A Layperson's Guide to Legal Research
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Self-Help Law Books

The revolutionary guide to legal research for laypersons and students!

The rising cost of legal services has priced a large segment of the general public out of the legal marketplace. In response, many individuals have chosen to handle their own legal problems without hiring a lawyer. In the past thirty years, a large body of self-help law books has emerged to provide them with the knowledge and confidence to proceed “Pro se,” often with results comparable to those which they might have achieved with professional legal help.

This unique and revolutionary new reference book provides reviews of nearly 800 significant self-help law books in 85 subject areas, each of which is proceeded by a concise and illuminating overview of the subject area, with links to online sources for further information. The appendices include the most complete directory of public law libraries in the United States. This is an essential reference work for any law, public, or academic library which fields legal questions or inquiries.

Author Kendall Svengalis brings more than forty years experience as a professional law librarian, twenty-two of these as author and publisher of the award-winning annual Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual, the nation’s leading consumer guide to legal information.