ohio legal resources
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Ohio Legal Resources Susanna Marlowe
Franklin County Law LibraryJune 1, 2016
Ohio Legal Research Olympics
Fastcase – Two Products
Primary Law Free with Columbus Bar
Association Membership
National Treatises Available in Franklin County
Law Library Computer Labs
Casemaker
Free if you join the Ohio State Bar Association Statutes Regulations Cases Simple Cite Checker Jury Instructions No Secondary Sources
Internet
Google Google Scholar Government websites University and Law School websites Franklin County Law Library
Franklin County Law Library Website
Ohio Litigation Manuals
Subject and Rule Number Organization Forms Checklists Explanations and Access to Primary Law
Ohio Jurisprudence 3rd
Print Westlaw Lexis Advance
Ohio Revised Code
Statutes Annotations to Cases Annotated Rules of Court Page’s – Lexis Advance Baldwin’s - Westlaw
Court Rules
Ohio Supreme Court website Local courts’ websites
Lawriter
Ohio Revised Code Ohio Administrative Code
Regulatory Law
http://fclawlib.libguides.com/ohioprimarylaw/agencydecisions Agency’s website for policies and guidance Regulations adopted by reference
Ohio Practice Books
Subject Specific References to Primary Law Edited Updated
Ohio Criminal Law Books
Explanations Up Dated Access to Primary Law
Franklin County Law Library Used Book Sale $7.00 each Good way to get slightly out of date books. Check back often because they sell quickly.
Lexis Advance
What’s Missing from Lexis and Westlaw? CLE manuals Agency decisions and policies Treatises not by Lexis or West Many federal district court opinions Local ordinances and court rules Trial court documents Public records Older legislative history Jury verdicts
Conclusions
Other systems are catching up to Wexis. No source has everything. Start with what you have. Come to Franklin County Law Library when you need more.
