Come celebrate the San Diego Law Library’s 133rd birthday at this year’s Open House! Date & Time: May 8th, 2024 3pm-5pm Location: 1105 Front Street, San Diego, CA 92101 The Law Library has resources for everyone. We have free legal information resources for small businesses, for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Our online education covers landlord and tenant, family law, and other common legal issues. We can help you get started, keep going, or prepare to wind down. The San Diego Law Library is a free public resource for San Diego County residents. Funded by court ..read more

We have a new Class Registration system! For those of you who have attended classes in the past, we hope this new system will be easier to use and provide for a better experience when receiving confirmation emails. Visit our new Upcoming Events page for a full list of classes or see Upcoming Events on the homepage for a shortened version. We are no longer using Eventbrite as the registration system, you will be able to register directly in Zoom to receive the webinar login information. If you rely on Eventbrite to send you notices of new classes, please sign up for our eNewsletter so you don ..read more

Check out our new online store for Law Library merchandise! Now you can order t-shirts, bags, hoodies, hats and more to show your support for the law library and access to justice. There are a variety of styles and colors to choose from, see all available merchandise here! You can also reach our new SHOP by navigating to the top menu bar on every website page and clicking on SHOP. The post Shop Law Library Merchandise appeared first on San Diego Law Library ..read more

Need a place to study for the upcoming California Bar Exam in February 2024? Join our Bar Exam Study Program to get access to our training room for a convenient and comfortable place to study. We understand that you may not be from San Diego or have attended a local law school with access to their campus study spaces. Also, you just may want another study space option to get out of the house and away from the usual study spots! The San Diego Law Library has created this special Bar Exam Study Program to make space for students studying for the California Bar Exam. Our Legal Research Only Poli ..read more

The San Diego Law Library is participating in the Westlaw Patron Access Remote Pilot program with Thomson Reuters to allow library pro se patrons (non-attorneys) remote access to Westlaw, a premier legal research database. This database includes primary state and federal law, and numerous secondary sources for State and Federal topics. In addition to primary law, California resources include: all Witkin treatises, Cal Jur legal encyclopedia, California Civil Practice set, California Transaction Forms set, and Miller & Starr Real Property. Please note that access is limited to two sea ..read more

Join us on Thursday, May 4th at our FREE Open House! Help us celebrate our 132nd Birthday with food, drinks, and live entertainment. The event is from 5 PM to 7 PM, at our Downtown San Diego location. In addition to our Birthday, we are also celebrating Law Week. The 2023 Law Day theme is “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” We believe that access to the law is a cornerstone of Democracy. So, celebrating our ability to provide access to legal resources for the past 132 years and Law Day together makes perfect sense to us!   This is a free community ev ..read more

We’ve added a new benefit to our Borrower program! All Borrowers in good standing can now reserve up to 4 hours of free conference room usage per month. The rooms can be used for meetings, private phone calls, or a quiet study space. Please see our ROOM RESERVATION system for details and instructions. For easy access, the Borrower room reservation button is conveniently located in the footer of every webpage. If you are not a Borrower and would like to make a reservation, please see our Room Rentals page for details, pricing, and reservation instructions. The post Room Reservation System for ..read more

For homeowners struggling with foreclosure, mortgages, or home repair issues, contact the Legal Aid Society for a clinic appointment. The library hosts the clinic on the third Thursday of the month, by appointment only. For more information on the topics covered and how to make an appointment with the Legal Aid Society for the clinic go to: Homeowner’s Rights Clinic (Foreclosure, Mortgages, Home Repair Issues) The post New Homeowner’s Rights Clinic appeared first on San Diego Law Library ..read more

Check out our YouTube Channel and get free access 24/7 to classes on a variety of topics, including basic introduction to the law classes, updates on the law, and self-study minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) for attorneys. We have something for everyone! The post Free 24/7 Access to Classes on Our YouTube Channel appeared first on San Diego Law Library ..read more

We have several legal databases available at two Partnership Public Library Locations. We have partnered with the Chula Vista Public Library – Civic Center Branch and the El Cajon Branch of the San Diego County Library. For more information on the legal databases available at these locations and dates/times on when a legal reference librarian is available, see our Partnership Locations page. The post Databases Available at Partnership Locations appeared first on San Diego Law Library ..read more