INTERNET RESOURCES
Law Firms
· Martindale Attorney Directory: Database of over one million lawyers and law firms in more than 160 countries; the "Advanced Search" option allows you to search for lawyers who are alumni of GW Law School
· Martindale Directory of Law Firms: Law students can gain instant access to eAttorney and identify potential employment opportunities and network with legal professionals
· Martindale Personal Injury Lawyer Directory
· Lawyer Directory from LexisNexis
· NALP Directory: Annual directory of legal employers containing information on more than 1,700
employers nationwide and on all types of legal employers; for free access to the mail merge
feature, students may log in through the link on the Portal
· FindLaw Legal Directory
· Vault: Claims to have the real scoop on many of the top firms; judge for yourself
· ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
Legal Indexes, News, and Blogs
· American Lawyer: The nation's leading monthly magazine for lawyers covers legal news and has
signature issues, including the Am Law 100 every May.
· Hieros Gamos: Worldwide legal directories
· Law.com: Resource for national and regional news and information, including Washington, DC
metro area information in the Legal Times
· Above the Law: Legal tabloid blog
· The Volokh Conspiracy: A collaborative weblog providing analysis of developments in the US legal
system and courts and news and events
· The ABA Journal Blawg 100: The 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the
editors of the ABA Journal
· Legal 500: International Centre for Commercial Law, the definitive guide to the legal market in over 60
countries
Practice Areas
· Legal Information Institute: Cornell's website gives brief summaries of several practice areas.
· ACQWeb's Directory of Publishers: Information on legal writing, editing, and publishing
· Virtual Law Library: The "Browse" menu offers links to topics from Administrative Law to Torts.