1973-), Bill Text (1989-), Public Laws by law number (1973-), and the Congressional Record.

U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet

Legal Process

The Legal Process

This site traces the process by which a bill becomes a law in the United States. It begins with the bill's introduction in Congress and ends with its interpretation by the federal court systems. In addition to the named print sources, links to the major Internet sources are provided for the documents produced at each step in the process.

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History & Philosophy

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics: Produced by the Constitutional Society, a private non-profit organization. More than one hundre books and other works on constitutional government can be viewed and printed in many different file formats.
National Archives and Records Administration: "Charters of Freedom": National Archives and Records Administration "Charters of Freedom" page shows photographs of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution , the Bill of Rights with a link to the Magna Carta which is on indefinite loan to NARA. There is a link to the Founding Fathers Page which offers biographies of each of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
National Archives and Records Administration: The Exhibit Hall: National Archives and Records Administration site. The Exhibit Hall contains original documents like Eleanor Roosevelt's file copy of her 1939 resignation from the DAR when they refused to permit Marian Anderson's performance st Constitution Hall, the documents involving the Louisiana Purchase , and the casualty list from the 54th Mass. Infantry Regiment on which the film "Glory" was based. This site has wonderful commentaries that bring the significance of the documents that are on display to light and puts them in the context of their times.
U.S. Founding Documents: U.S. Founding Documents (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers) in a key word searchable format. Links to historical notes where amendments have affected original text. Original text is scannable. Site contains a section for Constitutional amendments that were never ratified.
Yale Law School: The Avalon Project: The Avalon Project has mounted digital documents on the subjects of Law, History, Economics, Politics, and Government. From the Code of Hammurabi and the Athenian Constitution through the Hamas Covenant (1988) and documents relating to the September eleventh attack on American . Arranged chronologically into Pre 18th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, and 21th Century. Cross links provided within the text of any document to any other document that is part of this collection.

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Law Enforcement

* New York State * National * International

New York State

New York State Department of Correctional Services

Oversees 69 State Correctional facilities. Site includes addresses and phone numbers of all facilities as well as press releases and position papers.

New York State Police

Features include information on becoming a State Trooper, maps, addresses and telephones numbers of Troop locations, New York's 12 Most Wanted and the Missing and Exploited Children Clearinghouse.

National

America's Most Wanted

From the television series, this site includes fugitive fact sheets, on-line "Tips" reporting, and missing children. Site uses extensive graphics and requires the latest Netscape or Explorer to view.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms

part of the US Department of Treasury, responsible for "reducing violent crime, collecting revenue and protecting the public" by working cooperatively with other agencies. Includes, "Most Wanted", jobs, publications and hotlines.

Central Intelligence Agency

Overview of the workings of the CIA, including publications, employment opportunities and connections to related web sites.

Defense Intelligence Agency

A combat support agency of the Department of Defense, the DIA's mission is military intelligence. Site includes some fulltext reports and answers to FAQ's.

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Part of the Department of Justice, this site includes information on the agency, its programs, publications and employment opportunities as well as congressional testimony, intelligence reports, press releases, training programs and information on organized crime and drug trafficking.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Features a "Crime Alert", the FBI's Most Wanted, major investigations, information on employment and statistics, publications and unusual sites such as the "Kids Page" and "Forensic Science".

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Mostly statistical, but includes employment announcements, some articles, links to other State facilities, quick facts and sources for locating information on inmates.

Justice Information Center

A service by the National Criminal Justice Reference Center, this site includes extensive leads for corrections, law enforcement, crime statistics and juvenile justice. Major headings often include documents, WWW sites and Listservs. Good general site.

Police Officer's Internet Directory

Written for Law Officers and interested others, this site features extensive directories of agencies and organizations in the US and world wide, as well as information on employment and training and investigation resources.

United States Department of Justice

Includes information on the Attorney General, a topical index, press releases, a "Kids Page", important issues and URL's to other sites.

United States Marshals Service

"Responsible for the management and disposal of seized and forfeited assests", this site gives an overview, addresses of offices, recruitment programs and information on auctions of forfeited assests.

International

Interpol

A general site including a paragraph or two on subjects ranging from basic principles, administratin and structure to FAQ's. includes contact information and can be read in either English, Spanish or French.

United Nations

Information about UN current peace-keeping operations including Security Council documents, press releases, make-up of the General Assembly and general information.

