Resource Links

Bar Associations

• The Oklahoma Bar Association

• The Oklahoma County Bar Association

• Appellate Lawyers Association

• International (from Hieros Gamos)

• State (from AllLaw) (linked by individual state)

• National (from AllLaw)

• NYU Law Library Bar Association Links

Directories

• ABA
• Findlaw
• Martindale-Hubbell

Ethics

• LegalEthics - news with links to state rules and opinions

Research Methods

Legislation

• Constitutions & Statutes from NYU Law Library
• Federal Legislative History from NYU Law Library

LAW BY PRACTICE AREA

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Most of the following sites provide links to model clauses:

Domestic

• AAA (American Arbitration Association)
• National Arbitration Forum
• NASD Dispute Resolution

International

• University of Chicago Law Library : International Commercial Arbitration Resources
• LLRX: International Commercial Arbitration Resources
• International Court of Arbitration
• London Court of International Arbitration
• WIPO Arbitration & Mediation Center

Banking

Domestic

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Federal Reserve Board of Governors

General or International

• Central Banks & Monetary Authorities from NYU
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Banking Law Resources
• Cyberbanking & Law from the University of Saarlandes
• Findlaw Banking Law
• Global Banking Law Database from the World Bank
• Hieros Gamos Guide to Banking Law
• International Collection of Banking Laws from NYU

Biotechnology

• Findlaw’s Biotechnology Industry Center
• Mealey’s Free* Drugs & Devices Legal News
• MegaLaw’s Biotechnology & Genetics Law

Commercial Finance

Domestic

• Commercial Finance Association representing asset-based financial services; includes on-line media store
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Commercial Law Overview
• Findlaw’s Commercial Law Resources

International

• Hieros Gamos Commercial Law
• Lex Mercatoria
• United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Int’l Sale of Goods
• Pace University CISG Library
• Pace University Related Links

Construction

• ABA Construction Industry Forum
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Includes a “Week in Review” by congressional lobbyists:
• Findlaw Construction Law Guide
• International Code Council
• Mealey’s Free* Construction Law News
• National Association of Home Builders

Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy

• Cornell Legal Information Institute Bankruptcy Law Overview
• Findlaw Bankruptcy Law Guide
• FreeAdvice – award-winning consumer site
• LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Bankruptcy and Business Legal News
• New Generation Research – bankruptcy data for sale

Elder

• ElderWeb – award-winning consumer site with law links
• FirstGov for Seniors
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• National Senior Citizens Law Center

Emerging Business Development

• Nolo Press Small Business Law Center
• U.S. SBA (Small Business Administration)
• U.S. SEC Small Business Information

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

• Employee Benefits Legal Resource Site
• Employee Benefits Research Administration
• Mealey’s Free* Employment Legal News
• Pension Research Council at the Wharton School
• Society of Actuaries Retirement/Pension Overview

U.S. Department of Labor:

• Employee Benefits Security Administration
• National Compensation Survey -- Benefits
• U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• U.S. Social Security Administration
• U.S. Veterans’ Administration Compensation & Pension Benefits

Energy

• Cornell Legal Information Institute Energy Law Resources
• David Blackmar’s EnergyLawNet -- with a link to daily FERC update, other FERC links, and links to state resources
• Energy Law Journal’s Links
• Findlaw’s Energy Law Guide
• Global Energy Law Portal International; requirres paid membership for full use
• Kanner & Associates Summaries of Federal Energy Laws
• ThinkQuest CHEMystery Energy Site (energy primer)
• University of Houston Energy Links

Environmental Law

Domestic

• Cornell Legal Information Institute Environmental Law Resources
• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Mealey’s Free* Toxic Torts & Environmental Legal News
• Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

International

• American Society of International Law 
• International Environmental Law Resources
• American University School of Law
• International Environmental Law & Policy Resources

Financial and Estate Planning Law

• ABA Public Information Site – Estate Planning Overview
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Estate Planning Law Guide
• Daniel B. Evans’s Software for an Estate Practice

Noteworthy Wills

• Colonial Gazette’s Ancient & Curious Wills
• Famous People
• United Kingdom National Archives -- Famous Wills
• Foundation Center
• Jason E. Haven’s Legal Research for Estate Planners
• Nolo Press Legal Encyclopedia -- Wills & Estate Planning
• NonProfit Times
• Planned Giving Design Center

U.S. IRS:

• Cumulative List of Organizations (searchable)
• Specimen Charitable Remainder Annuity Trusts
• Tax Information for Charities & Other Non-Profits

General Business

• Commercial Law League of America – with news bulletins
• FindLaw for Business Articles & Guides
• Free Advice’s Answers to General Business Law Questions
• LexisNexis Corporate & Business Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals

Government Law and Relations

• ABA Administrative Procedure Database
• ABAG (Assoc. of Bay Area Governments) Municipal Finance Links
• Administrative Law Research from University of Washington
• Marion Gould Gallagher Law Library
• International Municipal Lawyers’ Association Hot Links
• LexNotes’ Municipal Codes & Ordinances on the Web
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Administrative Law Overview
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Local Government Law Overview
• Findlaw’s Administrative Law Guide
• Findlaw’s Municipal Law State Links
• Hieros Gamos Guide to Administrative & Government Law
• U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Page

Immigration

• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Immigration Law Guide
• LexisNexis Immigration Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Immigration Legal News
• United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS; formerly INS), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security

