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Learn About Legal Topics & Procedure
The law librarians have curated a variety of different resources for exploring legal topics to help you get the information you need. Use the topic directory or select from one of the many resource directories including: research guides and articles; instructional guides, forms and templates; as well as e-book access, how-to videos and a database of community organocations.
Ways To Learn
Ways To Learn Information
Browse By Topic – Start Here
Not sure what to read or what forms you need? Start at the beginning with the topic you are researching. Not sure what your topic is? Filter topics by a shorter list of categories and then see if one matches what you are needing to do.
Legal Topic Directory
Self-Help Videos
The Sacramento County Public Law Library has produced a number of videos on Civil Lawsuit topics as well as links to relevant videos from other sources.
Self-Help Videos
Documents & Publications
The Law Librarians have created these research guides as an aid for those starting a legal research project. These guides recommend print and electronic resources, provide step-by-step information, as well as sample forms for common legal procedures.
Documents & Publications
Find A Form
Our Legal Research Guides and Step-by-Steps have instructions and samples for many commonly-used forms created by the Judicial Council, Sacramento County Superior Court and situations where you need to make your own forms. Find those forms and our guides.
Find A Form
Download E-Books
Log-in to our Nolo database and lookup and download e-books on a variety of legal topics. Be sure to follow the instructions for logging in to the database.
Download E-Books
Community Organizations
The Law librarians have also linked to a number of outside community resources that may provide additional information as well as assist you in navigating you legal problem.
Community Organizations