Legal Studies

Starting Points

LexisNexis Academic

A comprehensive source for legal information: legal reference, cases, codes, news, law reviews, supreme court briefs and much more.

FindLaw

Cases and Codes, lawyer directory, legal forms, news, jobs, practice management and more.

THOMAS

Current and historical legislative information compiled by the Library of Congress.  Extensive guides to legal research.

Articles

In addition to the sources listed above, you can also use can also use the search box on the library homepage to search for articles. Go to the library homepage, click on the arrow next to the search box and choose “Articles” and then “NU Articles.”

Books

Most new legal books are purchased in eBook format only.  Use the search box on the library homepage to search for books. Go to the library homepage, click on the arrow next to the search box and choose “Books” and then “NU Books.”

You can also browse the library’s small print collection by call number; most legal books are located in the K call number range.