Legal Resources

Legal Dictionaries

General:
http://dictionary.law.com/
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/
http://www.fifthdistrictcourt.com/dictionary/legal.htm
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/dictionary.htm
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.lawyers.com/lawyers-com/content/glossary/glossary.html
http://www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/wordindex.cfm
http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/
http://www.wwlia.org/diction.htm

Specific:
http://www.bernsteinlaw.com/publications/bankdict.htm (bankruptcy law terminology)
http://www.metrolink.net/~cmueller/ii-03.html (antitrust law terminology)
http://www.baileylaw.com/legal_info.htm?subid=3&catid=19&title=Glossary of Legal Terms (civil law terminology)

Resources:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
"The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.  The CFR online is a joint project authorized by the publisher, the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, and the Government Printing Office (GPO) to provide the public with enhanced access to Government information."

http://alllaw.com/
“The AllLaw.com Legal Center is your source for a wide range of legal information and forms such as wills, business incorporation, pre-marital agreements and much more. If you are the Do-It-Yourself’ type, our Basic Services section offers FREE online forms.”

http://www.criminology.fsu.edu/cjlinks/
Florida State University, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice Links. Comprehensive in scope.

http://www.estateattorney.com/
“This page was created by Pennsylvania attorney Robert Clofine and is devoted to providing information to the consumer on topics including estate planning, living trusts, wills, estate tax, powers of attorney, probate, nursing homes, Medicaid, elder law and related issues. The articles that follow attempt to explain complex legal and tax issues in terms that the average reader can easily understand, while at the same time remaining technically accurate. The reader, however, is cautioned that the statements made are general, and individual facts or circumstances may alter their application or involve other laws that are not mentioned. For legal advice, the reader must consult an attorney.”

http://www.findlaw.com
"FindLaw: Comprehensive web site for researching legal information on the Internet.

Contains:
Legal Subject Index: Constitutional, Intellectual Property, Labor, etc.
Laws: Cases & Codes: US Supreme Court, Constitution, States, etc
US Federal Resources: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
US State Resources: California, New York, Texas...
Foreign & Int'l: Countries, Int'l Law, and Intl Trade.
News & Reference: Legal News, Library Information...
Legal Practice Materials: Forms, Software & Technology...
Legal Organizations: National Bars, State Bars, and Local Bars...
Law Firms & Lawyers: Lawyers WWW sites, NLJ 250...Gov Info Center, Maps...etc."

http://www.humbleopinion.com/ho/
The Humble Opinion: Provides links to legal web sites for professionals and students as well as offering opinions on current legal topics.

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/index.htm
University of Pittsburgh Law School: Legal resources guide.

http://www.law.cornell.edu
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Comprehensive legal resources guide.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2000-2001 ed.) by Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School.

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
"This version of the US Code is generated from the most recent version made available by the US House of Representatives."

http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/lawindex.html
"WWW Virtual Law Library: Indiana University School of Law web site arranged by subject."

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu
JURIST (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu) is a Web-based legal news and real-time legal research service powered by a mostly-volunteer team of over 30 part-time law student reporters, editors and Web developers led by law professor Bernard Hibbitts at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.”

http://www.lawrunner.com
LawRunner: A legal research tool of the Internet Legal Research Group. A categorized index of more than 4000 select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as well as thousands of locally stored web pages, legal forms, and downloadable files, this site was established in 1995 to serve as a comprehensive resource of the information available on the Internet concerning law and the legal profession, with an emphasis on the United States of America. Designed for everyone, lay persons and legal scholars alike, it is quality controlled to include only the most substantive legal resources online.

http://legaldocs.com
"This site allows you to prepare customized legal documents directly online.  Choose any of the documents offered, complete the questions, click the "Submit" button, and the finished document is ready for you to either download to file or print to your printer.  Many documents are free.  All others are available from $3.50 to $27.75."

http://www.llrx.com/courtrules-gen/state-Pennsylvania.html
"LLRX.com is a unique, free Web journal dedicated to providing legal professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet legal research and technology-related issues.  Covers Pennsylvania Court Rules- Pennsylvania- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania."

http://members.aol.com/StatutesPA/Index.html
"Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and Unconsolidated Pennsylvania Statutes: shareware resource guide that covers statutes, code and rules of Pennsylvania.  It also lists various other useful web sites."

http://megalaw.com
Directory of legal web sites, links, and full text resources.  Free registration required.

http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/index.html
"NOLO. coms Legal Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Plain-English articles on the legal topics that affect you most."

http://www.paralegals.org
"National Federation of Paralegal Associations web site specifically for paralegal professionals provides links to legal resources on the Internet."

http://www.paralegals.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=572
"National Federation of Paralegal Associations web site specifically for paralegal professionals practicing in Montgomery County, PA. Provides an application to the organization and searchable career center.”

http://www.pennsylvanialegalresearch.com/
This site is an attempt to bring together, for easy access, the various Pennsylvania legal Web sites that are already available on the Internet under different subject headings. Comprehensive coverage. Created by Dittakavi Rao, Associate Director, Duquesne University Law Library, Pittsburgh, PA 15282.

http://www.phillylawyer.com
Philly Lawyer: Covers cases and legal issues pertinent to Philadelphia legal community.

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
"The Legal Information Institute offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project.  This archive contains nearly all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990."

http://thomas.loc.gov
"Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress."

http://www.virtualchase.com
"The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet is sponsored by the law firm, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP."

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2716
This directory of humanities resources provides links for legal studies. VoS is woven by Alan Liu of the U. California, Santa Barbara, English Department with a team of department graduate students and others.