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General or Related Databases
ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER
(Available through Ebscohost)
Multi-disciplinary database
offering indexing and abstracting with many full text articles. Dates of
coverage vary according to individual title.
Paralegal students also have access to several
of the online resources available through the MC Law Library at
http://law.mc.edu/library/online_resources.htm.
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Electronic Journals
There are many
e-journals available through the databases above and from other sources.
Use the
Full-Text Journal
search
tool to search for an individual
e-journal title or see a list of
electronic journals in law, politics and government.
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Internet Resources
Comprehensive
- Legal
Citation and Dictionaries Online
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Mississippi Courts, Legislative and Regulatory
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Professional Associations
Comprehensive Sites
AllLAW
Findlaw
Hieros Gamos
Internet Legal Research Group
Legal Information Institute –
sponsored by Cornell Law School
Library of Congress Guide to Law Online -
Federal Courts, Legislative and Regulatory
GPO Access Gateway to U.S. Government
information. Information includes Congressional Bills, Congressional Record,
Public and Private Laws, the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations,
Presidential materials, and Supreme Court information.
Oyez – U.S. Supreme Court multimedia
Popular Names of Acts in the U.S. Code - Legal Information Institute at
Cornell University
Thomas – official guide of the U.S. Congress
Legal Citation and Dictionaries Online
Everybody’s Legal Glossary (Nolo)
Findlaw Dictionary
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
By Peter W. Martin (Legal Information Institute at Cornell University)
Wex
"Wex is an ambitious effort to construct a collaboratively-created,
public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia. It is sponsored and
hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School."
Mississippi Courts, Legislative and Regulatory
Mississippi Code, 1972 Annotated
Available through
Lexis-Nexis Academic, as well as information on Mississippi case law.
Unannoted Mississippi Code
also available through the office of the
Mississippi Secretary of State.
Mississippi Legislative Information Systems - Bill Status System
Includes information on
legislative bills in Mississippi from 1997 to present.
Mississippi Supreme Court Decisions
Decisions and opinions of
the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals from 1996 to present
Professional Associations
American Association for Paralegal Education
Mississippi Association of Legal Assistants
National Association of Legal Assistants
National Association of Legal Assistants Code of Ethics
National Federation of Paralegal Associations
Paralegal Associations
– link
maintained by Legal Assistant Today. Includes national associations
as well as associations for each state.
Blogs
Estrin Report
"Created for professional paralegals."
Findlaw's Common Law
A blog focusing on law-related news.
A Paralegal's Blog
"Paralegal news, views, and information, compiled and written
by a PACE-registered paralegal."
SCOTUSBLOG
Discussion, commentary and analysis on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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