Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Resources

Publication Date

8-2011

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Mega-sites, FindLaw, Justia, Terms and connectors, Search, Boolean, MegaLaw, Public Library of Law, LexisOne Community, HG, LexisNexis InfoPro-Zimmerman's Research Guide, Google Scholar, Nonprofit organization websites, Cornell's Legal Information Institute, American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Agencies, Court websites, Colorado State Judicial Branch

Abstract

There are an abundance of free or low-cost legal research sites available on the Internet. Some sites provide all of their content for free; others provide a mixture of free and fee-based information. Although each site is different, there can be significant overlap among the materials available.

Many of the free sites are ""mega-sites,"" which are ideal for accessing a wide range of information. Many universities and nonprofit organizations also provide legal resources on their sites, either as a free service to the public or as a free service to paying members. Government sites also are valuable for free legal research at both the federal and state levels.

This article discusses a few key sites from each of these categories. It provides an overview of the site, as well as some background information and the type of information that can be located through each resource.

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Publication Statement

Copyright is held by The Colorado Lawyer. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This article was originally published as Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Resources. Colorado Lawyer, 40 (8), 103- 105 (2011).

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The Colorado Lawyer

Language

English (eng)

Extent

4 pgs

Publication Title

The Colorado Lawyer

Volume

40

Issue

8

First Page

103

Last Page

106

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