Bar Associations

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• County Bar Associations
  • Alameda County Bar Association
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Palo Alto Area Bar Association
  • San Diego County Bar Association
  • Bar Association of San Francisco County
  • San Mateo County Bar Association
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association

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Ethics

• ABA Center for Professional Responsibility.
• ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20. Review and study of ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the U.S. system of lawyer regulation in the context of advances in technology and global legal practice developments.
• American Legal Ethics Library. Cornell University of Law School. Digital library containing both the codes or rules setting standards for the professional conduct of lawyers and commentary on the law governing lawyers, organized on a state by state basis.
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Independent national organization of lawyers concentrating in the fields of professional responsibility and legal ethics. Investigates emerging issues in admission to practice law, professional ethics, disciplinary standards and procedures, and professional liability.
• Codes of Ethics Online From the Illinois Institute of Technology, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Profession. Provides codes of ethics for a variety of professions.
• LegalEthics.com Provides access to online ethics and the law resources, including rules, articles, and the WebEthics Discussion Forum.
• State Bar of California. Quick links: Ethics.

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• Document Center Provides standards, specifications, and technical publications from industry organizations, military standards, and international standards.
• Loislaw One-source digital gateway to primary law, public records, treatises and legal forms.
• VersusLaw Search demo available. Offers various pricing structures per day, month, or year.
• Westlaw by Credit Card Sample document available for viewing.

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Journals & Reviews

• Law Library Resource Exchange (LLRX). Web journal dedicated to providing legal, library, and IT professionals with current information on wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources, and tools.
• Legal Periodicals Online bar journals, law reviews, and other legal periodicals.

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Legislative Research & Intent

• California Ballot Propositions & Campaign Research
• California Regulatory Research Guide: Valuable Guideposts for Wading through the Morass That is California Regulatory Research
• Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents & Sifting for Legislative Intent
• Finding California Legislative History. University of San Francisco School of Law.
• Legislative History & Intent
• Legislative Intent Research in California
• Legislative Intent Service
• Legislative Research, Inc.
• Quo Jure
• San Mateo County Law Library: Legislative Intent Research in California Guide for conducting legislative intent research at the San Mateo County Law Library.

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