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This is a subject listing of resources for legal forms. Practicing lawyers require sample versions of standard legal documents known as model forms. There are sets of forms for federal practice, for most states, and for specialized subject areas. Some sets of forms include annotations, checklists, and citations to cases in which the forms were used. Most law firms maintain in-house collections of forms relating to their specific areas of practice. Generally, there are two kinds of forms: instruments. which are used to complete transactions between private parties in business, real estate, estate planning, etc. and pleadings. which are filed in court. Model forms of both types of legal documents can be found in the library, in books, looseleafs, electronic databases, and the Internet. Remember to browse the shelves for additional form books shelved close to the following titles of books and looseleafs for each subject area. Some titles may also be duplicated in Westlaw or Lexis. The Internet is an ever expanding source of legal forms. Good sources include Findlaw Forms. Federal Forms. the 'Lectric Law Library. and the IRS forms page. You may also try various search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. for access to self-help forms available from publishers or law firms, but be wary of costs and verify the quality of the source. If you need additional help in finding and using forms, ask a Librarian at the Reference Desk located in the Reading Room. To find form books for a particular state, do a keyword search in GULLiver for the name of your state and the word "forms". For example, a good keyword search for Virginia formbooks would be: General Form Sets Each of the following has legal forms on a broad range of subjects and will supply the forms needed by most patrons:
Browse the list below for sources of specific forms. Advising the Elderly Client. Looseleaf. Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, Available through Westlaw Elderlaw FormFinder, Thomson, West. Available through Westlaw The ElderLaw Portfolio Series. Looseleaf. Little, Brown, KF390 .A4 E429 Tax, Estate Financial Planning for the Elderly: Forms and Practice, Matthew Bender, Available through Lexis Oehmke Commercial Arbitration. Looseleaf. Clark Boardman, Callaghan, 3rd ed. KF9085 .O45 See extensive Forms listing in Index. Alternative Dispute Resolution with Forms. Updated with pocket parts. West Pub. Co. KF9085 .G74. See Appendix D Forms." www.fmcs.gov/internet/downloadsList.asp?categoryID=186Art Law: The Guide for Collectors, Investors, Dealers, and Artists. KF390.A7 L47. Available through Bloomberg Law . Business (see also Uniform Commercial Code ) Advising Small Businesses: Forms. Steven C. Alberty, Only on Westlaw. Advising The Small Business. Forms and Advice for the Legal Practitioner. Jean Batman. KF1659 .B38 Bloomberg Law Transactional Forms: Transactional Law Transactional Law Resources Sample Transactional Forms Contemporary Corporation Forms. Aspen Law Business, Available electronically Founder's Workbench - Guidance for the start-up corporation. The Document Driver includes a suite of forms necessary for starting up a Delaware corporation. Selections for Contracts: Statutes, Restatement Second, Forms. Foundation Press, KF801 .S44 See Selected Forms, p. 160-91. Hillman on Commercial Loan Documentation (5th ed.). Thomas S. Hemmendinger. Looseleaf. Practicing Law Institute. KF1035 .H54. also available on Westlaw. Williston on Contracts: Forms. KF801.W53. also available on Westlaw. INTERNATIONAL: The ICC Model Distributorship Contract: Sole Importer-Distributor. ICC Publishing S.A. K3943.A52 I33 This is a set of uniform contractual rules for parties engaged in international trade. Computer Contracts. Available on Lexis Corporate Counsel's Guide to Web Site Agreements. only on Westlaw . Nichols Cyclopedia of Legal Forms Annotated. Updated with pocket parts. Clark Boardman Callaghan. KF170 .N53 Most comprehensive set of computer forms among the general forms books. Includes software, employment, and