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Legal Research Guides

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Research Guides

Listed below are links to legal research guides on specific topics from different institutions around the country. If you have questions about specific titles or resources noted on these guides, please contact the institution which created and/or hosts that particular guide. If you are seeking something in particular, you should first check with a public law library in your area to see if it is available locally or through interlibrary loan. You should also be prepared to look for alternative titles or resources if certain ones are not available.

Please note that the research guides and resources listed here are intended as helpful guides for those who are interested in specific legal issues. This list is not intended to be an endorsement of a particular institution's resources or guides, nor an endorsement of any commercial legal site.

Oregon

Lane County Law Library, Eugene, OR
Lane County Law Library's Index to Research Guides by legal topic. This resource provides links to guides created by LCLL as well as other institutions around the country

State of Oregon Law Library
Oregon State Law Library's research links webpage

State of Oregon Law Library Digital Collection
This collection contains unofficial copies of Oregon Supreme Court (SC) and Court of Appeals (COA) Briefs and Opinions. Briefs coverage begins approximately May 2007, continuing to the present. (COA Briefs start with 212orapp488; SC Briefs start with 342or1) The long-term goal is to include Briefs back to the mid 1980's. Opinions coverage is 1998 to present.

Washington County Law Library, Hillsboro, OR
Includes links for lawyers and subject-specific legal research guides, as well as self help resources

University of Oregon John E. Jaqua Law Library, Eugene, OR
Research guides developed by the UO Law Library staff

Willamette University J.W. Long Law Library, Salem, OR
Guides to information and research about state and federal law as well along with topical guides and other resources

Paul L. Boley Law Library at Lewis & Clark Law School
Links to computer helpsheets, law library research guides, and other sources

Other States

Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington, Seattle
Includes keyword/subject/title list of legal research guides, along with links to other Washington State legal research guides

King County Law Library, Seattle, WA
Alphabetical list of legal research guides by topic

Georgetown Law Library, Washington, D.C.
Topical research guides for U.S. & International Law

Legal Search Engine

Cornell Law School Legal Research Engine
Searches only academic collections of legal research guides on specific topics

Self-Help Resources | Back to top

Oregonlawhelp.org
Legal Aid's website for Oregon citizens interested in legal information.

Oregon Judicial Department
Self-Help information from Oregon Courts.

Oregon State Bar Legal Links Information
Main page of links to legal information on landlord-tenant, divorce, name changes and the OSB's Lawyer Referral Program.

Washburn University Law Library's Pro Se resources page
For individuals representing themselves in court ("pro se" litigants).

American Bar Association resources
American Bar Association's legal links and information for non-attorneys.

State, Court & County Law Libraries Self-Representation Resources
A page of links to self-help resources for Pro Se litigants and librarians.

Legal Forms | Back to top

DISCLAIMER: Oregon, unlike many other states, has very few standardized or uniform court forms which are used in all circuit (county) courts. Most circuit courts, which are state funded, maintain websites where some of the state-mandated forms can be found, along with local forms. These include forms for family law matters, probating an estate, fee waiver or deferral, expunging criminal charges from your record, and other purposes. IF YOU ARE SEEKING A FORM FOR FILING A COMPLAINT OR AN ANSWER TO A PARTICULAR COURT ACTION, THERE IS LIKELY NO “MODEL” FORM AVAILABLE. In all cases where a legal or business form is needed, the user should consult other authoritative sources or an attorney to determine if the form selected is appropriate for his/her particular circumstances.

Lane County Law Library Oregon Forms Research Guide
Selected print and online resources for finding different forms and examples of forms for Oregon courts

J. W. Long Library at Willamette University Guide to Finding Forms
Lists sources for different types of forms, mostly in-house print resources. Many of the sources will be available in a county law library in your area.

Georgetown Law Library Guide to Finding Legal Forms

Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington: Forms