Legal Practice Tools

This research guide provides information about common tools needed in legal practice, such as court rules, judge directories, forms, records & briefs, and legal news. It is focused primarily on practice in New York State.

In general, New York State specific resources are available for the law school community on Lexis and Westlaw: 

• Lexis NY State Materials
• Westlaw NY State Materials 

*Lexis and Westlaw are available to UB Law students & faculty only. 

For Free or Low-Cost Legal Services in NY: New York Legal Assistance Programs

For a list of free Legal Research Resources, please visit Harvard Law Library's guide. New York State specific resources are listed on the Legal Information Institute's (Cornell Law) guide to New York Legal Resources.

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