Pre-Law Resources

Articles & Databases || Online Pre-Law Journals || Reference Books || Online Books || Websites

Articles & Databases

Provides access to thousands of news, business, legal, and medical publications and information sources, including: newspapers, newsletters, magazines, trade journals, wire services, and broadcast transcripts. The legal component of the database includes comprehensive, current legal information. This consists of federal and state case law, statues, secondary sources such as law reviews, and state legal materials.
Search from approximately 140 law-related periodicals on subjects such as business law, civil law, criminal law, and much more. Many of these periodicals are available full text.
Westlaw
 Comprehensive online database providing current (updated every twenty-four hours) law and legal information. Over 13,000 databases are offered. "WestNews" is an excellent starting point for news and business information. You can search using "natural language" and then advance to using more formal legal-based terminologies. This database is located on a single computer in the Research Lab. A Reference Librarian will be happy to assist you in locating and using this valuable legal resource

Online Pre-Law Journals

Full text online journals in Law, Politics, & Government

Reference Books

To find reference books, browse through the collection on the first floor of the library. Most reference books in the field of Law and Legal Studies will be found in the K section. The following reference books will get you started.

Black's law dictionary KF156 .B53 1999
The new Palgrave dictionary of economics and the law KF487 .E3N49 1998
The philosophy of law K204 .P49 1999
West's encyclopedia of American law KF154 .W47 2004
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution KF4548 .E53 2000
Historic U.S. court cases: an encyclopedia KF352 .Z9H578 2001
Great American trials KF220 .G73 2002
National survey of state laws KF386 .N38 2005
Ultimate guide to law schools KF266 .M34 2004
Best 159 law schools KF266 .B37 2006

Online Books

Collins Dictionary of Law
Dictionary of Conflict Resolution, Wiley
Dictionary of Law, Peter Collin Publishing
Encyclopedia of the European Union
Eurojargon
Great American Court Cases, Gale
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
World of Criminal Justice, Gale

Websites

Flagler College Pre-Law Program
Legal Information Institute/Cornell
WWW Virtual Library - Law
U.S. Code Collection
Florida Statutes
Code of Federal Regulations
Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)
Martindale Attorney Directory
Martindale Directory of Law Firms
Lawyer Directory from LexisNexis
Personal Injury Lawyer Directory from Martindale