Internet agreements. Scott on Information Technology. Michael D. Scott, Only on Westlaw. Computer Software: Protection, Liability, Law, Forms. L. J. Kutten. Looseleaf. Clark Boardman Callaghan. KF3024 .C6 K88 Forms related to intellectual property issues. INTERNATIONAL: Morgan and Stedman on Computer Contracts (6th ed.). Richard S. Morgan. Ft law Tax. KD1642 .C65 M67. See Precedents page 251. Sweet On Construction Industry Contracts. Major AIA Documents. Justin Sweet. Updated with pocket parts. Aspen Law Business. KF902 .S936. also on Westlaw Forms and Substance: Specialized Agreements for the Construction Project. ABA Forum on the Construction Industry. KF801 .F67 Legal Guide to AIA (American Institute of Architects) Documents. Werner Sabo. Updated with pocket parts. Aspen Law Business, KF902 .S22. also on Westlaw Pratt's Truth-In-Lending Manual: Text and Forms. James H. Pannabecker. Available electronically. Selling Products and Services and Licensing Software Online. An Interactive Guide with Legal Forms and Commentary to Privacy, Security, and Consumer Law Issues. HF5548.32 .A44 Corporation Contemporary Corporation Forms. Aspen Law Business, Available electronically Bloomberg Law Transactional Forms: Transactional Law Transactional Law Resources Sample Transactional Forms Founder's Workbench - Guidance for the start-up corporation. The Document Driver includes a suite of forms necessary for starting up a Delaware corporation. The In-House Counsel's Essential Toolkit. ABA Committee on Corporate Counsel, KF1425 .I64 Nonprofit Corporation Forms Handbook. Barbara L. Kirschten. Updated annually. Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, KF1388 .A65 K57 . www.state.de.us/corp/corpforms.shtmlBender's Federal Practice Forms. Available on Lexis. (organized so that forms follow applicable Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure) Complete Manual of Criminal Forms (3d ed.). F. Lee Bailey. Looseleaf. West Group, 1993, updated annually KF9616 .B3. also on Westlaw The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal, and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry. Schuyler M. Moore KF4302.M66 Entertainment Law: Legal Concepts and Business Practices. Thomas D. Selz. Looseleaf. Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, KF4290 .S44. See Volume 4. Sample Entertainment Industry Forms. Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts: Agreements and the Law. Alexander Lindey. Looseleaf. C. Boardman Co, KF2991.5 L73. Also on Westlaw INTERNATIONAL: Entertainment Law: A Guide to Contracts in the Film Industry. Anthony Mosawi. Butterworths, K1474 .M67 . ENFLEX: Environmental, Health Safety Forms. available on Westlaw Environmental FormFinder. available on Westlaw Environmental Law Forms Guide. Richard H. Mays. Looseleaf, no longer updated. Shepards/McGraw-Hill, KF3775 .A65 M39, Updated editions on Westlaw Handling the Land Use Case: Land Use Law, Practice Forms, available on Westlaw Family Law FormFinder. available on Westlaw Mediating Child Custody Disputes: a Strategic Approach. Donald T. Saposnek. Jossey-Bass, KF547 .S26 See Appendix C - F. Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Linda D. Elrod. Looseleaf, no longer updated. Clark Boardman Callaghan, KF547 .E47 See Index to Forms. Updated version on Westlaw. Child Custody Visitation Law and Practice. Looseleaf. Matthew Bender, KF547 .C47. Updated only on Lexis See vol. 4 Index for Agreements. Drafting Prenuptial Agreements. Gary Skloff et al. Available on Westlaw. Handbook on the Indian Child Welfare Act. Steven C. Hager. Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. KF8210 .C45 H24 See Section Four -- Forms. The Special Needs Child and Divorce: A Practical Guide to Evaluating and Handling Cases. Margaret S. Price, American Bar Association. KF547 .P73 The Complete Guide to Divorce Practice: Forms and Procedures for the Lawyer (2d ed.). Larry Rice. General Practice, Solo Small Firm Section, American Bar Association, KF533.5 .R53 Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients: A Lawyer's Guide. Joan M. Burda. General Practice, Solo Small Firm Section, American Bar Association, KF337.5.G38 B87. Appendix C: Forms. Sexual Orientation and the Law. Roberta Achtenberg. Looseleaf. West Group, updated twice a year. KF4754.5 .S49 See vol.1, p. lxiii, "Table of Forms and Practice Aids", and vol. 2, "Index: contracts". Also available on Westlaw. INTERNATIONAL: International Child Abductions: A Guide to Applying the Hague Convention, with Forms (2d ed.). The Association, KF547 .I53 Living Together Precedents (2d ed.) Jill Bowler. London, Sweet Maxwell, KD771 .B69 Federal Practice and Procedure (Civil, Criminal, Appellate, etc. ) American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated. Updated with pocket parts and revised volumes. Lawyer's Cooperative Pub. KF8836 .A45. Provides forms for all types of pleading and procedural steps in civil proceedings, state and federal, including jury instructions. Also on Westlaw. Bender's Federal Practice Forms. Matthew Bender. Available on Lexis. (organized so that forms follow applicable Federal Rule of Civil or Criminal Procedure) West's Federal Forms. Updated with pocket parts and replacement volumes. West Pub. Co. KF8836 .W4 Federal Procedural Forms. Updated with pocket parts. Lawyer's Cooperative Pub. KF8717.F4. Practice-oriented forms for federal judicial and administrative proceedings. Also on Westlaw Nichols Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure Forms. Updated with pocket parts. Callaghan, KF8836 .N53 Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules. West Pub. KF8816 .A194 Appendix of forms for federal rules of civil and appellate procedure. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Published annually. West Pub. KF8816. A2 A2. Appendix of forms for federal rules of civil and appellate procedure. Also an e-book. The Judicial Code and Rules of Procedure in the Federal Courts. Students' Edition. Foundation Press. KF8815 .A2 Appendix of forms for federal rules of civil and appellate procedure; section 2254 cases and section 2255 proceedings in the U. S. District Courts. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: Practice Procedure: Appeal Review of Patent and Trademark Cases. Looseleaf, last updated in . Matthew Bender, KF3110 .P38 v. 4 - 4a. See Table of Forms. Health Care Law: A Practical Guide. Matthew Bender. Available on Lexis. Health Law Form Finder. Available on Westlaw. Health Law Practice Guide. Thomson/West. Available on Westlaw. Medicare and Medicaid Guide. Looseleaf. Commerce Clearing House, last updated in . KF3608 .A4 C64. See vol. 1 Topical Index Medicare (red tab) for extensive listing of Forms. Durable Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives. Looseleaf updated through 2000. KF1348 .D8 D7 Updated on Westlaw. The Practical Guide to HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance. Kevin Beaver and Rebecca Herold KF3827 .R4 B43 www.cms.hhs.gov/CMSForms/Housing Discrimination Practice Manual. John P. Relman. Looseleaf. Clark Boardman Callaghan, KF8925.D5 R45 Only updated on Westlaw. Housing Discrimination: Law and Litigation. Robert G. Schwemm. Looseleaf. West Group, KF5740. S39 Only updated on Westlaw. See Attorney's Forms, Appendix D. Fair Housing Litigation Handbook. Howard R. Zuckerman. Updated with pocket parts. J. Wiley Sons, KF 5740 .Z8 See Appendices. Cooperative Housing Law and Practice - Form s. Only updated on Lexis. Immigration FormFinder. Available on Westlaw. Immigration Law and Procedure (2d rev. ed.). Charles Gordon. Looseleaf. Matthew Bender, KF4819 .G62. See extensive listing of forms in Index. Immigration Law Service 2nd. Looseleaf. Lawyers Co-operative Publ. Co. Updated monthly. KF4815 .I45 See vol. 8, Index for forms. Also on Westlaw Immigration Procedures Handbook. West Group, Issued annually. KF4819.I47 Also on Westlaw Labor Certification Handbook. West Group, Issued annually. KF4819 .I4842 Also on Westlaw. Immigration Official Forms. Only available on Westlaw. Couch on Insurance 3rd Forms. Only on Westlaw. New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide. Updated only on Lexis. Insurance Defense FormFinder. Only on Westlaw. The Insured Stock Purchase Agreement: With Sample Forms. Lawrence Brody, KF1448 .B76 The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust: Forms with Drafting Notes. Lawrence Brody. Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, ABA, KF736 .L4 B76 Bloomberg Law Transactional Forms: Transactional Law Transactional Law Resources Sample Transactional Forms Intellectual Property Licensing: Forms and Analysis. Available on Lexis. Patent Law: A Practitioner's Guide (3d ed.). Ronald B. Hildreth. Looseleaf. Practising Law Institute, Updated annually. KF3098 .H54 Patents FormFinder. Available on Westlaw. Trademark Law Practice Forms: Rules, Annotations, Commentary (2d ed.). Only on Westlaw Kane on Trademark Law: A Practitioner's Guide. Siegrum D. Kane. Looseleaf. Practising Law Institute, KF 3180 .K36. See Appendices. Goldstein on Copyright (3rd ed.). Paul Goldstein. Looseleaf. Little, Brown KF2994 .G65 See Vol. IV Appendix B Forms. Copyright Law in Business and Practice. John W. Hazard. Looseleaf. West Group, KF2994 .H35 See Index Form. Also on Westlaw Copyright Registration Practice. (2nd ed.) James E. Hawes. Looseleaf. C. Boardman, KF3004 .H29 See Appendix B Selected Copyright Forms. Computer Software: Protection, Liability, Law, Forms. L. J. Kutten. Looseleaf. West Group. Updated annually. KF3024 .C6 K88 See Appendices, vols. 3 4 and Index Forms. Also on Westlaw. Emerging Technologies and the Law: Forms and Analysis. Richard Raysman. Print last updated in . KF390.5.C6 E465 www.uspto.gov/web/formsINTERNATIONAL. World Patent Law and Practice. J. W. Baxter. Newark, N.J. LexisNexis, K1504 .W67 v. 2A, pt. 2. See Appendix 4, Forms. Updated on Lexis. Copinger and Skone James on Copyright. Walter Arthur Copinger. London, Sweet Maxwell, KD1289 .C6 Corporate Counsel's Guide to Strategic Alliances. Alan S. Gutterman. Business Laws, Inc. KF1380.6 G9 See Forms section at end. Partnerships and Joint Ventures Involving Tax-Exempt Organizations. Updated with bound supplements. Michael I. Sanders. J. Wiley, KF1388 .S26. See Appendix for sample and IRS forms. Structuring and Drafting Partnership Agreements: Including LLC Agreements, Robert L. Whitmire. RIA, Updated annually. KF6452 .M26. Updated on Westlaw. A Guide to International Joint Ventures: With Sample Clauses (2d ed.). Ronald Charles Wolf. London: Kluwer, K1309 .W65 Transnational Joint Venture s. Looseleaf. Business Laws, Updated annually. See Index Forms, Sample. Also on Westlaw. For state jury instructions, do a GULLiver keyword such as: Labor and Employment Labor Relations Reporter. Looseleaf. Bureau of National Affairs, KF3315 .B95. See Labor Relations Expediter ** volume. Also available online. Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts. Bureau of National Affairs, Only available online. Labor Certification Handbook. Published annually. West Group, KF4819 .I4842. Also available on Westlaw. Employment Law Checklists and Forms. Andrew J. Ruzicho. Looseleaf updated through 2000. Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, KF3369 .R89. See Index for Forms. Only updated on Westlaw. Investigating Employee Conduct. William E. Hartsfield. Looseleaf. Callaghan, KF3319 .H37. See Index for Forms. Also available on Westlaw . Legal Guide to Human Resources. Looseleaf. Warren, Gorham Lamont, KF3319 .P47 Also available on Westlaw. Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey. Updated with supplements. Table Index. Bureau of National Affairs, KF898 .C68 Law Office Policy Procedures Manual (5th ed.). ABA, Section of Law Practice Management. KF318 .R64 . The Electronic Evidence and Discovery Handbook. Forms, Checklists, and Guidelines. ABA, Section on Law Practice Management. KF8947 .N45 The Lawyer's Desk Guide to Preventing Legal Malpractice. ABA, Standing Committee on Lawyer's Professional Responsibility. KF313 .L393 Legal Expense Defense: How to Control Your Business, Legal Costs and Problems. Dennis M. Powers. Oasis Press. KF311 .P69. See Worksheets and Ready-to-Use Forms. How to Draft Bills Clients Rush to Pay. Morgan J. Harris. ABA Section of Law Practice Management. KF316 .M64 