Intellectual Property

• ABA Section of IP Links to IP-Related Federal Legislation
• Intellectual Property Law Server – links to U.S. patent, TM, copyright, more
• Findlaw’s Intellectual Property Links
• Hieros Gamos IP Law Links
• LexisNexis Intellectual Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Intellectual Property Law News
• Oppedahl & Larson LLP IP Law Web Server, containing excellent primers & links (this is a domain name scoop)
• Pierce Law’s IP Mall
• Hosted Resources, includinginteresting links like federal IP jury instructions:
• Topical Web Resources
• Texas IP Law Journal – articles free in PDF

International Law

• European Union
• Foreign Law Finding Guide from the NYU Law Library
• Journals
• LexisNexis International Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Library of Congress Global Legal Information Network
• Please use included thesaurus to arrive at search terms, for best results
• LLRX Guide to European Legal Databases
• Mealey’s Free* International Law News
• Treaty Research Guide from the NYU Law Library
• United Nations International Law
• Washburn University WashLaw Web Foreign & International Law
• World Trade Organization Guide from the NYU Law Library

Labor and Employment

• Cornell Legal Information Institute State Labor Dep’t Links

Institute Sites:

• Cornell University Martin P. Catherwood ILR Library
• University of California Institute of Industrial Relations Library – includes preview of public domain contracts database
• University of Illinois Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations – working papers
• LLRX Labor & Employment Law Resources on the Internet 2002by Alyssa Rosen, JD NYU, MS Rutgers – a mega-portal with assessments of other portals, government & commercial sites; the preponderance of links are still good
• LexisNexis Labor & Employment Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Employment Law News

Union Sites:

• Coalition of Labor Union Women
• LaborSite.Com (links to many individual unions)
• LabourStart – international union links
• Mooney, Green, Baker & Saindon – left frame links to many unions
• Unions.Org – The Face of Labor

U.S. Dep’t of Labor:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Chief Economist – on unions
• Employment Law Guide —includes a Spanish version
• Union Reports (LM2) Online
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• U.S. National Labor Relations Board
• Virtual Chase’s Legal Research Guide: Labor & Employment
• Law by respected library maven Genie Tyburski

Litigation

See the resources in the federal and state government sections for statutes, cases, and rules.

• American Lawyer’s Law.Com, with links to national and regional legal news sources
• Free Advice Litigation Primer – for the freshman or non-lawyer
• LexisNexis Federal & National Litigation Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Drugs * Medical Devices News
• Mealey’s Free* Litigation Law News
• Mealey’s Free* Pleadings News
• Statistics Links from FindLaw – working links include those to consumer product, aviation, highway, and OSHA databases

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Attorneys – List of Large Firms in the Practice

Businesses for Sale – the following sites purport to list them, searchable by location, industry, in one case sales levels:

• Business Sale Report – UK and Europe
• Business Broker.net
• Franchise Advantage
• MergerNetwork
• MergerPlace
• Canadian Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestiture Law

Primers:

• FindLaw’s Mergers & Acquisitions Primer by Robert W. Doyle, Jr., of Powell, Goldstein
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer.com  go to the following URL; click on the “Business Needs” tab in the center frame, and select “Buying or Selling a Business”
• U.S. D.O.J. Antitrust Division
• U.S. F.T.C. Antitrust Resources

Valuation Software:

• Business ValueXpress
• MoneySoft

Products Liability

• Cornell Legal Information Institute Products Liability Overview
• Findlaw Product Liability News
• Mealey’s Free* Drugs * Medical Devices News
• Mealey’s Free* Product Liability Law News

Real Estate - Calculators

• Bankrate
• Interest Rate Calculator – with graphs
• Virtual Loan Officers – separate calculators for prequalification, closing costs, refinancing, more
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Real Estate Transactions - Overview
• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counsel Links to FDIC. FRB, etc., rate spread calculator, more
• Federal Housing Finance Board Survey of Monthly Interest Rates Housing Vacancies & Home Ownership—current & historical
• Findlaw Property Law & Real Estate Resources
• FreeAdvice Real Estate Q&A
• LexisNexis Real Estate Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Real Estate Law News
• NETR Public Records Online – contact information for county assessors, etc., by state & county; property records for a fee
• Nolo’s “Real Estate” – Buying & Selling a House; Neighbor Problems

U.S. Census Bureau statistical pages

• Construction Spending
• Expenditures for Residential Properties
• Housing Vacancies & Home Ownership —current & historical
• New Home Sales
• Virtual Chase Real Estate Law – excellent links
• Zoning Links from Cyburbia

Securities

• Beam & Astarita’s Securities Law Home Page – a decent privatefirm site with links to current news coverage, a listserv, and forums; topical menu is in grey at top of page; news below
• Cornell Legal Information Institute Securities Law Overview
• Distressed Securities Index from the Barclay Groupdownloadable spreadsheet 1997-2004
• Financial Times

Exchanges

• American Stock Exchange
• Chicago Board of Trade
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• NASDAQ
• New York Stock Exchange
• International Organization of Securities Commissions
• LexisNexis Securities Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Securities Law News
• Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
• NYU Law Library Securities Law Research Guide concise one-page list of print & online resources
• State Regulators, from the North America Securities Administrators’ Association
• Stock Transfer Agents – Find for a Fee ($5)
• University of Cincinnati Securities Law Deskbook
• U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
• Virtual Chase Securities Law Resources

Tax

• Foreign Tax Law – paid subscription site; claims to provide laws in English translation
• FreeAdvice Tax Law Primer
• LegalBitStream – impressive free access to a range of IRSmaterials, and to tax cases and treaties
• Tax Sites – comprehensive links to federal databases and private services news articles
• LexisNexis Tax Law Community – links to current topical articles from legal and general periodicals
• Mealey’s Free* Tax Law News
• U.S. Internal Revenue Service

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