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Law School Web Resources

Law School Application Information

http://www.lsac.org

  •  Law School Admission Council’s website including information about the LSAT and the Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) as well as links to law schools, LSAT preparation publications, financial aid information, and law school rankings and resources

http://www.abanet.org/careercounsel/students.html

  • American Bar Association’s website providing career information for students and lawyers

Internet Legal Research Sources

http://www.lib.chicago.edu/~llou/mpoctalk.html

  • Comprehensive legal research source with links to discussions, electronic news sources, Usenet newsgroups, law journals, magazines, newsletters, and organizations

http://www.findlaw.com/

  • Comprehensive legal research guide that includes legal news, cases, codes, forms, articles, information about law schools and bar associations, and links to legal research

http://www.lawlib.slu.edu/library/LawOnTheWeb.html

  • Research guide providing internet sources for federal law, state law, law-related discussion lists, law journals, law schools, and law firms, as well as general law-related resources, selected subject-area guides, and search engines for legal sites

http://www.lexisone.com

  • Internet legal research guide with the full text of U.S. Supreme Court cases and the last five years of federal and state appellate court cases

http://www.nalp.org/

  • The Association for Legal Career Profession’s website containing information for job seekers and information about public service initiatives and fellowships

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

  • Legal Information Institute’s website with links to legal subjects

http://www.law.emory.edu/LAW/refdesk/toc.html

  • Federal Courts Finder and Electronic Reference Desk guides

http://www.ilrg.com/

  • Guide for law and the legal profession

http://www.washlaw.edu/

  • Law school website with law-related information

http://www.hg.org/

  • Comprehensive legal research guide

http://www.lawsource.com/also/

  • Home to American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!) providing links to search for laws of the United States, Canada, and Mexico

http://www.firstgov.gov

  • Government site with U.S. federal and state law resources

http://www.gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/

  • Meta-index for legal research

http://www.lawresearchservices.com/firms/practice/ctindex8.htm

  • Type of law index, attorney directory, and firm directory by practice area and state

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/index.html

  • World Wide Virtual Library for Law

Financial Aid Links

http://www.ed.gov

  • Government website providing financial aid information

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

  • FAFSA application available at this website

http://www.accessgroup.org

  • Supplemental Application required by some law schools available at this website

http://www.collegeboard.org/

  • Supplemental Application required by some law schools available at this website

http://www.irs.istreas.gov

  • Government website with Lifetime Learning Credit tax relief information provided by The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997

http://www.finaid.org

  • Website providing a free search for scholarships and information about loans and federal programs

http://www.scholarships.sallimae.com

  • Scholarship information available at this website

Websites of the Law Schools You Are Applying To

  • Each law school has a distinct financial aid policy