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Resources for Corporate Counsel

Catherine Lemann, JD, MLISState Law Librarian

Alaska State Court Law Libraryclemann@courts.state.ak.us

January 2008

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Anchorage Law Library

303 K Street, 1st 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

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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

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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

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Treatises

Tax – paper and online subscriptions to CCH tax and BNA Tax Management portfolios

Forms – commercial, real estate, business organizations, etc. paper and online

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NOLO Presswww.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

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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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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

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LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory

www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

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Alaska State Court Law Library

In library databases: Westlaw HeinOnline CCH Tax Research network BNA Tax Management Portfolios

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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)

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FREE Westlaw at the Library

All State/Federal cases & statutes USCA, USCCAN ALR 2nd – 6th, Journals and Law

Reviews Am.Jur., Forms, Proof of Facts,

Trials Keycite

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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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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

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Casemaker

Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Seward, Kenai Borough Codes

Statutes Court rules Citator? Identifies cases, you

analyze them

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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. CodeTitles 1-41, 46 are complete through 01/02/2006Titles 42-45, 47-50 are complete through 01/03/2005Title 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 RegulationsTitles 1-16 complete through 1/1/2007Titles 17-27 complete through 4/1/2007Title 28-31 complete through 7/1/2007Titles 32-41 complete through 7/1/2006Titles 42-50 complete through 10/1/2006

U.S. Constitution

Federal Court Rules

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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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Alaska court dockets

Courtview Courts included: Anchorage,

Barrow, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Nome, Palmer and Unalakleet

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Free Pacer Access

Federal Court docketing system Nationwide Two year trial Available in all court law libraries

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Alaska State Court Law Library

Toll-free: 1-888-282-2082 907-264-0585 Email: library@courts.state.ak.us