Research Guides

Research Guides & Bibliographies

The following guides and bibliographies may be useful to those beginning research on a legal topic or undertaking legal research for the first time. Some serve as an introduction to an area of the law or a particular kind of resource, while others provide assistance in the practical tasks that accompany legal work, such as citing and using primary and secondary sources. Those who are experienced legal researchers as well as those new to legal research may find these guides useful in their descriptions of resources for locating the current state of the law and in their suggestions for manipulating unfamiliar databases.

• A Guide to Law Library Resources for Students Working Remotely

• Administrative Law Research Guide

• Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Selective Resource Guide

• Canadian Legal Research Guide

• Cite Checkers Research Guide

• Comment Topic Selection for Law Review

• Court Rules Research Guide

• Digests and Finding Case Law

• Eckstein Law Library Guide for New Law Students

• English Law Research Guide

• Family Law Guide

• Federal Income Tax Guide

• Federal Legislative History

• Finding General Legal Explanations and Definitions

• Getting Started with Legal Research

• International Military Tribunal for the Far East

• International Sports Law Resources

• Model Jury Instructions: A 'Basic Practice' Guide

• Native American Indian Research Guide

• Restorative Justice

• Study Guides - 1L Courses

• Study Guides - 2/3L Courses

• U.S. Government Documents

• U.S. Immigration Law Research Guide

• U.S. Legal Research for International LL.M. Students

• U.S. Supreme Court Justices

• The Wisconsin Constitution: History and Revisions -- A Selective Bibliography

• Wisconsin Legislative History

Study Guides

Study guides covering the 1L courses and 2L/3L courses are available for law students.

• Study Guides - 1L Courses

• Study Guides - 2/3L Courses