Wisconsin State Law Library

Register today for our two upcoming classes in May!

Wisconsin Briefs Online
Wednesday, May 13, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Streamline your search for briefs! This class covers Wisconsin Briefs available on the Internet. Learn how to access Wisconsin Briefs on the UW Law Library's website, and gain a basic understanding of how to best use WSCCA in your search for Wisconsin Briefs.
FREE Class. 1 CLE credit applied for. Registration is limited to 8.

Using Westlaw at the State Law Library
Wednesday, May 20, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Come learn about FREE Westlaw at the Wisconsin State Law Library! This class will showcase WestPack, a Westlaw service offered on the library's public access computers. This service includes free searching of state and federal primary law - cases, statutes, codes and legislation. Library patrons also have access to KeyCite, online forms and treatises, such as McQuillin: The Law of Municipal Corporations; Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d; Fletcher Cyclopedia of the Law of Private Corporations; and much more. This class will include tips on Boolean and Natural Language searching.
FREE Class. 1 CLE credit applied for. Registration is limited to 8.

This month the State Law Library will launch its dynamic new website, which makes it even easier to find Wisconsin legal resources. The website offers new features and a fresh, modern and highly functional new look.

We have put together a beta-testing version of our site. Please tell us what you think. Is there anything you particularly like? Is there anything you would like to see changed?

Take the survey now!

You may have noticed some changes this week in our newsletter. Look up in your browser’s address bar! We have changed our domain name to the easier-to-remember WILawLibrary.gov. This change is made in anticipation of our redesigned website, which will launch this spring.

While you will still be able to reach our website using our old domain name (wsll.state.wi.us), please take a moment to update any links, favorites, or bookmarks you may have to our new domain name, wilawlibrary.gov.

The Wisconsin State Law Library website continues to serve as an outstanding resource for the state’s legal community, government agencies, and to members of the public who need easy access to legal information. With the spring launch of our redesigned website, you will see many enhancements.

Not only will it be easier to browse around the site, but we have also enriched our popular Legal Topics to include even more useful information. We are also adding new legal research tutorials and online document request forms, and have set up a database for county legal resources such as forms, legal guides, and government agencies.