Welcome to this guide to legal research for paralegals. Here you will find resources relevant to the paralegal profession as well as law broadly. For the paralegal profession, these resources will likely be useful. We also have broader search tools like Start My Research which you can use to find resources on a variety of topics.
WestLaw is a collection of law-related resources. It includes important analytical sources, such as Am Jur 2d and the ALR's, as well as law reviews and journals. Primary Law Sources are also included, such as the United States Code Annotated (USCA or US Code), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Federal Register, as well as state statutes and regulations, and all federal and state cases.
HeinOnline Academic is a government document and legal research database. It contains comprehensive coverage from inception of U.S. statutory materials, U.S. Congressional Documents and the US Congressional Serial Set, and 2600+ scholarly journals. It also includes all of the world's constitutions, all U.S. treaties, collections of classic treatises and presidential documents, and access to the full text of state and federal case law, and U.S. Supreme Court cases.
ProQuest Congressional is a database for congressional publications and legislative research that offers access to U.S. congressional documents from 1789 to the present. It supports research in public policy, historical, and legal areas, with insights into U.S. history and policy development.
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Where the Law Is: an introduction to advanced legal research by 
Thinking Like a Lawyer by 
Bankruptcy for Paralegals by 
Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals by 
Essentials of Torts by 
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