Secondary Sources
Deskbooks and CLE'S
The Washington State Bar Association publishes a number of deskbooks covering a variety of topics including:
Search the Law Library's catalog (see below) for availability of the print version.
Legal Treatises
Washington Practice is a comprehensive multi-volume set covering topics such as civil procedure, contracts, evidence, family law, landlord-tenant law, criminal procedure and tort law. A general index is located at the end of the set. In addition to expert analysis and numerous citations to Washington primary materials, there are many legal forms that can assist in drafting pleadings and other legal documents.
Print: Kelley Reading Room
Westlaw: Washington Practice series database
Washington Lawyers Practice Manual is an eight-volume looseleaf set published by the King County Bar Association. Chapters include appellate practice, personal injury, consumer law, business law, land use and environmental law. This set also includes many sample forms.
Print: KF300.W27 1990, Call Number Order area on the lower level
Washington Administrative Law Practice Manual is a single loose-leaf volume published by LexisNexis and updated annually with supplementary material. It provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of administrative law in Washington including the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine, Public Disclosure Act, public records, open public meetings, rule making, administrative investigations, judicial review of agency decisions, as well as local and tribal administrative law.
Print: KF5402.W2 1991, Call Number Order area on the lower level
Government Websites
Journals and Law Reviews
Chastek Library maintains a comprehensive collection of Washington journals and law reviews, either in print or electronic format (through subscription databases HeinOnline and Westlaw).
Search collections of journal articles to find the latest research and information on Washington law. Both Westlaw (All Washington Law Reviews & Journals database) and HeinOnline (search by state in the Law Journal Library) provide combined databases that include scholarly articles published in Washington.
Search PRIMO, our online public access catalog, for a particular title. If the location listed in our catalog is “HeinOnline,” we have in-library access to it through our subscription to the HeinOnline database.
News and Current Awareness
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