Legal Reference Sources
Updated by Paul Hellyer
November 2024
Dictionaries
Black's Law Dictionary (12th ed. 2024) (on Westlaw)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus (6th ed. 2021) (on Lexis)
Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary (2012) (on Lexis)
Words and Phrases (on Westlaw)
Encyclopedias
American Jurisprudence 2d (on Westlaw)
Corpus Juris Secundum (on Westlaw)
Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia (on Lexis)
Directories
Almanac of the Federal Judiciary
Lexis Judge Directories
Martindale.com
West Legal Directory (on Westlaw)
50 State Surveys
(These sources identify state laws on various topics)
50 State Regulatory Surveys (on Westlaw)
50 State Statutory Surveys (on Westlaw)
50 State Surveys, Legislation & Regulations (on Lexis)
National Survey of State Laws (on HeinOnline)
Subject Compilations of State Laws (on HeinOnline)
Foreign & International Research
Foreign Law Guide
GlobaLex
HeinOnline's Treaty Guides and Indexes
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (on HeinOnline)
International Encyclopaedia of Laws (on Kluwer Law Online)
Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (3d ed. 2009) (on ProQuest Ebook Central)
United States Treaties in Force (from U.S. State Dept.)