law libraries
Statute research facilities
Law libraries are collections of legal materials—statutes, case reporters, treatises, and journals—maintained for research by attorneys, judges, law students, and sometimes the public.
Most law schools operate their own law libraries, and courthouses typically maintain one for use by legal professionals.
The firm's law library subscribed to several online databases.
Unlike general libraries, law libraries require specialized organization systems to navigate the complex relationships between cases, statutes, and legal commentary.
- court recordsDocumented legal proceedings
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- online databasesInternet-hosted searchable information systems
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
- law schoolsInstitutions for attorney training
law firm · call numbers · court rules · primary sources · circulation desk · briefs · law journals · microfiche · bar associations · law review · LexisNexis · treatises · due diligence · codes · stacks · quiet · bound · volumes
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, research libraries, university libraries
- law schoollaw school, law schools, law student, law students, law degree
- legal educationlaw schools, legal education, law school, moot court, law degree
- legal resourceslegal forms, court forms, law reviews, legal clinic, pro bono
- legal techlegal research, e-discovery, legal search, LexisNexis, e-filing
law librariescourtrooms
Judicial hearing spaces
trial courts · courthouses · interrogation rooms · detention centers · prisons
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Unauthorized punishment by civilians
lynch mobs · mob justice · kangaroo courts · jailhouse lawyers