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International & Foreign

Foreign and International Law Sources on the Internet: Annotated: Created by Cornell University Law School, this is a selective guide to "web sites providing links to texts of laws and court decisions, research guides and commentary on laws, international documents, directories, trade information, and/or statistics." One can search topically under headings -- "Foreign Law Sites, US Gov. Sources, Topical Guide, Supranational Organizations, and Listservs."
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN): Library of Congress "database of national laws from contributing countries", consisting of "searchable legal abstracts in English and some full texts of laws in the language of the contributing country."
International Court of Justice or World Court: "The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its seat is at the Peace Palace in the Haque (Netherlands)." Site includes function, composition and procedure of the court as well as information on pending cases.
Marshall Library International and Foreign Law Page: A comprehensive site including international and foreign law as well as specific topics such as environmental, human rights, war crimes and trade. Includes primary sources, organizations and associations, journals, research tools and indexes.

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Law by Topic

* Adoption Law * Agricultural Law * Bankruptcy Law * Commercial Law * Civil Lawsuits * Civil Rights * Consumer Law * Criminal Law and Traffic Violations * Domestic Violence * Education * Elder Law * Employment Law * Environmental Law * Family/Matrimonial Law * Health Law * Megan's Law * Wills and Estates

Adoption Law

Adoption Laws

Adoption Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

Agricultural Law

National Center for Agricultural Law

This site is a jump off point for research on the topic.

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

There is not a great deal of information here, but you can locate the phone numbers of bureaucrats in charge of the various programs of the department. Thrall has both the law and the regulations for New York State in the library.

United States Department of Agriculture

This site provides information on domestic and foreign agriculturally related issues. Current news releases and activities of the Secretary are highlighted.

Bankruptcy Law

American Bankruptcy Institute

Check out the Library on this site for information on bankruptcy for consumers.

Bankruptcy Basics

April 2006 Revised 3rd Edition. (Adobe Reader PDF format)

The Bankruptcy Lawfinder

Created and Maintained by Warren E. Agin of Swiggart & Agin, LLC. Located in Boston, Massachusetts. This site has a nice overview and a good collection of links.

Bankruptcy Law Materials

An excellent primer on Bankruptcy with links to sources brought to you by Cornell.

Internet Bankruptcy Library

This site is the place to start if your company is going broke.

Commercial Law

Commerical Law

A collection of commercial law links from Georgetown University Law Library. The links in this topic are arranged by type of resource (e.g. gateways, journals, code).

The Uniform Commercial Code for New York State

If you don't know which article and part you need, use the print copy in the library. There is no searchable index in this online version.

Civil Lawsuits

From the NYS Bar Association's "People's Law School." Includes such situations as your rights if you suffer an injury due to automobile accident or an injury on the job; what to expect if you are being sued. Requires the Adobe Reader.

Civil Rights

Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights

Created by the University of Maryland School of Law, these publications, from the inception of the Agency itself, can be located by title, subject, date, or sudoc number. All are in PDF format.

United States Commission on Civil Rights

This site includes information on filing a Complaint and publication of a Civil Rights Directory that provides contacts on the federal, state, and local levels along with private organizations that have civil rights responsibilities.

Consumer Law

The Better Business Bureau

For Metro New York, Mid Hudson and Long Island with links to BBB's nationally. Besides educational material for consumers, this site contains a database of business and charitable reports to help prospective buyers and donors make informed decisions. It also allows you to file a complaint online.

Consumer Information Catalog

The famous Pueblo, CO guide online, this site contains "full text versions of hundreds of the best federal publications available."

Consumer Law Page

Produced by California's Alexander Law Firm, this site has a collection of articles, brochures, and Internet resources.

Consumer World

"Over 1,500 of the most useful consumer resources on the Internet."

National Fraud Information Center

Enables consumers to identify and report possible fraud, especially in telemarketing and on the Internet.

New York State Consumer Protection Board

New York State Consumer Protection Board Besides information explaining how the board helps consumers, there are a variety of links to various consumer law related sites. This is also the location for the "Do Not Call" telemarketing registry. The site also gives details on how and where to file consumer complaints.

Criminal Law and Traffic Violations

From the NYS Bar Associations's "People's Law School." Includes what to do if you or a family member is arrested; what to do if you are pulled over by a police officer for a traffic offense. Requires the Adobe Reader.

Domestic Violence

Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence

This is a 300+ page document (Adobe Reader PDF format) which the general public could use in researching issues dealing with domestic violence, battered women, child support, and immigrant battered women.

