The following legal research guides were developed by Barclay Law Library librarians to assist law students and other library patrons in conducting legal research at the Barclay Law Library.  The PDF files contain links to free Internet websites, as well as licensed Law Library databases. 


Federal Law Research Guides

• Federal Administrative Law [PDF]
• Federal Legislative History [PDF]
• Federal Statutory Law [PDF]
• Appellate Advocacy Research [PDF] 
• How to Research Securities Regulations [PDF]
• Introduction to the Court System [PDF]
• Beginning Federal Tax Research [PDF]

State Law Research Guides

• New York State Legislative History [PDF]
• New York State Legal Research [PDF]
• Introduction to the Court System [PDF]
• New York  Form Research Guide [PDF]
• Appellate Advocacy Research [PDF]
• How to Research Securities Regulations [PDF]
• Legislative Retrieval System [PDF]
• Researching Family Law in New York [PDF]
  
• The Legislative History of a New York State Law
  This guide was prepared by librarians at the New York State Library as a guide for anyone seeking to compile a legislative history of a New York State law. It provides a summary of appropriate reference sources and materials, most of which are available at the New York State Library.

International Law Research Guides

• International, Comparative & Foreign Disability Law Research [PDF]
• International and Comparative Labor & Employment Law [PDF]
• Introduction to International Law Research [PDF]

Research Methods & Case Research

• Tips for Shepardizing Cases [PDF]
• Tips for Form & Accuracy Research [PDF]
• American Law Reports (ALR) [PDF]
• West Case Reporters & Digests [PDF]
• Supreme Court Case Research [PDF]
• Lexis And Westlaw Searches [PDF]
• Successful Legal Research on the Job [PDF]
• Citing Electronic Resources [PDF]
• Law Review Preemption Checklist [PDF]

Secondary Sources Guides

• Secondary Sources [PDF]
• Looseleafs [PDF]

Topical Guides

• Banking Law [PDF]
• Bankruptcy Law [PDF] 
• Bioethics & Law [PDF] 
• Corporation Law [PDF]
• Disability Law [PDF]
• Education Law [PDF]
• Elder Law [PDF]
• Employment Discrimination Research Guide [PDF]
• Family Law Research Guide
• Insurance Law Research Guide [PDF]
• National/Homeland Security & Terrorism Research Guide [PDF]
• Professional Responsibility Research Guide [PDF]
• Professional Responsibility: Researching State Lawyer Ethics Rules [PDF]
• Race and Law Research Guide  [PDF]
• Researching Family Law in New York[PDF]