Santa Clara County Law Library

Online Resources


Forms
Research Guides
Codes & Regulations
Rules of Court
Jury Instructions
Free or Low Cost Legal Assistance
Find an Attorney


Forms


California Judicial Council Formshttp://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm
Santa Clara County Local Formshttp://www.scscourt.org/forms_filing.shtml
Pleading Paper formatted for Santa Clara CountyWord Document
Blank Pleading PaperRTF Format
Self-Help Center Form Packets.
Includes family law, fee waiver, and unlawful detainer
http://www.scscourt.org/self_help/self_help_packets.shtml
Sacramento County Law Library.
Includes, affadavits, deeds, power of attorney, and more.
https://saclaw.org/legal-forms/


Research Guides


Expungement Guide (Santa Clara County Law Library)http://www.sccll.org/research/SCCLL_Expungement_Guide.pdf
Early Termination of Probation (San Bernardino County Law Library)http://www.sblawlibrary.org/uploads/7/3/1/1/7311175/termination__of_probation_update.doc
Sacramento County Law Library Law 101
Research guides on a variety of topics.
http://saclaw.org/law-101/


Codes & Regulations


California
California Code & Legislative Informationhttp://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Code of Regulationshttps://ccr.oal.ca.gov
California City and County Codes and Ordinanceshttps://www.municode.com/library/ca
Federal
United States Codehttp://uscode.house.gov
Code of Federal Regulationshttps://www.gpo.gov/fdsys


Rules of Court


California Rules of Courthttp://www.courts.ca.gov/rules.htm
Santa Clara County Rules of Courthttp://www.scscourt.org/general_info/rules/rules_home.shtml
Federal Rules of Practice & Procedurehttp://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies


Jury Instructions


California Civil Jury Instructions (CACI)http://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/317.htm
California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM)http://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/312.htm


Free or Low Cost Legal Assistance


Self-Help Center/Family Law Facilitators Officehttp://www.scscourt.org/self_help/shcflfo.shtml
Lawyers in the Library - San Josehttps://www.sjpl.org/events-list?words="Lawyers+In+the+Library"
Lawyers in the Library - All Locationshttps://www.probonoproject.org/legal-clinics/
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara Countyhttp://www.legalaidsociety.org/
Pro Bono Projecthttp://www.probonoproject.org/
Bay Area Legal Aidhttps://www.baylegal.org/
Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (Santa Clara University)http://law.scu.edu/kgaclc/
Mills Legal Clinic (Stanford University)https://law.stanford.edu/mills-legal-clinic/clinics-offered/
Asian Law Alliancehttp://asianlawalliance.org/
Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA)http://www.sala.org
Do It Yourself Resources Flyer (Self-Help Center)http://www.scscourt.org/documents/shflyers/SHC-015.pdf


Find an Attorney


Lawyer Referral Service (Santa Clara County Bar Association)https://sccba.community.lawyer/
Santa Clara County Bar Association Attorney Directoryhttp://www.sccba.com/search/custom.asp?id=2118
Martindale Hubbell Attorney Searchhttp://www.martindale.com/