Education

Cornell University - Education Law

A guide to information sources in Education Law, this website links to the education statutes of most states, codified federal laws, federal regulations and recent case law.

Fedlaw: Education

Texts of the federal education laws and regulations.

Homeschool Law

Posted by the Homeschool Legal Defense Assn., this site publishes requirements, arranged by state, for compulsory school age, attendance, curriculum, teacher qualifications, record keeping and testing.

Home School Legal Defense Association

Section called "Show Me The Laws" allows searching by state

WrightsLaw- Special Education Law and Advocacy

Created Pete and Pam Wright, this website provides special education law and advocacy libraries for the parents and educators of children with disabilities. Pete Wright is a special education attorney, and Pam Wright is a psychotherapist.

Elder Law

New York State Office for the Aging

Contains information on new laws and bills affecting the elderly in New York State and nationally. Also has links to many resources (local, state and federal) for the elderly and their families.

Senior Law

Provided by the New York law firm Goldfarb and Arbrandt, this very up to date site is jammed full with information on Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, senior rights, and more. It has links to other sites serving the elderly's legal rights also.

Employment Law

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center

The statute, regulations, compliance manuals and other documents concerning the ADA were gathered together here by The Job Accommodation Network which is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Business

Created by the U.S. Department of Labor, this website provides "advisors" on federal employment law.

Family and Medical Leave Act

The text of the Act, a compliance guide, and the regulations which implement the Act are all found here.

Labor Unions and the Internet

From Cornell University, this site serves as a gateway to information concerning unions as well as labor and employment law. Links are well organized and annotated.

New York State Department of Labor

The official site of the NYS Department of Labor contains laws affecting employers and employees and information concerning unemployment.

New York State Workers' Compensation Board

The Workers' Compensation Board administers workers compensation insurance. This insurance provides cash payments and the cost of medical treatments to employees who become disabled due to injury or disease connected with their employment. Their website includes selected laws, rules, regulations and forms.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

This official site of the EEOC contains information for employees and employers concerning job discrimination. Includes federal laws and regulations as well as policy guidance.

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Includes OSHA regulations and a Workers' Page that permits electronic filing of complaints.

Environmental Law

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation

This site provides topical summaries of environmental law in North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico) with links to the actual laws. The site can be viewed in French, English, and Spanish.

The Environmental Protection Agency

EPA's site contains links to federal environmental law, proposed law, and regulations. It also has links to state, local and tribal resources.

The New York State Consolidated Laws for Environmental Conservation.

If you don't know by number which article and title of the code you need, you would be better off using the print edition in the library. The print edition has a subject index.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Information on DEC programs and permits, as well as guidance for complying with New York State environmental laws.

Family/Matrimonial Law

From the NYS Bar Association's "People's Law School." Includes grounds for divorce, models for representation and child custody; an overview of the financial issues namely, child support, maintenance and equitable distribution. Requires the Adobe Reader.

Health Law

National Health Law Program

National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities. Although the firm cannot help individuals, its website provides information and links on the topic.

New York State Workers' Compensation Board

Includes select laws rules and regulations concerning New York State Workers' Compensation as well as downloadable versions of common forms.

Megan's Law

Megan's-Law.net

Megan's Law requires states to register sex offenders of sex crimes against children and compels the state make private , personal information on registered sex offenders avaiable to the public. Links to each state's handling of these requirements is available from this site.

Wills and Estates

From the NYS Bar Association's "People's Law School." This section includes a discussion about planning your will and related documents, the process involved in the settlement of your estate - the Surrogate Court process of probate and administration and what happens with property when someone dies, either with a will (testate) or without one (intestate). Requires Adobe Reader.

New York State

* Cases * Comprehensive * Laws * Local Government
(See also the Law section in our NYS guide.)

Cases

Decisions of the New York Court of Appeals

Recent Decisions (From January 1992) and Other Material From and About New York's Highest Court. Court decisions, sorted by name and date, searchable by topic and keyword. Includes Death Penalty cases, a history of the NY Court of Appeals, New York Civil Practice Laws and Rules, and biographical data on active judges.

FindLaw: New York

This portion of FindLaw offers information on New York cases, codes, regulations, governmental information, courts, legal directories, as well as law schools, news, and mailing lists. "Primary materials," such as the NYS Constitution and decisions from the NYS Court of Appeals are also available at this site.

Comprehensive

New York Courts & Law Guide

This source, produced by the NY Law Journal, explains the various courts and laws of New York State to non-lawyers. It is an excellent place to begin legal research. Topics, often in short pamphlet format, are well chosen, well written, and reflect subjects of broad general interest. Examples include: adoption, bankruptcy, criminal victims programs, divorce, and wills.

