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This guide will help the user locate books, articles and websites relating to Legal Paraprofessionals. This guide serves as a starting point for finding information on topics relating to Legal Paraprofessionals. If you would like additional assistance please ask the Reference Librarian.


Overview
Encyclopedias:

  1. Taylor’s Encyclopedia of Government Officials, Federal and State, *JK 6.T36


Dictionaries and Thesaurus:

  1. Black’s Law Dictionary, 7th ed.1999, KF 156.B531999
  2. Law Enforcement Vocabulary, by Julian A. Martin.(WB) KF153.M3.
  3. Oran’s Dictionary of the law, KF 156.O69
  4. Ballentine’s Thesaurus for Legal Research & Writing
  5. The Bluebook, A uniform system of citation, 5th ed., KF245.U5
    This is a handy and quick guide to the basic principles and structure of legal citation. It includes related topics such as basic approach to legal citations, basic Forms used for various types of legal citations. It covers listing of US Jurisdictions of federal and state, Foreign Jurisdictions, Intergovernmental organizations - United Nations. Includes Index of topics.
  6. Legal Thesaurus by William C. Burton 2nd ed., KF156.B856
  7. The Elements of Legal Style, 2nd ed., KF250 .G37 2002 (A writing style manual for legal writing)
  8. Washington Representatives (an yearly publication): Who Does what for whom in the Nation’s capital. Listing of Lobbyists, Consultants, Foreign Agents, Legal Advisors, Public Affairs and Governmental Relations Representatives. JK 1118.D58


Directories:

  1. Westlaw Database Directory, 2002 edition. KF 242.A1W46.
    The West Law Database Directory, 2002 edition is the print version of on-line directory. It groups databases and services into the categories of jurisdictional materials which includes Federal databases, individual state databases, and International and Non-US materials, listing of legal periodicals, Westlaw Legal Reference materials Databases.
  2. The National Directory of State Agencies, JK2443.N37
  3. The United States Government Manual, 2002-2003, JK 8.N3
  4. Martindale-Hubbell Corporate Law Directory, 2000, KF195.C6M37
    The most comprehensive directory of in-house lawyers, Corporate Law Departments, Corporate Law Departments Practice Profiles (US and international), American corporate counsel
  5. Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory, K68.M37: This directory provides most comprehensive coverage of International lawyers and law firms (140,000 lawyers and 12,000 law firms in over 160 countries).
  6. Wisconsin Lawyer 2003; official publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Includes Attorney roster, Wisconsin Law Firms, Attorney biographies, Wisconsin corporations, in state and out of state attorney geographical roster, Federal and State courts, professional services etc.
  7. Official Congressional Directory, 107th Congress, JK1013.C61
  8. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2003-2004, JK6031.W6 2003
  9. County Directories, FDL library has county directories from various counties such as Winnebago, Dodge, Washington etc., JS411.W35
  10. Wisconsin Legal Directory 2003, KF192.W57W58, 2003.
    This directory contains the names, addresses and telephone numbers of federal and state officials, schools of Law, members of the state legislature, national and state associations, county map and city and county list.


Law Digests:


Law digest is an excellent place to begin legal research. It provides up-to-date and user friendly summaries of vast body of statutory law, firms and legal scholars in each jurisdiction.

  1. Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest, K 526.5 .M37 This compendium provides summaries of the laws of the United States, Canada, and 78th of the world’s leading trading nations, as well as the full text of significant Uniform and Model Acts and International Conventions.
  2. Callaghan’s Wisconsin Digest, KFW2457.M3
    This digest provides a complete guide to Wisconsin law, and with references to the major sources necessary for your research to aid you in serving clients.


Wisconsin Reports:

  1. Callaghan’s Official Wisconsin Reports, KFW 2445.C3
    This covers reports to the cases determined in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Wisconsin. The Topic and Section number (refers to the Callaghan’s Wisconsin Digest) which provides the researcher with immediate access to all related Wisconsin decisions.


Wisconsin Statutes & Codes (print)

  1. West’s Wisconsin Statutes Annotated, under the arrangement of the Official Wisconsin Statutes, KFW2430.A4W4
    These volumes directly supplement 2001 Pocket laws for use in a particular calendar year. Provides annotations for sections from each chapter of Wisconsin Statutes.
  2. Wisconsin Administrative Code, 18 Volumes, JS451.W64.2
    The Wisconsin Administrative Code is published and distributed as directed by Section 35.93 and Chapter 227 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The complete code consists of loose-leaf binders containing all "Administrative Rules" of state agencies. As rules are created or revised (near the end of the month), newly printed pages are prepared. A separate set containing rules of the Safety & Buildings Division in the Department of Commerce and selected rules of the Department of Workforce Development is also available.
  3. Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, 46th ed., 2001-02, KFW2430.A2
    Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations consist of the statues of 1898 with the additions and amendments and less the repeals made by the legislative thereafter (see s 991.12) and annotations updated under s. 35.23. According to Legislative Joint Rule 53 (1), when an act, or part of an act, creates a statute section number, that action indicates to make the section a part of the Wisconsin Statutes.

