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Resources for Legal Research

This guide includes resources helpful for legal research.

Databases for Legal Research

Databases A-Z allows you to find research databases by subject and type. The databases listed below are helpful for legal research:

Westlaw (Thomson Reuters)
A premier research service for legal, news, and business-related information. Funding source: FLVC group license. Here is a tutorial.

Select topics from Westlaw training materials:

Nexis Uni (LexisNexis)
Nexis Uni features more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Funding source: HCC. Here is a tutorial.
Criminal Justice Database (ProQuest)
CJD supports research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. Funded by statewide allocation. Here is a tutorial.

Available from HCPLC (for Hillsborough residents)

Florida Legal Forms

Scholarly Journals for Law

Search Publication Finder by subject or publication title. You can also Browse by Discipline: