Legal Reference Sources

This guide compiles online reference sources for specific legal topics. For more general sources please consult this guide.

I. Legal Associations

II. Attorney Locators

III. Embassies

IV. Federal Grants

V. Financial Resources

VI. Health-Related Information

VII. Insurance

VIII. Law Reviews and Journals

IX. Legislative History

X. Professional Licensure

XI. Uniform Laws

 

I. Legal Associations

Bar Associations

Law Library Associations

 

II. Attorney Locators

  • Find a Lawyer - Search for a lawyer by legal issue or location. From FindLaw.
  • Martindale.com - Online successor to the classic Martindale-Hubbell directory.
  • Best Law Firms - Search for law firms by location and practice area. Provided by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
  • Avvo - Search lawyers by name, practice area, or by name. Also includes forms and information on legal topics.
  • Lawyers.com Find a Lawyer - Search by topic, city, or state.
  • Find a Solicitor - Free service providing information on legal service providers in England and Wales. Provided by the Law Society using data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

 

III. Embassies

  • USembassy.gov - Directory of United States embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions arranged by country.
  • embassy.org - Directory of foreign embassies in Washington D.C.
  • Embassies.net - Worldwide directory of embassies, consulates, trade missions, and other diplomatic and consular representations.

 

IV. Federal Grants

  • Grants.gov - The single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 federal agencies that manage grant funds. Information on getting started, finding grant opportunities and applying for grants.
  • Loans & Grants - Information from the United States Small Business Administration (SBA).
  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Assitance Listings - This site provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to state and local governments, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, U.S. territories (and possessions), domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions, specialized groups, and individuals. Formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
  • Government Benefits, Grants, and Loans - Official information on grants, loans, financial aid, and other benefits from the U.S. government.
  • Grants Work in a Congressional Office (PDF) - Congressional Research Service (CRS) report outlining how grant requests are handled with references to other resources.

 

V. Financial Resources