Electronic Resources for Legal Assisting

Research and Networking Links

American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistants
  http://www.abanet.org/legalassts/
  Answers basic questions concerning the career area and links to other resources on   the Internet

National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
   http://www.nala.org/
   A professional association for legal assistants, providing continuing education and    professional certification programs.

Legal Research Sites

Cornell Law School
   http://www.law.cornell.edu/topical.html
   The Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell has put together summaries of legal    topics with links to other legal pages.

FindLaw
   http://www.findlaw.com/
   This Web location has thousands of references to legal sites. Since 1994, it has    provided an online library of legal resources.

The U.S. Supreme Court Official Site
   http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
  The site was initiated in April of 2000, listing opinions and rules as well as tips on   visiting the court.

About the Law
   http://law.about.com/newsissues/law/
   Current legal issues are discussed and dissected.

Bar Foundations