Most attorneys have access to a wide variety of legal encyclopedias (jurisprudence) and treatises (scholarly books) through the major legal databases, Westlaw and Lexis. Unfortunately, the UCLA Law Library's contracts with Westlaw and Lexis prohibit us from giving Westlaw or Lexis access to anyone other than current UCLA Law students, faculty, and staff.
Instead, we recommend using Nexis Uni, which provides access to selected encyclopedias and treatises within its law review category.
One good starting point is the standard US legal encyclopedia, American Jurisprudence, which provides a broad overview of federal and state law nationwide on most legal topics. You can access American Jurisprudence at the link below:
Additionally, you can often find treatises on specific topics by browsing to Sources, then filtering to the Category: Law Reviews and Journals, and then to your specific topic under Practice Areas & Topics. Browsing to a specific treatise allows you to skim the table of contents and read chapters in context, rather than just looking at individual sections within your search results.
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