Solo Practice Institute Materials

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Free Online Resources
Multi-Use Sites
Lawsource.com http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Findlaw.com http://www.findlaw.com/
Jurist http://www.jurist.org/
Justia http://www.justia.com/
Legal Information Institute (Cornell University) http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Washburn University’s WashLaw http://www.washlaw.edu/
Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/
Google Scholar http://www.scholar.google.com
Federal Court Filings & Documents
Justia Dockets & Filings
http://dockets.justia.com/
PACER
http://www.pacer.gov/
Federal Court Opinions
U.S. Court Locator http://www.uscourts.gov/court_locator.aspx
U.S. Supreme Court Website http://www.supremecourt.gov/
FindLaw U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (1893 – forward)
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Wikipedia List of Supreme Court Decisions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases
Cornell Federal Court Opinions http://www.law.cornell.edu/federal/opinions.html#appeals
Public Library of Law http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
Federal Primary Authority
FDSys – U.S. Code, CFR & Fed. Reg. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys
Thomas - http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Federal Courts - http://www.uscourts.gov/Home.aspx
USA.gov http://www.usa.gov/
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR
e-CFR http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/ECFR?page=browse
National Archives C.F.R. http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/
Federal Register https://www.federalregister.gov/
National Archives Federal Register http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/
Secondary Sources
Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) http://www.law.cornell.edu/
Zimmerman’s Research Guides http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmermans/
Nolo Press http://www.nolo.com/
Cornell’s wex http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/
Google Books http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=wp
Legal Dictionaries
Cornell WEX http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/
Law.com http://dictionary.law.com/
Nolo Press Dictionary http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/
Law Review Articles
Law Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/lawreviews.html
Washlaw http://www.washlaw.edu/lawjournal/index.html
Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
Florida Resources – Primary Authority
Florida State Courts – http://www.Flcourts.org
Florida Ethics Opinions http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/tfbetopin.nsf/ethicsindex?openform
Florida Supreme Court Records & Briefs http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/flsupct/index.html
Florida State University Law Library Digital Collection
http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collectionsmain.html
Florida Statutes & Legislative History (Online Sunshine)– http://www.leg.state.fl.us
Florida Administrative Code & Florida Administrative Law Weekly https://www.flrules.org/
Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) http://www.doah.state.fl.us/ALJ/
Sunbiz http://www.sunbiz.org
Fastcase
Florida Bar Fastcase (Free to Florida Bar members for Florida materials, other jurisdictions may
be added for a fee.)
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBOrgan.nsf/043ADB7797C8B9928525700A006B647F/E21773B
370C0DD8A8525700B006A4172?OpenDocument
Municipal Codes & Ordinances – http://www.municode.com
Jury Instructions
Florida Standard Civil
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/civ_jury_instructions/instructions.shtml
Florida Standard Criminal
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/jury_instructions/instructions.shtml
Other Jurisdictions
http://www.llrx.com/columns/reference53.htm
Florida Resources – Secondary Sources
Florida Bar http://www.floridabar.org/
Florida Bar News http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf
Florida Bar Journal http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/JNJournal01.nsf
Florida Bar Practice Research Institute
http://www.floridabar.org/wps/portal/flbar/home/mservices/pri/!ut/p/a1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPL
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dWZAbGmGQ6ZkOACpATg0!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/
Lawyers Advising Lawyers (Florida Bar)
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBMember.nsf/840090c16eedaf0085256b61000928dc/dc5cb41
354a1daea852574750064f928?OpenDocument
Going Mobile with Apps
Florida Statutes Android Apps
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/florida+statutes/by_matching
The Hill (Washington D.C. news & updates) Android App http://thehill.com/android
UCLA Law’s Mobile Applications for Law Students & Lawyers
http://libguides.law.ucla.edu/mobilelegalapps
Berkeley Law’s Mobile Apps list http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/apps.php
New York Times Guide to Mobile Apps
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/mobile_applications/index.html
Mobile Apps for Law http://www.informedlibrarian.com/MobileAppsforLaw/index.cfm
Blogs
iphoneJD http://www.iphonejd.com/
iPad 4 Lawyers http://ipad4lawyers.squarespace.com/
Lawyer Tech Review http://lawyertechreview.com/
Mobile Apps for Law (searchable database)
http://www.informedlibrarian.com/MobileAppsforLaw/index.cfm
Tablet Legal http://tabletlegal.com/
Florida State College of Law Blog http://fsulawlibraryblog.typepad.com/
RSS Readers
FeedDemon http://www.feeddemon.com/
Comparison of Feed Aggregators – Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_feed_aggregators
Search Engines Generally
Berkeley Search Engines
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/SearchEngines.html
Short Cut
Add listed numbers
Subtract listed
numbers
Multiply listed
numbers
Divide listed numbers
Stock Information
Google
978+456+123
978-456
Yahoo
978+456+123
978-456
Bing
978+456+123
978-456
978*456
978*456
978*456
978/456
Ticker Symbol
978/456
Ticker Symbol
UPC Codes
Vehicle Information
Area Code
UPC 036000250015
JH4NA1157MT001832
727 (gives map)
978/456
Ticker Symbol (includes
historical data)
UPC 036000250015
JH4NA1157MT001832
727 (gives information)
Definitions
Flight Tracking
Airport Information
Find person using
phone number
Find person using
name & location
Map Information –
enter address
Define (enter term)
United 42
Tampa airport or TPA
727-562-7827
Time
Currency Conversion
Name, city, state or zip
1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides
map and more)
Time (location)
100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian
nuevos soles
Define (enter term)
United 42
Tampa airport or TPA
Doesn’t work as well on
Yahoo
Doesn’t work as well on
Yahoo
1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides
links)
Time (location)
100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian
nuevos soles – links to
currency converter
UPC 036000250015
JH4NA1157MT001832
727 (not top listing)
Area code 727 (top
listing)
Define (enter term)
United 42
Tampa airport or TPA
717-562-7827
Name, city, state or zip
1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, FL (provides
map and more)
Time (location)
100 pounds in dollars
100 dollars in Peruvian
nuevos soles
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