New York Court Help

This easy to navigate site is subtitled "a website for the self-represented", but it has broader appeal for any interested layman. It provides courthouse addresses, directions, telephone numbers,and information to locate the right court for your problem. Some common court forms are downloadable including family law, civil and divorce forms and useful booklets. Easy to understand answers to questions about law topics important to the public can be found here. Links to law libraries and a glossary of legal terms are also part of the website which is part of the larger New York State Courts' web site.

Laws

Guide to New York State Agency Rules and Regulations

"An increasing number of New York State agencies now make their rules and regulations available online. Others document their statutory authority." This is a collection of links to those sites.

New York State Laws

Includes the New York State Constitution, New York State Consolidated Laws (as of 4/11/97), New York State Unconsolidated Laws (as of 4/11/97), and New York State Chapters of 1997. Page has links to the New York State Assembly Legislative Information System (ALIS) and to the homepage, "New York State Assembly."

New York State Laws and Regulations

Browse or search New York State Laws. Includes the New York State Constitution and *Selected NYS Regulations, and Public Health Regulations. Note: "The full-text of all New York State Regulations are not available on-line at this time."

Local Government

Municipal Codes on the Internet - New York State

State and Local Government on the Net: New York

Created by Piper Resources, the State and Local Government On The Net Directory provides one stop access to state government and state agencies, city, town, village, and county government, commissions, boards, and libraries. Only pages that are controlled and managed by state and local government agencies are included.

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Directories & Research Tools

* Citation Formats * Courts * Dictionaries * Forms * Law Journals * Lawmakers & Politicians * Law Schools * Lawyers & Law Firms * Legal Associations * Legal Discussion Groups * Legal Employment & Career * Libraries

Citation Formats

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

This citation primer is based on the Sixteenth Edition of the "Bluebook." Provided by Cornell Law School.

What is a Citation?

This tutorial from the Boston College Law Library explains all the parts of citations of cases, statutes, regulations and law review articles.

Courts

Federal Courts Finder

From the Emory Law School, this site has a map showing the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Courts as well as links to their electronic case law depositories.

New York Court Help

New York Court of Appeals

This site at Cornell offers background information and photographs of each of the judges on the New York State Court of Appeals, New York State's highest court.

New York State Unified Court System

Directory of state and local courts in New York State. Includes the Directory of New York State Attorneys, court rules and several court forms. This is also the home of E.Courts, a service for tracking court calendars. Searchable by defendant, plaintiff and lawyer. According to their site: People can send an email to question@courts.state.ny.us for assistance with "questions about the court system in general, legal information, or any court-related matter or call 1-800-268-7869.

Orange County

From the New York State Unified Court System, this source is a telephone directory for finding all courts in Orange County - Supreme, County, Family, Surrogate, city courts, and jury information.

The OYEZ Project - Northwestern University

Supreme Court of the United States

Effective April 17, 2000 the US Supreme Court launched its own web site to provide access to its decisions the same day they are released. Access to the Court Schedule and Argument Calendar along with other court related information is also available.

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Contains information on the document filing system as well as local rules and forms for downloading. It is free now, but it is possible that there will be a fee in the future. (Orange County, NY is included in this court's jurisdiction.)

United States Federal Courts Home Page

"A clearinghouse of information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government." It includes the vacancy list for Article III judgeships, a long range plan for the judiciary, and a directory of public access links to federal court materials.

Dictionaries

Duhaime's Law Dictionary

Everybody's Legal Dictionary

From Nolo Press. Contains plain-English definitions for over a thousand legal terms, from the common to the bizarre.

Harvard Law School Library's One L Dictionary

Forms

FindLaw Court Forms

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 the forms are available in PDF format and are searchable by title or form number.

Legal Form Resource Page

From Washburn University School of Law Library with links to state business forms, state tax forms, state company formation forms, real estate forms, contract forms, will forms, Federal court forms, state court forms, legal forms, trademark forms, UCC forms, workers' compensation forms, department of labor law forms, and form databases such as Edgar, Findforms, ChooseLaw, HUD Forms, Lectric Law Library, and much more. Note the specific New York State legal forms and contract categories available online from ChooseLaw.com

Law Journals

European Law Journal

Interent Legal Resources Guide to Periodicals

National Law Journal

Only article abstracts are available online for the current issue. Back issues and current issue full text require a subscription.

