Prepare for Major Life Events
Major life events like declaring bankruptcy, changing your name, renting out property or writing your will can be difficult to navigate. Whether you're dealing with one of those situations or a lawyer doing in-depth research, the library has a wide range of online legal resources for you to use.
Gale Legal Forms
Features templates thousands of legal forms (wills, divorce/family, trusts, licenses, leases, etc.) that you can download and modify for your own needs.
Legal Information Source
Designed to assist the public in legal matters of all kinds. Includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books (from Nolo Press), as well as thousands of legal forms.
LegalGPS
An interactive platform that gives business owners step-by-step, customized directions to complete 50+ legal essentials in advance of working with a lawyer. It can save owners significant legal fees and 60+ hours.
Nexis Uni (Lexis Nexis)
A wide-ranging tool featuring in-depth sources for case/statute law (federal & state), business directories, news/magazine/journal articles and much more.
Westlaw (in-library use only)
An advanced legal research tool featuring Illinois appellate court cases, annotated statutes (Illinois & federal) and selected analytical materials (legal reference books).
Find these resources and others on the library’s website at ahml.info under Research > Databases > All Databases > Legal & Public Records. If you have in-depth legal needs, it is also important to work with a lawyer.
If you need assistance using these products, contact or visit our Info Services Desk staff. Learn more at the February 20 program, Investigate Legal Topics.