Finding Law Journals

yournerd

I'm studying Law and am finding it difficult to locate articles.

What are the best sites to find these and how do I know which site they are on?
There is soooo many.

NormalBob Ubiquitypants

I use Westlaw and LexisNexis. Sometimes it is just as easy to google search the article title with the word .pdf after. You would be surprised.

Pat Mustard

Justis is good, better than Westlaw in my opinion.

MarkAnthony

Justis for Irish Reports + some journals
Westlaw.ie for All other Irish Law journals
Westlaw.co.uk for English Law Journals
Lexis/Hien is for later on when you're looking for more exoctic jurisdictions.

Your librarian should be able, and in the case of where I am - most willing, to give you a steer in the right direction.

Do not underestimate google for getting you a citation you can then track it back using the Cardiff Index. I'm not even averse to using wikipedia for a 'quick and dirty' briefing as long as you realise the actual wikipedia article is useless and the sources should be treated with caution. They're not bad for getting a bit of inspiration though.

My advice OP is ask now while you're (I assume) starting out. If you fudge this until later on it becomes a nightmare when you're under pressure.

yournerd

bar review??

and pl?

conorh91

I assume you're a student, in which case if it's only journal articles you're after, you'll find everything you need on Westlaw Ireland and Westlaw UK.

Lexis and Justis can be better for cases, but not for journal articles.

Of course, there remains the old-fashioned method of going through the stacks in your college library. That has all sorts of benefits. Hard copies are designed to be browser-friendly, and personally I retain information for longer when I read it in physical form. Also, not all journals and articles make it to the online databases.