Research Guides
Free Resources and Research Guides
Free Resources and Research Guides
Washington State Resources
Washington State Resources
- Washington State Law Library: http://www.courts.wa.gov/library/
- Access Washington: www.access.wa.gov
- Courts: www.courts.wa.gov
- Legislation: TVW Scout http://scout.tvw.org/account/signin
- Municipal Research Service: http://www.mrsc.org/
- Other: www.WashingtonLawHelp.org
- Federal Law: http://beta.congress.gov/
General Springboards
General Springboards
- Dogpile: www.dogpile.com
- Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
- Findlaw: http://public.findlaw.com/
- Justia: http://www.justia.com/
- Recap The Law www.recapthelaw.org
- UW Law School Research
- Guides: http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/guides.html
- Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.html
- The Public Library of Law: http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx
- Court Listener: https://www.courtlistener.com/
Legal Research Guides
Legal Research Guides
- SMU Criminal Justice: http://stmartin.libguides.com/CriminalJustice
- SMU LexisNexis Academic Database to "Look up a Legal Case” and Law Reviews
- UW Law School Gallagher Law Library (Bluebook 101)
- https://lib.law.washington.edu/content/guides/bluebook-101#
- Findlaw: www.finddlaw.com
- Lawcrawler: http://web.lawcrawler.com/
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/
Fee Based Research
Fee Based Research
- Free Training at Washington State Library [RSVP @ 357-2136]*
- Westlaw* - Free on-line training at: http://training.westlaw.com/
- LoisLaw* - WSBA Deskbooks and CLE materials
- LexisNexis – Free on-line training at:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/university/Catalogue.aspx?product=lexis.com
- Finding People: www.peoplesearch.com and www.zabasearch.com
- Nolo: http://www.nolo.com/
WSBA Casemaker
WSBA Casemaker
(Free to members of the WSBA or Legal Research students)
Legal Writing Tips
Legal Writing Tips
Washington State Court of Appeals, Div. I: Best Practices
Federal: Writing for Federal Trial Judge