Criminal Procedure:

  1. Principles of Criminal Procedure (3rd Edition)     Call Number KF 9619 .P74 2008
    The wide variety of legal sources that come together to determine the procedures of lawyers and legal paraprofessionals in the criminal justice system have been synthesized into this concise but also comprehensive book.  Whether a precedent was set by the Supreme Court, at the municipal level, or anywhere else, it has been integrated into this book.  Includes a fourteen-page Table of Cases.

Workplace Safety Guide:

  • 1910 OSHA Guide, Workplace Safety Regulations & Index, KF3567.2 N6
    Put all the word-for-word 1910 regulations at your fingertips. Tab-divided by subject to help you find what you need quickly. Contains the word-for-word regulations you need to improve safety and stay in compliance. In an easy-to-use format, it provides the regulations for important areas such as: personal protective equipment, machine guarding, electrical safety, hazard communication, and lockout/tag out.

 

Periodical Articles

Use the following databases to find journal, newspaper articles using the keywords from the topic you want to research.


EBSCO
Facts on File
NewsBank
Westlaw Campus
Wilson Web

 

Websites

Contacting the Congress: Online Directory for the 109th Congress
Contacting the Congress is a very up-to-date database of congressional contact information for the 109th Congress. As of October 03, 2005 there are 538 email addresses (of which 475 are Web-based email homepages), and 540 WWW homepages known for the 540 members of the 109th Congress. More traditional ground mail addresses are available for all Congress members.


Legal Professionals Assoc. - East Center
http://www.worthreporting.com/wals.html
This is a web page for Fond du Lac Legal Secretaries in East Central Wisconsin. It has a link to NALS (formerly called National Association of Legal secretaries): The Association for Legal Professionals. The NALS is dedicated to enhancing the competencies and contributions of members in the legal services profession. It provides information on on-line learning center, certification and re-certification requirements, education and membership.


Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin
http://www.aallnet.org/
This web page includes information on publications, membership, Grants, Programs, Job Placement, E-mail List, Legal Links, Legal Information and Bibliography.


LII / Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/

This site is an internationally known provider of public legal information. The site includes a legal dictionary/encyclopedia, links to state law resources and  opinions of the United States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, together with over 600 earlier decisions selected for their historic importance.


Loislaw
http://www.loislaw.com/
Search Federal Court of Appeals opinions dating back to the 1950’s via multiple access points. This is a licensed resource available to users at Wisconsin State Law Library workstations.


Wisconsin Court System
http://www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/municipal/index.htm
The Wisconsin court system is made up of three levels of courts, each with a different function:

  • Supreme Court, developing appellate court, decides cases that have statewide significance and involve issues that require interpretation of the law. The webs site for it is: http://www.courts.state.wi.us
  • Court of Appeals hears appeals of cases that have already been decided by a circuit court. The web site: http://www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/appeals/
  • Circuit Courts, which are trial courts, decide all civil and criminal cases.The web site: http://www.wicourts.gov/opinions/circuit.htm
  • Municipal Courts serve cities, villages and towns. These courts are limited to offenses against ordinances of the city, town or village. The web site: http://www.wicourts.gov/about/organization/municipal/links.htm


Federal Court System

  • U.S. Supreme Court This is the highest court in the United States. Official page of the United States Supreme Court, featuring links to court's opinions and orders, calendar, docket system, and related websites can be found on http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
  • U.S. Court of Appeals The U.S. Courts -- includes 11 circuits hearing appeals from U.S. district courts with exception of D.C. and Washington, D.C. -- of Appeals occupy the second tier in the hierarchy of federal courts. Rules, opinions and other information regarding the Seventh Circuit Court (covers Wisconsin, Illinois) is given on it's web site: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/
  • U.S. District Court is a trial court and court of original jurisdiction in the federal system. At least one District Court exists in each state. Many District Court opinions are unpublished and may be available through the clerk of court or an electronic legal database. Additional information about the U.S. District Courts may be found online at: http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html


The Law Engine
This website lists hundreds of professional organizations and online directories throughout the world, including most state bar, medical associations and federal agencies, all major law and medical libraries, plus countless business, real estate, financial and professional groups.


State Bar of Wisconsin
This web site provides information on state bar, legal research, seminars, books and products, law practice management issues and one can browse WisBar by topic.


U.S. Specialized Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/allinks.html
have been formed to handle cases in a particular area of the law or to relieve overcrowding on the calendar of a court already in existence. The Bankruptcy Court, Tax Court and Claims Court are examples of such courts.


Wisconsin Law Library
http://wsll.state.wi.us/This library has a comprehensive collection of legal materials and offers a variety of reference and research services to support the legal information needs. It provides web site links to Wisconsin Law, Federal Law, State and Tribal Law, Directories, Newspapers, Legal topics A-Z and Law reviews.

Revisor of Statutes Bureau
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/index.html


Wisconsin State Statutes
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/Statutes.html


Wisconsin Administrative Code
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code.htm


Wisconsin Law and Government
http://wsll.state.wi.us/wisco.html


The Wisconsin Acts
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/2acts.html


Wisconsin Stats
http://www.wisstat.wisc.edu/


Updated 10/2009

 
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