Guide to Legal Research

General

A Basic Guide to International Legal Research May 1995 - Haibin Hu, Marshall-Wythe Law Library, College of William and Mary A Guide to Treaty Research From the George Washington University National Law Center, Jacob Burns Law Library. It describes what is available in that library but is also a useful general reference. Best's Legal Research and Writing Links to guides on research and writing - including internet research. Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research Includes sections on research essentials (includes guides on planning and conducting research, writing and analysis and more), electronic research (online and CD-Roms), statutory research (Federal and Provincial guides) and other jurisdictions (including US, UK, Australia, NZ, Europe and International). How a Law is Made in Victoria - Diagram Useful flow chart of how a law is made in Victoria from the Parliament of Victoria home page

How to Find a Case When You Do Not Have a Citation (Using a Digest)
US-based. From the Marshall-Wythe Law Library, College of William and Mary.

How to Find a Law Journal Article
US based - "A layperson's Guide to Legal Research No. 2). From the St Mary's University Law Library

LexisNexis Legal Research Guide and Links (Australia)
This is a handy general guide to conducting legal research

Research Skills
Part of the Deakin University Library site. Includes sections on referencing styles, web-searching, periodicals, government information, theses and much more.

Researching Australian Law
Article at LLRX by Nicholas Pengelley - 2 January 2003.  Includes the following sections: Background; Parliaments and Laws; Finding Australian Legislation; Courts and Judgments; Finding Australian Cases; Treaties; Secondary Sources;
Journal Literature; Legal Encyclopedias; Law Reform; Government Information; Dictionaries; Directories; Legal Research Guides; Publishers; Current Awareness; Discussion Lists; Information Brokerage; Major Texts

US Cases Research Guide
From Georgetown University

Legal Research using the internet

Annotated Guide to a Select Group of Reliable Free Web Sites for Legal Researchers
By Sabrina I Pacifici at LLRX.com, published 9 April 2001 (US-based)

Be a Web-Savvy Researcher
Article by Genie Tyburski published at LLRX.com on 1 November 2000. Provides a guide as to how to find the legal information you are looking for on the internet.

Connecting to the Internet - A Guide for Lawyers
By Desmond Lane. Information about getting on the internet, why lawyers should connect, useful legal sites and more.

The Internet Lawyer
Navigating the Internet … for the Legal Profession. Includes information about law sites, conducting legal research, ‘The internet for the legal profession tutorial’ and fact-finding research plus many more useful resources. The Internet Lawyer is, however, a monthly paper newsletter which requires subscription. Selected articles are available to non-subscribers and are mostly US-based.

Keeping Current with International Law Developments via the Web
Article by Jill Watson at LLRX.com on 15 September 2000. Jill is the Director of Library and Information Services for the American Society of International Law. The article is divided into the following sections: introduction, law (and other) portals, law scouting sites, news, US government, inter-governmental organizations, new books and articles, web tools for the internationalist and current awareness delivered by email. Great article.

Legal Research - Navigating the Net
Guide by Alan Davidson (University of Qld), July 2000. Divided into the following sections: introduction; research on the Internet - Gateways and Subject Pages; Search Engines and Research and Government Pages.

Legal Research Using the Internet
Online article by Lyonette Louis-Jacques at the University of Chicago Law School. This is US based and provides links to some of the best starting points for US and other legal research. It also provides links to other internet legal research guides.

Research Guides and Pathfinders
US site linking to numerous sites with guides to various aspects of legal research and citation. Great site from the University of Arizona

Researching Law on the Internet with the Resource Discovery Network
Feature article at LLRX by Steven Whittle, 1 May 2001. Includes information about the Resource Discover Network and in particular, the SOSIG Law Gateway - including details on how to use it.

Scalability of Web Resources for Law: AustLII's Technical Roadmap: Past, Present and Future
By Daniel Austin, Andrew Mobray and Philip Chung all from AustLII. This is a refereed article published on 29 February 2000. The citation is: Austin D et al, 'Scalability of Web Resources for Law: AustLII's Technical Roadmap: Past, Present and Future', 2000 (1) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT).

The New Legal Browser that Could ... The Law.net Examined and Explained
Article by Roger V Skalbeck published at llrx.com on 15 January 2001