Legal Assistant or Paralegal: Resources

Career Resources include sites that specifically relate to your course of study. Find organizations to join and increase your networking abilities. Many of these organizations and associations have their own newsletters or magazines, job databases, and certification exams. You will also find links to other relevant web sites for your career path and books, software or journals that can help as you build your professional knowledge.

Following is a list of resource categories available to Legal Assistants and Paralegals. Click on the category you would like to explore.

• Paralegal Associations
• Related Associations
• State Bar Associations
• Government Links
• Law Related Sites and Resources
• Job Resources for Paralegals
• Books and Journals for the Paralegal Profession






National Paralegal Association

            www.nationalparalegal.org

National Association of Legal Assistants

            www.nala.org

Association of Legal Administrators

            www.alanet.org

National Federation of Paralegal Associations 
          
            www.paralegals.org

U.S. Paralegal Organizations by State

            www.lectlaw.com

Capitol Area Paralegal Association

            www.capatx.org

The American Alliance of Paralegals, Inc.

            www.aapipara.org


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American Bar Association

            www.abanet.org

National Bar Association

            www.nationalbar.org

The American Law Institute

            www.ali.org

NALS: The Association for Legal Professionals

            www.nals.org

International Paralegal Management Association

            www.paralegalmanagement.org

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

            Resource for those seeking more information on equal justice
            www.nlada.org


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Pennsylvania Bar Association

            www.pabar.org

California Bar Association

            www.calbar.ca.gov

New York Bar Association

            www.nysba.org

Florida Bar Association

            www.floridabar.org

Texas Bar Association

            www.texasbar.com

State and Local Bar Association Directory

            www.abanet.org

North America-Bar Associations

            www.hg.org


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Government Jobs

            Search federal, state, and local government jobs,
            with links to job search articles and resources
            jobsearchtech.about.com

            Government Job Bank- search for jobs and post your resume
            www.govjobs.com

U.S. Department of State

            Domestic and overseas employment in a wide variety of disciplines
            www.careers.state.gov

Federal Government Resources: Civil Service

            Employment opportunities, links to Internet job sources, news,
            current salary information, and federal resume writing
            www.lib.umich.edu

United States Department of Justice

            Jobs, resources, DOJ agencies, and press releases
            www.usdoj.gov

            Office of the Attorney General
            www.usdoj.gov

American Civil Liberties Union

            Find information on all the latest civil rights issues
            www.aclu.org

Federal Bar Association

            Provides networking and leadership opportunities
            to law students, attorneys, and judges
            www.fedbar.org


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U.S. Courts

            Locate district courts, probation offices, court of appeals, bankruptcy courts, and
            pretrial services offices by city, state, county, zip or area codes.
            www.uscourts.gov

The Supreme Court Historical Society

            A history and heritage of the Supreme Court and how it works
            www.supremecourthistory.org

Library of Congress

            U.S. and overseas newspapers, current periodicals, and government publications
            www.loc.gov

Martindale.com

            Search for lawyers by name, location,
            area of practice, firm, or in U.S. Government agencies
            www.martindale.com

Prison Legal News  

            Search articles and cases
            www.prisonlegalnews.org

Legal Assistant Today

            Website for the trade magazine Legal Assistant Today;
            with online articles, news briefs and events
            www.legalassistanttoday.com

LawCentral.com

            Links to a variety of law-related sites
            www.lawcentral.com

AllLaw.com

            Great website for law-related journals, periodicals, state and federal
            resources, legal organizations, references and legal topics
            www.alllaw.com

CataLaw

            Database of catalogs of worldwide law on the Internet
            www.catalaw.com

FindLaw

            News, cases and codes; a resource for students, legal professionals and the public
            www.findlaw.com

Law.com

            Buy legal books and products, search for legal terms and verdicts,
            file legal documents and forms, links to legal magazines
            www.law.com

Lawsource.com

            Home of American Law Sources On-line, providing a comprehensive,
            uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line
            sources of law for the United States and Canada
            www.lawsource.com

LLRX.com

            Law and technology resources for legal professionals, including sources for State
            and Federal court rules, forms, dockets and legislation and law-related articles
            www.llrx.com

The Virtual Chase

            Articles, guides, teaching materials, an alert service and
            more on Internet research strategies and resources
            www.virtualchase.com

Westlaw

            Online legal research service that provides access statutes, case law
            materials, public records, and other legal resources, along with
            current news articles and business information
            web2.westlaw.com