New York Law Journal

University Law Review Project

This site has links to law journals by topic. If you select general interest, it links you to FindLaw's academic law reviews listing. It also has a search engine that will do full text searches on all law journals online.

Lawmakers and Politicians

New York State Assembly Member Directory

This is an alphabetical list of assemblymen leading to contact information including email addresses.

New York State Senate E-mail Addresses

An alphabetical listing of senators' e-mail addresses. If you don't know who represents you try using the lookup device here (click here).

U.S. House of Representatives

Provides an alphabetical list of congressmen's websites as well as links to committee sites and other congessional information.

U.S. Senate

Provides list of Senators' websites arranged alphabetically or by state This site also has committee information.

Write Your Representative

This site, provided by the House of Representatives allows you to look up your representative if you don't know it. You must supply your zipcode. CAUTION! It provided incorrect information when I used it.

Law Schools

Columbia Law School

CUNY School of Law at Queens College

FindLaw- Law Schools

Links to law schools in the United States and abroad. Also has links to law school ratings and law professor's websites.

Georgetown University Law Center

Harvard Law School

New York University Law School

New York Law School

Pace University Law School

The People's Law School

Created by the NYS Bar Association. This is designed to serve as a practical, informative guide for people without formal legal training. Topics covered include civil lawsuits, wills and estate planning, criminal law, traffic violations, matrimonial law, and the lawyer/client relationship. The book, Understanding the Law: A Practical Guide for New York Residents is also available online. You will need to have Windows Media Player and the Adobe Reader to access this information on the Internet.

University at Buffalo Law School

Yale Law School

Lawyers and Law Firms

Martindale Hubbell Directory

Offering the same type of information, the online version of the Martindale Hubbell directory includes over one million lawyers, law firms and corporate legal departments in the U.S., Canada and 160 foreign countries. Additionally, it includes law school faculty, information on state bar associations, and vendors. It is searchable by name, firm name, area of practice, geographical location and language.

The West Legal Directory

The West Legal Directory provides information on 800,000 lawyers and law firms in United States and Canada including corporate legal departments. Information includes year of birth, education and areas of practice as well as contact information. It is searchable by name, firm name, area of practice and geographical location.

Legal Associations

American Bar Association: ABA site offers access to their monthly journal, press releases issued by the association, and a bookstore. The ABA also hosts several discussion groups. A catalog of these may be found at this site.
American Society of International Law: ASIL is a forum for exchange of views and information among government officials, corporate and business leaders, scholars, practicing lawyers, students and others interested in international law and affairs.
Legal Associations - Hieros Gamos: All types of legal associations arranged by specialty.
National Federation of Paralegal Associations: This is an excellent website for legal information of all types.
North American Bar Associations - Hieros Gamos: Adresses, telephone numbers and links to websites of bar associations (national, state, and regional) in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Legal Discussion Groups

Law Lists

"Law Lists" is a compilation of electronic discussion groups (Internet listservs and Usenet newsgroups), newsletters, journals, etc., related to law. It is maintained by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago. It is searchable by keyword, but make sure you read the document on searching to format your query correctly. The Law List Info page has a link to an A-Z listing of the discussion groups as well as some introductory notes.

Legal Minds

From Findlaw, this site has information concerning legal discussion groups arranged by topic and/or legal occupation. For each group, it provides the most recent messages, the number of, as well as, links to messages by month for the past year, and instructions for subscribing. It also lists the top posting authors, the top cited URLs and the top threads. Basically, its a great place for choosing an appropriate group to join or for eavesdropping on all the groups. (Includes groups for law librarians!)

Legal Tools

Four message boards (General Legal,Criminal Law, High Tech and Student Center). Searchable by keyword.

Washburn Law School Internet Services and Discussion Groups

If you don't find what you want in Legal Minds or Law Lists, try here. It's not pretty, but it has the basics - i.e. the list name and a contact. Warning: Currency is in question as there is no date on the document.

Legal Employment & Career Resources

You may also wish to view the employment sections of sites in our comprehensive sites and law journals sections.

The Legal Employment Search Site: This is a great collection of links to sites with legal employment opportunities and information. It is divided into four parts - strictly legal employment sites, law school career centers, resume posting sites and general employment sites. It was last modified on August 21, 2001, but the links are still active.
Legal Internships Home Page: Links to information regarding legal internships are grouped by specialty.
InterJob Search (Middletown Thrall Library): Various resume preparation, career guidance, and job listings sites on the World Wide Web.