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LEGAL RESOURCES ON THEINTERNET
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 official site 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 What do you get when you cross a librarian with a
lawyer?
All the information you asked for but you will not be able to understand any of it.