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More good legal resources are coming to the web. Some of the sites below contain technical information and others are geared for the nonlawyer, but all are worth looking at if you are trying to educate yourself. It is always a good idea to educate yourself about subject matter even if you intend to use a lawyer; it helps you ask better questions, understand the process more, keep your fee down and have a better relationship with your attorney.
General Legal Resources
Cornell Legal Research Database - find Court of Appeals decisions (New York's highest court) since 1990, by keyword
FindLaw.com - an excellent research site, with links to state laws and other information for lawyers; also has a "for the public" section with an excellent list of helpful links, laws, etc.
Hieros Gamos - "law and government portal" - excellent site
Internet Legal Resource Guide - This is a fairly exhaustive site for those interested in legal research sources. Contains a very good compilation of law sites out on the web, and breaks them down into research sites, directories, etc. Also contains links to actual laws in each state.
Internal Revenue Service site - great site at tax time and any other time if you need tax forms and tips -- easy download, including instructions
Lawguru.com - excellent site which includes, the Internet Law Library's vast array of resources - for New York law sources, click here
Lawhound.com - allows clients to post free questions which lawyers can then respond to; also some good links
Lawyers.com - Published by Martindale Hubbell, this source contains information and biographies about thousands of lawyers as well as articles about the law. Useful for finding a lawyer.
Law News Network - contains some interesting technology/internet litigation cases
New York Law Journal - great source of current information, trends, associate pay, interesting articles as well as legal research tools. Reading the Law Journal can tell a nonlawyer a lot about the profession. Previously it was probably not soething you
New York State School Boards Association online - a great site with lots of education law and education related resources
Nolo.com - "self help law center" - excellent site dedicated originally to the nonlawyer, now useful to the lawyer as well; provides legal resources, articles, and other helpful information
PrairieLaw.com - this site seeks to be a resource for the layperson. There are some good discussion boards and articles on various topics.
Versuslaw.com - a relatively inexpensive legal research site which is of most use to lawyers but also contains some information for nonlawyers.
Westlaw.com - the research site of West Publishing, the industry giant in legal publishing - legal research tools but mainly geared for subscribers only.
For specific topics:
Divorce
DivorceSource.com - an excellent, comprehensive, state-by-state informational network. Includes with articles, advice, the full text of New York's (and other states') matrimonial laws, searchable databases of divorce resources and more. Also has helpful chat/discussion boards.
**Free Legal Forms for NY uncontested Divorce plus information is available here: www.courts.state.ny.us
Discrimination
EEOC Homepage - the site of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency charged with enforcing Title VII, the ADA and other federal discrimination statutes
Landlord-Tenant Matters
Rentlaw.com - lots of good tips and information
Real Estate
International Real Estate Digest - IRED is not only one of my favorite sites, but the rest of the country agrees...it's extremely popular, thousands of viewers daily. Lots of plain language articles about various real estate issues. A very helpful site.
Realestate.com - contains buying/selling resources & articles
Realtor.com - the official site of the National Association of Realtors, this site does contain some articles helpful to you when you are buying or selling.
FREE LEGAL FORMS (use with caution - in most matters best to consult an attorney to review these)
Real Estate Forms
General Forms ILRG
Letters and Forms LAWCHEK
Calif Sec of State
Business Forms
General -
Eugene Kinsey Calif
Corp and Bus
All States - FINDLAW
Business and Gen 'LECTRIC LAW
General Forms - LEGALDOCS
Legal-Kits
General Forms - LEGALWIZ
Forms Resources -
FINDLAW
Computer-Internet
Bus - QUICKFORM
General All States -
USLEGALFORMS
Spanish-English General
- DELAFE
www.findforms.com - has a database to search for free forms
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