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http://russian-law.livejournal.com
Pericles LL.M. graduate, Sergey Budylin's Russian legal news blog.

http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/foreign_study.html
Information for foreign law schools graduates.

http://www.llm-guide.com/index.html Guide to LL.M. programs worldwide.

For the geographically challenged, some brilliant person created a map showing the locations of all ABA accredited law schools in the United States: Click here for the link

http://www.lib.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago Law School Chief Librarian, Louis-Jacques Lyonette, prepared a lecture for a legal scholarship conference, and kindly posted the links and information to her home page. This is a great place to go when you done't know how to start. She has also prepared one web site for international law alone. If you are interested in this site then follow this link:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/foreignlaw

http://www.alllaw.com
This calls itself "The Home Page for Lawyers." It is really pretty good, and includes sources to search for laws, as well as form contracts, links to legal magazines, etc.

http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/
The Washburn University Foreign and International Law Source web site contains sources of law and legal information from different countries, and also information onstudy programs in thos countries. Click on the initial of the country you are searching for at the bottom of their screen.

http://www.worldlii.org
University of Australia database of laws from around the world (not just the Asia Pacific region).

http://www.findlaw.com
US source of information form students (free) and professionals (some materials are charged). Their specific contract info is at http://www.findlaw.com/index. You will also find a contracts message board where you can post questions.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/world
Cornell University Legal Information Institute World Law Source List, contains basic info on laws from most countries. It tends to concentrate on constitutional laws though.  Also a lot of the material is in original language.

http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh legal magazine and site for searching legal information. Note that the "World Law" sectionis only as good as the personwho happens to be reporting from that section of the world, but that quite often these people are scholars who leave their email addresses and are willing to answer questions They also have an online law dictionary.

http://www.lectlaw.com
This is a really weird little site, that nonetheless sometimes has useful information.

http://www.legalengine.com/
This metasite is a useful starting-point for any search for online legal information, pulling together a wide array of international, federal, state, and organizational resources. Links are organized in numerous sections, including Caselaw, specific Legal Topics (Cyberlaw, Intellectual Property, Family Law, etc.), Reference Aids, Trial Advocacy, and Federal Rules, among others. Legal Engine also features link collections aimed at professors, students, and lawyers, as well as numerous other related search and legal sites. Please note that most linked pages are displayed within a frame at the Legal Engine site.

http://www.lawfirm.ru
News and information from Russian lawyers working in Western law firms in Russia. In Russian and English.

 

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