Legal Research Guides

The Hastings Law Library reference staff publishes a number of research guides to assist patrons with legal research utilizing the resources available in the Library, on Lexis and Westlaw, and on the Internet. (NOTE: Due to the the recent library renovation, some of the shelf locations on these guides are inaccurate. These locations will be updated soon, but if you have any questions contact the Library Reference Desk.

To find other legal research guides, use Cornell's Legal Research Engine.

Library Research Guides:	Legal Directories & Career Guides:
• A Quick Course in Using a Digest • Bay Area Public Law Libraries (.pdf) • Legal Periodical Indexes	• Directories of Attorneys (.pdf) • Judicial Directories (.pdf) • Legal Careers/Legal Placement (.pdf)
California Legal Research Guides:	Federal Legal Research Guides:
• CA Legal Forms (.pdf) • CA Regulations & Admin. Law • Compiling a CA Legislative History • Legal Assistance & Lawyer Referral (.pdf) • Visiting a Local Trial or Hearing	• Compiling a Fed. Legislative History • Congressional Research Service Reports • Federal Legal Forms (.pdf) • Immigration Resources • Selected Law-Related U.S. Govt Documents
International Legal Research Guides:
• Advanced International Law Research Seminar • Chinese Law and Legal Culture Seminar • European Union Research Guide • Foreign & International Law Web Links • Foreign Law Internet Resources • Immigration Resources • International Commercial Arbitration Seminar [.pdf] • International Court of Justice Research Guide • International Environmental Law Research Guide • International Human Rights Research • International War Crimes Prosecution Seminar • Iraq: Research Guide to Legal Documents, Legal News & International Law • Researching International Law • Searching for U.S. and Int'l Treaties • Searching for U.N. Resolutions • United Nations Internet Resources

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