Legal Research Guides
1) OREGON LAWYER RESEARCH LINKS AND DOCUMENTS
2) SUBJECT-SPECIFIC LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES
3) LEGAL RESEARCH QUICK LINKS
- Frequently Requested Legal Research Links
- Briefs: Guide to Finding Oregon Appellate Court Briefs
- Lane County Law Library Legal Research Guides Index
- How to Find a Lawyer in Oregon - In 6 Easy Steps
- How to Dispose of Used Law Books (see also Book Donation checklist)
- Portland Metro-Area Legal Services Guide, 2008
- Library of Congress (LOC) guides to U.S., foreign, and international law
- Answers to some Oregon legal research questions may also be found at the Oregon Legal Research blog, which includes sidebar links to free and low-cost legal research resources, Oregon law schools (and their law libraries)
4) FREE and LOW-COST LEGAL RESEARCH TOOLS and DATABASES
- Georgetown University (D.C.) Law Library's Guide
- Oregon County Law Libraries Online Legal Research Database Grid
- University of Washington Law Library's Guide to Low-Cost Legal Databases
5) OREGON LEGAL RESEARCH RESOURCES
Washington County Courts and Attorneys:
Oregon State Courts
- Oregon Judicial Department (including opinions, court rules, self-help guides, and more)
- Legal Research Guide: How to Find Oregon Appellate Court Briefs
Oregon Law Libraries
- Oregon Council of County Law Libraries (OCCLL)
- Lewis & Clark Law School Library
- University of Oregon Law School Library
- Willamette Law School Library
Oregon Laws, Statutes, Regulations, and Legislative History
- ORS - Oregon Revised Statutes
- Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
- Oregon Legislative History Online (through Oregon Archives)
- Legal Research Guide: Compiling an Oregon Legislative History
- Child Support Guidelines
- Office of the Governor
- Oregon Blue Book
Oregon State Bar
- Oregon State Bar (OSB) (Legal information for the public)
6) SPECIALIZED LEGAL RESEARCH RESOURCES
HeinOnline (remote access through WCCLS)
- HeinOnline is a specialized legal research database. Anyone with a Washington County (WCCLS) public library card may search the database free of charge. To connect to HeinOnline, link to WCCLS, click on the Government/Law link under Online Resources, and follow the instructions to log onto HeinOnline.
- How to apply for a WCCLS card? Residents who live in Multnomah, Clackamas, or Hood River counties in Oregon, or reside in the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District or the City of Camas in Washington, may obtain a WCCLS library card without paying a non-resident fee.
Other:
- L-net: Oregon Libraries Network (for legal and non-legal reference questions)
- Public Video-Conferencing Sites in Oregon (updated July 2009)
- Check with your local libraries (public and academic) for their subscription database services. Researchers whose own public libraries do not offer the databases needed can find libraries in other communities that allow non-residents to apply for membership for a nominal fee and then have access to databases.
- One of the most popular of those is the NYPL, but other libraries offer similar fee-based research services to non-residents.
