Law Made Public From Home!
Our staff is available for reference assistance via phone, email, and chat service.
- Email our reference staff to ask questions and fulfill document deliveries at refdesk@sdlawlibrary.org
- Call us at 619-531-3900 (Se habla español) or 760-940-4386
- Video chat with us M-F from 2pm to 4pm- Virtual Front Desk Service
- Make a phone appointment with a Librarian at a time convenient for you!
- Use the Statewide chat service
11/20/20: Due to the increasingly dangerous Covid-19 situation, we are suspending all in-person services and book circulation as of Monday, November 23rd – until further notice. Therefore, we are no longer offering in-person appointments or our Pick-Up SDLL service.
Databases available outside the law library:
- Fastcase Database (open to the general public – login instructions and link on webpage)
- Gale Legal Forms Database (Borrower & Benefit Holders ONLY)
- Hein Online (Borrower & Benefit Holders ONLY)
- Lexis Database (open to general public – must register – instructions on webpage)
- Lexis eBooks via San Diego Digital Law Library (Borrowers ONLY)
- National Consumer Law Center Database (Borrower & Benefit Holders ONLY)
- NOLO Database (open to the general public – login instructions included in login page)
- Westlaw Edge (open to the general public – must register – instructions on webpage)
Information and resources available on our website:
- Covid-19 Legal Issues Portal / COVID-19 Recursos en Español
- Self-Help Center
- Research & Motion Guides (includes sample court templates)
- Free Legal Websites for San Diego, California, and Federal legal issues
Educational Classes
- Check our Calendar for remote class options
- We have free webinars on our YouTube Channel!
- Our staff has prepared a list of FREE and LOW COST online MCLE with offerings from several organizations.
- Check out the California Lawyers Association free public video series
