Solo Practitioner Aids

Solo Practitioner reference page including connections and other resources which may help you "hang up that shingle." Includes 'how to' articles for the solo practitioner attorney, publishers, legal information retrieval, solo practitioner guides, governmental information, solo practitioner chat board, and much more.

  • ABA Lawyer Resources
  • ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
  • American Lawyer Media
  • American Legal Publishing
    Codes of Ordinances from around the U.S.
  • Asia Law and Practice Publishing, Ltd.
    Publishers of periodicals and books.
  • Aspen Law and Business Publishing
    Journals and additional resources in many areas of law.
  • Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)
    An educational organization dedicated to serve criminal defense attorneys who practice in the federal courts.
  • AttorneyCafe.com
    "The Attorney lawyer website is the most useful website of any lawyer who want to have his identity on the web which has proved itself as a powerful media."
  • Basic Legal Citation
    From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.
  • Building a Successful Solo Law Practice, by J. Jacques, CMC
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • The Bureau of National Affairs
    Product and Service information.
  • Business.com
    "Resources for solo practitioners and small law firms."
  • Capitol District Information, Inc.
    Document retrieval industry; specialists at finding the information you need.
  • Carswell
    "[C]omprehensive research information and solutions."
  • CataLaw:Metaindex of Law and Government
    It aids legal research by arranging all indexes of law and government into a uniform, universal and unique metaindex.
  • Checkpoint Tax Research RIA
    Password required
  • Congressional Quarterly (CQ)
    Congressional Quarterly is a world-class provider of information on government, politics and public policy.
  • Counsel.Net, Attorney Network
    Browse the latest 25 posts from the Solo Practitioner Chatboard.
  • CyberShingle
    Create web site for small and solo law firms.
  • DocLaw WWW
    From Washlaw: Doclaw is a gateway to Federal Government internet resources and other government related material.
  • Dun & Bradstreet
  • Emory University School of Law, Electronic Reference Desk
  • Eudor
    Online, searchable database of official publications of the European Union
  • Europa
    Gateway to the European Union, available in many languages.
  • The Expert Pages
    Internet directory of experts, expert witnesses and legal consultants.
  • Federal Primary Law from Washlaw
    "Administrative law, Case law, and Statutory law resource page with links to administrative decisions, federal case law, state case law, state statutes, federal statutes, GPO access, and more."
  • FindLaw Professional Development Center
  • Foreign and International Law
    From Washlaw: "Our goal is to provide links to primary foreign and international legal resources, research aids, and sites useful in conducting research in these areas of the law."
  • General Code Publishers
    Municipal Codes on the internet.
  • Glasser LegalWorks
    "To inform and train leading lawyers about changes in the law and the business of law. The business publishes books, newsletters, and produces nearly 125 live events each year in the U.S. and U.K."
  • GPO Access
    Allows quick access to government documents.
  • William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
    "[S]erving the library community for more than 80 years as a legal publisher, reprinter, subscription agent, and secondhand book dealer."
  • Hieros Gamos
    Comprehensive law and government access site.
  • Index to Current Urban Documents
    "[G]uide to the reports and research that are generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada."
  • Infotrieve
    "[A] global provider of content management technology and information services for the life sciences and other R&D-intensive industries that pioneer important scientific, technical, and medical (STM) breakthroughs."
  • Institute of Governmental Studies Library
    Large deposit of local ordinance codes and charters, additional links as well.
  • Internet Legal Resource Group
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Kluwer Law International Publisher
  • Launching a Small Firm or Solor Practice
    By Art Italo, Italo Consulting, Marietta, GA
  • The Law Biz
    Products and Services for Attorneys. Some free information and additional services for a fee.
  • Law Library Online Catalogs
  • Lawyer Referral & Information Service, ABA
  • Legal Forms
  • Legal Information Institute - WEX
    By Cornell Law School. Organizes the law into concise and clear-cut pages with links to important substantive law.
  • Legal Software
  • Lessons from a Solo Practitioner
  • Library of Congress World Wide Web Homepage
  • Pay Scale
  • LRP Publications
    "The leading publisher of special education law products and the first publisher covering bankruptcy court decisions."
  • Management Tips from a Solor Practitioner by M.D. Barringer-Thomson
  • Mealey's Publications, Legal News
  • Municipal Code Corporation
    The Nation's leading codifier.
  • (NCSC) National Center for State Courts
  • NITA -- National Institute for Trial Advocacy
  • Nolo Press, Legal Books, Forms and Software
  • Oceana Online
    "[P]remier publisher of essential international legal information specifically designed for law librarians, practicing attorneys, business executives, academicians, and researchers worldwide.
  • Practice Management Aids for the Solo Practitioner and Small Law Firm by C.A. Gilsinan
  • Private Investigation Resources
  • QuickForm Contracts Online
  • Reflaw
    From Washlaw: "[P]rovide access to legal reference information available on the Internet."
  • RIA Worldwide Tax Law
    Order a variety of foreign tax law materials.
  • SECnet, Washinbton Service Bureau (CCH)
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)
    Starting, financing and running a business, including a large shareware page for downloading software that will help you build your business.
  • Success Story: Carolyn Elefant: How to Go Solo
  • Tax Analysts
  • Thompson West Group
  • Top Ten Hard-Earned Tips for Solo Practitioners
  • Transnational Publishers
  • United States Postal Service Home Page
    Check your zip codes or track your express mail packages.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
  • VersusLaw, Inc.
    An electronic source for access to US caselaw - full text
  • Workshare
    For Solopractitioners. "Workshare software provides fast and accurate document comparison, reduces document corruption, eliminates foreign formatting styles, and provides security by removing all metadata from your documents."

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