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.