• FindLaw.com for Legal Professionals allows user to research the law by keyword or select from topics such as reference resources, practice areas, research a lawyer, legal news, etc.
• FirstGov.gov:  The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal is a search engine for federal government information, including laws, regulations, codes, agencies, publications, etc.
• Internet Legal Research Group (over 4,000 websites in 238 countries, links to large law firms, 2000+ free legal forms, and a list of legal websites)
• Law Research:  Just the Law Links (public records, legal topics, state and federal law, famous trials, etc.)
• Law Research:  The Internet Law Library (scroll down to find hundreds of links to law and legal research sites)
• Legal Resources: Your Reference to Internet Legal Research, by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, has links to federal agencies, news sites, state laws, federal laws, state agencies, legal-related sites, law schools, international law, and other legal resources.
• Nolo.com: Your Legal Companion (select an area of the law and/or a topic; for that topic, find subtopics, legal forms, faqs, tools and resources, and related topics)
• Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington Search Tools and Other Comprehensive Sites
• ABA's Lawlink:  The Legal Research Jumpstation (from the American Bar Association) (federal, state, international legal research sites and laws)
• The U.S. Government Manual is the official handbook of the Federal Government and provides comprehensive information on all of the agencies in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; on international organizations; and on U. S. boards, commissions, and committees. Search for an agency or click on A-Z Resources and see a comprehensive list of online databases and documents published by U.S. agencies.
• The Virtual Chase:  Teaching Legal Professionals How to Do Research (advice on research and lists of websites to use to find information)

• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2006 ed.) (how to cite legal sources in contemporary U.S. legal material; provides guidance on citations in Arizona, Illinois, New Mexico, and Texas; also refers the user to other, more extensive legal citation guides)
• Basic Citation Form, from the Association of Legal Writing Directors, gives an 8-page cheat sheet guide to legal citation, containing sections on cases, statutes, books, periodicals, and websites.
• Search the Legal Dictionary, from Findlaw.com (scroll down the page to:  Search the Legal Dictionary).
• Legal Dictionary (searches many dictionaries)
• Law.com Dictionary

• Arizona @ Your Service Full Listing of Courts in Arizona lists all city, county, state, and federal courts that operate in Arizona, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
• The National Center for State Courts:  Court Web Sites has links to state, federal, and international court web sites and court-related organizations.
• New Mexico Courts Information Center (links to all local, state, and federal courts in New Mexico)
• Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County (provides civil, criminal, family court case histories; court minutes; and links to other court information)

• ABA's Dispute Resolution offers information on mediation and mediators, arbitrors, a downloadable guide to DR practices, DR policies and standards, etc. Click on Resources to see links to books, magazines, and articles on this topic.

• Business Law Today, from the ABA, has major articles from the current issue for free; requires subscription for past issues; has links also to other resources.
• FindLaw for Small Business has articles & guides to every possible topic in business, including finance, debt, bankruptcy, human resources, intellectual property, taxes, business operations, employees' rights, workman's compensation, small business legal concerns, and many more.

• Criminal Law section of FindLaw for the Public has a good overview of criminal law for the new student; has brief definitions of 40 different crimes and links to state laws related to each crime; and shows the stages of a case from arrest to conviction.
• Criminal Law for the Legal Professional, from FindLaw, includes links to databases on child abuse, arson & explosives, crime statistics, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, etc.
• Courttv's Crime Library: Criminal Minds and Methods has book-length stories and information on serial killers, notorious murders, famous criminal trials, gangsters, and the criminal mind.
• Kruglick's Forensic Resource and Criminal Law Search Site covers accidents, arson, DNA, facial recognition, crime scene investigation, ethics, ballistics, fingerprints, etc.

• Probate, Trusts and Estates, a web guide by FindLaw, includes links, articles, federal laws and codes, and publications on the subject.

• FindLaw's Injury and Tort Law contains many resources for the injury lawyer:  scroll down to the accident and injury center, recalls, safety information, an Injury and Tort Law Web Guide, databases of accident facts, air bag related accidents, boating accident reports, airline disasters and statistics, mine safety facts, product recalls, health related injuries, etc.
• Findlaw's Guide to Litigation Resources has extensive links to litigation resources such as databases, government agencies, websites, legal documents and briefs, journals, newsletters, articles, laws and government documents, and other discussion groups.  

• FindLaw Top Legal Headlines provides legal news in the areas of law, business, crime, environment, civil rights, labor, technology, personal injury, politics, etc.

• American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals contains career information, approved schools,  publications, and newsletters.
• Arizona Association of Independent Paralegals sponsors meetings, has a membership directory, and provides space where its members can advertise their services.
• Arizona Paralegal Association has a calendar of events, membership information, paralegal resources, etc.
• Legal Assistant Today contains current and past articles from the magazine, also a job bank, links, listserv, and news briefs.
• National Association of Legal Assistants provides news affecting paralegals and information on continuing education and professional development programs for legal assistants and paralegals. 
• National Federation of Paralegal Associations has the goal of advancing the paralegal profession. It has links to products and services, professional development information, news, networking opportunities, etc.
• International Paralegal Management Association (formerly, LAMA) contains information on current topics in the area of legal assistant management; it also has links to legal consultants and suppliers, news, job openings, industry reports, and seminars.
• ParalegalGateway.com: Where Paralegals Connect provides articles, career center, help center, legal links, other paralegal sites, events, student sites, medical demonstrative evidence, career information, articles, and other help. Also included is an online legal services center.

Last modified 10-16-2007.  12:00 p.m.  BLJ.