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World Law Direct
This website offers free online legal advice from lawyers in the U.S. and 26 other countries. There are also many articles on legal issues, a database of attorneys, and links to web resources. Areas of law covered include international law, business, finance, immigration, property, family, employment, healthcare, criminal law, non-profits, and Internet law. Here you can find answers to many common legal problems, answer the question "Do I need to hire a lawyer?", arrange for customized legal research, and access legal aid services. The free legal advice service gives you an answer within 24 hours; if you need more help, you'll receive a fixed price quote for solving your problem. http://www.worldlawdirect.com/
Suespammers.org
Recently, several states enacted laws regulating bulk unsolicited e-mail, or spam. Here you can find out what laws protect you from spam, and how to recover damages. People pursuing or considering legal action against spammers can find out where to send spam and how to lodge complaints; find the applicable laws on the federal and state level, and outside the United States; and follow a step-by-step guide to collect damages. You can also read news of other spam lawsuits, including small claims suits, and get a suespammers.org email address. http://www.suespammers.org
MyCounsel.com: Law You Can Use
MyCounsel.com provides free comprehensive legal information for individuals and small businesses. If you have a legal question, here you can access thousands of pages from leading book publishers, plus substantial content created for the site by an experienced team of journalists and attorneys. You can search for topics by area of law or by typing in a natural language question. When you need to hire an attory, you can search through a database organized by geographic location and specialty.
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
This is an excellent site for research in human rights, with many documents that can be searched and downloaded in PDF format. You can find the text here of United Nations documents; treaties; asylum and refugee information; and regional materials. Link to United States human rights documents and a searchable database of U.S. legal resources, including legislation and judicial opinions. There are also human rights bibliographies and resources in human rights education. In addition to the freely-available resources, there are publications that can be ordered.
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts
P-Law Legal Resource Locator
This website can be a starting point for legal research by attorneys or non-legal professionals. The site has pointers to legal research sites, legislative and other government sites, statistical information, and many other resources. P-Law Search covers state law resources, federal cases, and specialized law topics. The P-Law Journal has articles on current trends in the law, especially in relation to the Internet.
http://www.perrysklaw.com/plaw
Nolo Press
Nolo Press publishes easy-to-use self-help legal books and software covering consumer law subjects such as wills, small claims court, divorce and debt problems. Nolo also provides legal information to small businesses, including help with incorporation, partnerships, employment law, patents and trademarks. This website presents selected chapters from Nolo Press books, currently Child Custody Building Agreements That Work, Beat the Nursing Home Trap, and Smart Ways to Save Money During & After Divorce. There are also plain-English legal briefs on various subjects: Business & Workplace; Estate Planning; Family Matters & Seniors; Homeowners, Landlords,& Tenants; Immigration; Intellectual Property; Money Matters & Consumers; Represent Yourself in Court; and General Interest. Nolo's Update Service offers a summary of important court decisions and new legislation. From this web page you can order books, software, tapes, videos, and "shark paraphernalia", or just check out the lawyer jokes.
http://www.nolo.com
Lawyer Jokes
Question: "What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?" Answer: "An offer you can't understand." Question: "What do call a lawyer with an IQ of 50?" Answer: "Your Honor." For a few minutes of comic relief, here is a whole web page dedicated to lawyer jokes.
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