Websites Lawyers Need to Know

Part of every lawyers job is staying up to date on laws, regulations, and cases that may impact your own practice. In addition to the online resources you learned about in law school, Lexis and Westlaw primarily, there are other websites to consider bookmarking and reviewing on a regular basis. Some of the best websites for research and information are:

American Bar Association- americanbar.org has both news and resources tabs where they discuss law schools, up-to-date debates, and current events impacting the practice of law.  It also has a career center and ABA calendar for your job search and networking efforts.

Bluebook- legalbluebook.com offers tips and updates on legal citation.

Justia- justia.com is a research site including cases in the news, and new decisions from state and federal courts.

Law 360- law360.com is a website that covers filings of lawsuits, settlement, verdicts, developments of cases and other court news. You can also follow legal news or cases in a variety of areas including litigation, business, IP, energy, employment, securities and more.

Lawyer Tech Review- lawyertechreview.com is a website that shares information and tips focused on legal related apps, gadgets and technology.

PACER- pacer.gov is an index for all U.S. district, bankruptcy and appellate courts cases filed. It allows you to search by court type to determine whether a party is involved in a case.

Supreme Court of the United States- supremecourt.gov site discusses the high court’s opinions and orders. You can find a link to the Journal of the Supreme Court, a daily publication for each day’s orders and opinions, as well as a link to the court’s calendar.  The site also has general news and court rules (don’t forget your local state supreme court websites).

The American Lawyer- americanlawyer.com provides news and reports on current legal topics. It also lists surveys and rankings affecting the legal field.