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Getting Started with Washington Legal Research
Welcome to the Washington Legal Research Guide.
Here you'll find links to statutes, regulations, case law, and practice materials for the state of Washington.
There are a number of other excellent Washington legal research guides containing helpful material that may not be covered in this guide.
- Washington State Law: Legal Research GuidesFrom the University of Washington Gallagher Law Library, this page collects links to sources of primary law and collects legal research guides created by the law library that include state specific material.
- Research Guides – King County Law LibraryAccessible guides on a wide range of Washington legal research topics.
- Washington State Law LibraryThis website collects and organizes Washington state government pages in one place.
Washington Legal Research by ISBN: 9781594607189Publication Date: 2009-07-01This print book guide is available at the Boley Law Library reference collection.
Washington Practice Materials and Secondary Sources
There are a number of great resources in print and online for the summer associate or new attorney practicing in Washington. For most legal topics, the Washington Practice Series on Westlaw or the WSBA-CLE Deskbooks in print are the best places to start. Both series have titles for most practice areas, each of which provides analysis, case and statute citations, practice tips and forms. The other titles below provide similarly useful starting points for Washington legal research.
- Washington Practice Series
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This collection consists of practical secondary sources covering a wide range of legal topics available in print and on Westlaw. - The Law of Evidence in Washington
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This treatise provides an explanation of the rules of evidence in Washington and the surrounding case law. - Washington LexisNexis Practice Guides
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These practical handbooks provide an excellent starting place for research in Washington on Lexis. - WSBA-CLE DeskbooksThe Washington State Bar Association publishes deskbooks (the equivalent of Oregon's BarBooks) written by and for legal practitioners in the jurisdiction. Several are available in print in the Boley Law Library.
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