Law - Electronic reference works

Findlaw Legal Dictionary
Simply enter the legal term and search the dictionary.

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
Written in plain English this site may be useful for defining basic legal terms.

Legal Information Institute-Legal Writing Materials
Follow the Basic Legal Citation link for in-depth instruction on how to cite US cases, constitutions and statutes, regulations, rules of evidence or procedure, books and journal articles.

WashLaw WEB: Dictionaries
This site provides links to the following legal dictionaries: World Wide Legal Association Legal Dictionary, Foreign Language Dictionary Conversion, Merriam Websters Dictionary, Websters Dictionary.

WashLaw WEB: Directories
Follow links for US:

  • Phone/e-mail directories: People Info Space; The Switchboard; Toll Free Phone Number & Weblocator
  • Lawyer Directories: Attorney Find; Legal Net; Law Firms; Lawyer Finder; Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory; USA Law Attorney Directory; Weblocator; West Legal Directory; Yahoo Directory of Lawyers on the Web
  • Legal Publisher Directories: Publisher Web Directory; Legal Publisher Web Directory
  • Law School Specific Faculty/Academic Directories

Electronic databases

Access options for all the online legal databases available to members of the University are listed on the Taylor Library Electronic Databases web page.