1. 1 Resources for Corporate Counsel Catherine Lemann, JD, MLIS State Law Librarian Alaska State Court Law Library clemann@courts.state.ak.us January 2008

2. 2 Anchorage Law Library 303 K Street, 1 st floor (old Courthouse) 907-264-0585 888-282-2082 (Alaska only) Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 – 6:00 Friday 8:00 – 4:30 Sunday noon – 5:00

3. 3 Print Resources 50 state statute collection U.S. Code Case law – state and federal Subject specific treatises Handbooks, guides, etc. Selected U.S. Government documents

4. 4 Treatises CCH Business Law Monograph series Corporate political activity Directors and officers: liabilities and protections Avoiding employment discrimination charges Business uses of life insurance 38 titles

5. 5 Treatises Tax – paper and online subscriptions to CCH tax and BNA Tax Management portfolios Forms – commercial, real estate, business organizations, etc. paper and online

6. 6 NOLO Press www.nolo.com Complete Guide to buying/selling a business Employer’s Legal Handbook Legal guide for starting and running a small business Your rights in the workplace

7. 7 National Consumer Law Center Consumer Law Manuals Intended for attorneys but understandable Contain forms Search from website into the manuals Fair debt collection, student loans, automobile fraud, truth in lending, etc.

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9. 9 Legal Information Institute Current U.S. Code from Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives Current Code of Federal Regulations Federal Rules U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Courts of Appeals www.law.cornell.edu

10. 10 LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

11. 11 Alaska State Court Law Library In library databases: Westlaw HeinOnline CCH Tax Research network BNA Tax Management Portfolios

12. 12 HeinOnline Scanned copies of 1,200+ journals U.S.Code, CFR, Federal Register, U.S. Statutes Searchable In library use only (Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, and Kenai)

13. 13 FREE Westlaw at the Library All State/Federal cases & statutes USCA, USCCAN ALR 2 nd – 6 th, Journals and Law Reviews Am.Jur., Forms, Proof of Facts, Trials Keycite

14. 14 Alaska Case Law Database http://government.westlaw.com/akcases Alaska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals All published opinions back to 1960 Unpublished decisions (MOJs) back to 1991, with older decisions being added No headnotes, keyciting, or page numbers

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16. 16 Casemaker Alaska Caselaw 348 P.2d (1960) – current With reporter page numbers Attorney General Opinions From 1995 Alaska Law Review Volume 14 – current No Alaska Administrative decisions

17. 17 Casemaker Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Seward, Kenai Borough Codes Statutes Court rules Citator? Identifies cases, you analyze them

18. 18 Casemaker – Federal U.S. Supreme Court 1893 - Current U.S. Circuit Opinions 1 F.3d - current U.S. District Courts (F.Supp.2d) F.Supp.2d Vol. 401 - current adv. sheet U.S. Bankruptcy Opinions Begin: Vol. 334 B.R. (2005) U.S. Code Titles 1-41, 46 are complete through 01/02/2006 Titles 42-45, 47-50 are complete through 01/03/2005 Title 11 USC Bankruptcy Reform Act Contains all changes made by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 Public Laws Includes laws passed by the 2005-2006 109th Congress and 2007 110th Congress to date Code of Federal Regulations Titles 1-16 complete through 1/1/2007 Titles 17-27 complete through 4/1/2007 Title 28-31 complete through 7/1/2007 Titles 32-41 complete through 7/1/2006 Titles 42-50 complete through 10/1/2006 U.S. Constitution Federal Court Rules

19. 19 Casemaker Basic search is natural language Advanced Search Fields: Citation, Docket Number, Attorney, Judge, Date Word Form – exact, wildcard * Proximity – word, sentence, document, within 500 or 1000 characters

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33. 33 Free Pacer Access Federal Court docketing system Nationwide Two year trial Available in all court law libraries

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38. 38 Alaska State Court Law Library Toll-free: 1-888-282-2082 907-264-0585 Email: library@courts.state.ak.uslibrary@courts.state.ak.us