Where to Start - Legal Resources

This guide provides you with a list of databases, journals, and more to support your legal research. 

Article Databases

Featured Resource

HeinOnline

For more focused research, use one of the recommended databases listed below.

• Academic Search Complete
• American State Papers
• CCH Tax and Accounting IntelliConnect
• Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
• 18^th Century Collection
• Electronic Collections Online
• Environment Complete
• Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
• Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies & Policy
• GPO-U.S. Government Publications
• HeinOnline
• JSTOR
• Legal Collection
• Legal Forms
• Legal Information Reference Center
• LegalTrac
• Nexis Uni
• Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
• Texas Legislature Online
• U.S. Congressional Serials
• U.S. Government Information
• WestLaw

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Scholarly Journals by Subject (BrowZine)

• Law and Legal Studies
• Fields of Law
• Professional Interest
• Legal System

Selected Internet Resources

• Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD)
• American Bar Association for Law Students
• Legal Information Institute
• Legal Writing Institute
• Martindale-Hubble Directory
• State Bar of Texas
• Tarleton COB Law Society
• Texas Licensed Investigator Requirements