Paralegal: Paralegal Library Resources
Featured Databases for Paralegal students
- HeinOnline Academic This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline Academic is a government documents and comprehensive legal research database. It contains articles from legal periodicals, historical texts, and foreign and international materials. Includes the FastCase database of State and Federal Case Law, as well as primary legal materials such as the U.S. (and Oregon) Reports, Federal Register, and U.S. Statutes at Large. U.S. Supreme court decisions, presidential documents, attorney general opinions, state and federal case law, and much more.
Available to all PCC students, staff and faculty.
Oregon Case Law
- WestlawAll regional reporters including Oregon Reports.
Access limited to PCC Paralegal students. - FastCaseAll regional reporters including Oregon Reports.
Access limited to PCC Paralegal students. PCC Paralegal students have a direct link sent via email from the PCC Paralegal department. - State of Oregon Law Library Digital CollectionsThis collection includes full-text opinions issued by the Oregon Supreme Court and the Oregon Court of Appeals dating back to January 1998.
- Oregon Reports and Oregon Court of Appeals, via HeinOnline AcademicThis collection is a government documents and legal research database. It includes opinions found in the Oregon Reports (Supreme Court) and Oregon Reports (Court of Appeals). Available to all PCC students, staff and faculty.
Citators
- KeyCite via WestlawAccess limited to PCC Paralegal students.
- Cert Report, via Fastcase..Access limited to PCC Paralegal students. PCC Paralegal students have a direct link sent via email from the PCC Paralegal department.
Articles from Legal and Paralegal Journals
- Legal Collection This link opens in a new windowFull text for more than 260 scholarly and professional law journals, including paralegal.
- LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text coverage of major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
- Law Journal Library, from HeinOnlineIncludes ABA Journal and articles from many more law journals.
Find Books, Articles, DVDs, and more
Ebooks
- Ebooks available through PCC LibraryEbooks published since 2010 related to law and legal issues in the United States.
Catalog Searches
The following links will take you to books, videos and other library materials in the library catalog:
Legal Encyclopedias and Law Dictionaries
- Gale Encyclopedia of American Law byCall Number: E-book. Read online.Publication Date: 2022Explains legal terms and concepts in everyday language, covering a wide variety of persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it. Formerly West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
- Black's Law Dictionary, 7TH ED byPublication Date: 2020The most practical, comprehensive, scholarly, and authoritative law dictionary ever published-and the most frequently cited legal reference in the world. With clarity and rigor, it defines more than 70,000 law-related words and phrases, recording both their historical and present-day nuances.
Also available on Westlaw for PCC Paralegal students: Westlaw has the 12th edition of Black's Law Dictionary.
- American Jurisprudence 2d.Available via Westlaw for PCC Paralegal students.
- Corpus Juris SecundumAvailable via Westlaw for PCC Paralegal students
Oregon Statutes
- Oregon Revised StatutesFrom the Oregon State Legislature
- Oregon Revised Statutes AnnotatedFrom Westlaw. Access limited to PCC Paralegal students.
- Oregon Revised StatutesFrom Fastcase. Access limited to PCC Paralegal students. Paralegal students have a direct link sent via email from the department.
Oregon Government Collections
- State of Oregon Law Library Digital CollectionsThese collections provide electronic access to a variety of government agency publications. Find tips for navigating the collections at https://soll.libguides.com/digital_collection_search
- Oregon Secretary of StateIncludes the Archives Division, Audits Division, Corporation Division, Elections Division and Executive Division
- Oregon CourtsOregon Judicial Department
Related Resources
Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy, Debt & Credit
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Basic information produced by the Oregon State Bar.
- Bankruptcy Forms
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Official forms posted by the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
- Title 11 - Bankruptcy
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U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Produced by Cornell University Law School.
- United States Bankruptcy Court. District of Oregon.
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Includes opinions, frequently asked questions, links and more.
Corporate Law
- State of Oregon. Corporate Division.
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The Corporation Division promotes commerce by enabling the creation of business, filing UCC records of debt, commission of Notaries Public and streamlining access to government services and regulatory requirements.
Criminal Law
- Oregon Judges Criminal Benchbook 2005 ed.
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A tool for Oregon trial judges. It summarizes statutes and case law in select areas of Oregon criminal law and procedure. It is not legal advice. Available in Spanish. By: Oregon Courts.
- Washington Courts. State Forms.
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Includes criminal law forms.
Ethics
- American Legal Ethics Library
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This digital library contains both the codes or rules setting standards for the professional conduct of lawyers and commentary on the law governing lawyers, organized on a state by state basis. By Cornell University Law School.
- NALA Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
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Code of ethics for paralegals
- Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct
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Produced by the Oregon State Bar
Family Law
- Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) Family Law: Children & Families.
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Includes forms, parenting plans, information and resources. Some resources available in Spanish.
- Washington Courts. State Forms.
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Includes forms for divorce, dissolution, custody, child support, protective orders, juvenile court forms and more.
Forms & Contracts
- FindLaw. Forms and Contracts
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free collection of sample legal forms and business contracts is designed for legal professionals.
Immigration Law
- Immigration Law
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General information about immigration law. By: Oregon State Bar.
- U.S. Immigration
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Includes forms, laws and resources.
Paralegal books on Reserve in the PCC Library
- PL books on ReserveYou can request a scanned chapter or up to 50 pages which will be emailed to you within 24 hours.
Rapido
You can request either 50 pages or one chapter of a book to be scanned and emailed to you. This servie is called Rapido and it is fast! You will receive an email with a link to the scanned pages in PDF format in 24-48 hours.
- Rapido: requesting library materialsStep by step instructions on how to request a scan of up to 50 pages or one chapter.
Featured Titles
- Sharpening the Legal Mind : How to Think Like a Lawyer byPublication Date: 2023Accessible and thought provoking, "Sharpening the Legal Mind" explains how lawyers analyze the cases and controversies that come before the courts. This book is an authoritative introduction to the academic study of law and legal reasoning, including insights into the philosophy of law and the intellectual history of legal thought. The author discusses the methods lawyers use to interpret the law, the relation between law and morals, and the role of courts in shaping the law. The perfect read for anyone looking for a primer on legal reasoning.
Introduction to Law for Paralegals by ISBN: 9781543809718Publication Date: 2019Use the "EPUB Full Text" link on the left side of the screen to access the full text.
Balancing practice and theory, Introduction to Law for Paralegals: A Critical Thinking Approach offers a well-rounded introduction to law and the American legal system, and comprehensive coverage combined with interesting topics, timely cases, and effective pedagogy. Through hypotheticals, examples, and well-designed questions, the authors engage students in the process of critical thinking and analysis.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights by ISBN: 9781603584043Publication Date: 2013"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Food Rights takes readers on a disturbing cross-country journey from Maine to California through a netherworld of Amish farmers, secret food police lurking in vans at farmers markets, cultish activists, U.S. Justice Department lawyers, local sheriffs, and suburban moms risk[ing] fines and jail to feed their children unprocessed, and unregulated, foods of their choosing."
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