LEGAL RESOURCES ON THE
INTERNET
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.