American Legal Research

            Includes articles and links to various law-related websites
            www.americanlegalresearch.com

Famous Trials

            Famous American and international trials, including primary and secondary sources,
            maintained at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School
            www.law.umkc.edu

Federal Judicial Center

            Reference to help students, the public, and federal court employees understand
            aspects of the federal courts
            www.fjc.gov

Law’s Order: What Economics Has to do with Law and Why it Matters

            A web manuscript by David Friedman that covers several topics
            related to economics and subsequent laws
            www.daviddfriedman.com

Legal Information Institute

            An electronic library covering various law topics, court opinions,
            introduction to basic legal citation, state and federal laws
            www.law.cornell.edu

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

            Federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information
            www.ncjrs.gov

Laguna Preparers Service

            Legal document assistant services for all California counties
            www.lagunaparalegal.com

Legal Abbreviations and Terms

            Westlaw glossary of terms used in legal research
            lawschool.westlaw.com

            Acronyms and abbreviations that are used throughout
            Washington Legal Researcher's Deskbook 3d
            lib.law.washington.edu

            Lexicon at Cornell's Legal Information Institute offers definitions of legal terms
            www.law.cornell.edu

            Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law on Findlaw
            dictionary.lp.findlaw.com

            Harvard Law School Legal Citation Guides and Abbreviation Lists
            www.law.harvard.edu

            Law.com's online Real Life Dictionary of the Law
            dictionary.law.com


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U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics

            Occupational Outlook Handbook for paralegals
            www.bls.gov

Monster.com Career Advice

            Paralegal career profile
            jobprofiles.monster.com

Resume Center on Monster.com

            View a sample paralegal resume and career advice
            resume.monster.com

Exclusively Legal

            Provides specialized staffing services to law firms and corporate legal
            departments, a job search engine, and ability to submit a resume
            www.exclusivelylegal.com

Vault

            Find firms by region and search the law job board
            www.vault.com

Lawjobs.com

            Search jobs, post your resume, submit career questions
            www.lawjobs.com

Legal Career Center Network

            Job search and recruiting services for legal community,
            search for Associations by state
            www.thelccn.com

Beacon Hill Legal

            Provides interim and direct-hire staffing solutions to law firms and corporations:
            for paralegals, legal support staff, and those interested
            in specific and specialized practice areas
            www.beaconhillstaffing.com

StaffWise Legal, Inc.

            Recruit candidates for paralegal and legal support personnel positions
            www.paralegal.com

ParalegalPost.com

            Jobs for the paralegal community, interview and resume tips
            www.paralegalpost.net

Kelly Law Registry

            Legal placement firm specializing in permanent and temporary assignments
            www.kellylawregistry.com

Paralegal Jobs

            Search jobs and post your resume
            paralegaljobs.org

Law Crossing

            The largest collection of legal jobs in the world
            www.lawcrossing.com

iHireLegal

            Search jobs, upload your resume, and receive live customer support and
            email notifications of new job postings that match your qualifications
            www.ihirelegal.com

Pathways Personnel

            Submit your resume and browse open positions; for Northern California only.
            www.pathwayspersonnel.com

CollegeGrad.com

            Entry level paralegal jobs and job seeker tools & resources
            www.collegegrad.com

Paralegal-Jobs.com

            Access to 1000’s of paralegal jobs for all levels of experience
            www.paralegalclassifieds.com

LegalDegreeHunter

            Legal job search engine and salary information
            www.degreehunter.com

Paralegal Business Opportunity

            Placement services for paralegal, legal assistants, and legal document preparers
            www.legalexpenseplans.com

Filcro Personnel, Inc.

            Recruits paralegals, legal assistants, and legal secretaries
            for New York Law Firms and Corporations
            www.filcro.com

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The Independent Paralegal’s Handbook

            www.nolo.com

Check out the various titles available on Amazon.com!

            Visit www.amazon.com and type “paralegal” into the search bar

Paralegal books at ParalegalGateway.com

            www.paralegalgateway.com

Find Law and Paralegal Books at the Library of Congress  

           www.loc.gov

Legal Assistant Today

            Subscribe to their bimonthly magazine for Paralegal Professionals,
            or join the LAT Listserv to network with other paralegals
            www.legalassistanttoday.com

2006 Salary Guide

            Request this FREE from Robert Half Legal...call 800.870.8367


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