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Library Tips for Solo Practitioners
How law librarians can help your research journey
You did it. Finished law school. Wore your robe, walked the stage, took your diploma with grateful hands. Posed for pictures with classmates, only some of which were silly (the pics, not the classmates).
Prepped like a fiend for the bar exam, then aced it. Got your law license. You’re official. Family expected you to join a big law firm, but you preferred solo practice, so you rented an office. Bought furniture. Hired an assistant. Your website says you specialize in family law and wills and estates, with a little criminal defense thrown in. Now it’s time to be a lawyer.
Just one question: How?
There are lots of resources that can help, of course. One you must not overlook is us librarians. Here are a few ways we can help.
Historical Documents
If you are a connoisseur of Schoolhouse Rock!, then you have seen “I’m Just a Bill,” the cartoon describing the process (Committee➔House➔Senate➔President) by which U.S. laws are created. States have similar processes.