See Figures for sample forms Letters for Litigators: Essential Communications for Opposing Counsel, Witnesses, Clients and Others. Americna Bar Association. KF170.S53. Win-Win Billing Strategies: Alternatives that Satisfy Your Clients and You. ABA Section of Law Practice Management. KF316 .W56 See List of Exhibits. Eckstrom's Licensing in Foreign and Domestic Operations: the Forms and Substance of Licensing. Looseleaf. Thomson West, KF3147.A6 E34 Also on Westlaw . Drafting License Agreements (3d ed.). Michael A. Epstein. Looseleaf. Aspen Law Business, updated annually KF2979 .D69 Updated on Westlaw . INTERNATIONAL: Forms and Agreements on Intellectual Property and International Licensing. Leslie W. Melville. Looseleaf. London, Sweet Maxwell, updated annually KD1269 .M45 The Law of Oil and Gas: With Forms. Walter Lee Summers. Updated with supplements. West Group, KF1849 .S83 See vol. 6 Forms. Also on Westlaw. A Treatise on the Law of Oil and Gas: Including Forms, Statutes, Regulations. Eugene O. Kuntz. Updated with supplements. Anderson Pub. Co. KF1849 .K8. See vol. 7. Systematic Settlements: 3D: A Practical Guide for the Personal Injury Specialist (3d ed.). Sanford W. Hornwood. Updated through 2000. (Note: library no longer updates this title.) West Group, 1995 KF1257.A3 H67 Handbook of Personal Injury Forms and Litigation Materials. Edward M. Swartz. Looseleaf. KF1257 .A3 S95. Also on Westlaw. Real Property Law FormFinder. Available on Westlaw. Friedman on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property (6th ed.). Milton R. Friedman. Practising Law Institute, KF670 .F7. See vol. 2, Index of Forms. Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions. Stefan F. Tucker. Looseleaf, updated. West Group, KF6540 .T83. See vol. 2, Index to Forms (white tab) at end of text. Also on Westlaw. Managing Corporate Real Estate: Forms and Procedures. Robert Kevin Brown. John Wiley Sons, HD1394.5 .U6 B76. See List of Exhibits on p. xxv. Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts, Karl Holtzschue. PLI. KF665 .Z9 H58 See Appendices. Real Estate. James E. Larsen et al. KF2042.R4 L38 Securities Law FormFinder. Available on Westlaw. Securities Regulation: Selected Statutes, Rules and Forms. Annual. West Group. KF1433 .99 .S42. Includes forms for 1933 and 1934 Acts. Federal Securities Law Reporter. Looseleaf. Commerce Clearing House, KF1068.4 .C58 See vol. 7, Finding Lists (blue tab) for Forms List at page 65,921. Also available electronically. Federal Securities Act of 1933. Looseleaf. Matthew Bender. KF1436.5 .F42 See vol. 1, Chapter 7, Registration Forms. Updated on Lexis. Blue Sky Law Reporter: State Blue Sky Laws, Legal Investment Laws, Regulations, Forms, Lists. Looseleaf. Commerce Clearing House, KF1436.5 .C6. See Forms List for each state, including address and phone number for ordering forms. Updates only available electronically. Manual of Corporate Forms for Securities Practice. Arnold S. Jacobs. Looseleaf. West Group, KF1437 .J3. Also available on Westlaw . Securities Litigation: Forms Analysis. Alston Bird LLP. Looseleaf. West Group, KF1437 .S535 See vol. 2, Index to Forms (white tab) at the end. Also available on Westlaw. Securities Regulation Forms. Denis T. Rice. Looseleaf. West Group, KF1437 .S45 Also on Westlaw . Fundamentals of Sports Law. Walter T. Champion. Bancroft-Whitney Co. KF3989 .C47 See Appendices. Also available on Westlaw. Essentials of Sports Law (3rd ed.). Glenn M. Wong. Praeger, KF 4166 .W66 See Exhibits throughout the text. Sports Law in a Nutshell. Walter T. Champion. West. KF3989.Z9 C48 See Appendices. INTERNATIONAL: International Sports Law and Business. Aaron N. Wise. Kluwer law International, K3702 .W57. See Exhibits at end of text. To find form books for a particular state, do a keyword search in GULLiver for the name of your state and the word "forms" in the subject headings. For example, a good keyword search for Virginia formbooks would be: McGaffey Legal Forms with Tax Analysis. Jere D. McGaffey. Looseleaf. West Group, KF6450 .A65 M33. Also on Westlaw. Partnerships and Joint Ventures Involving Tax-Exempt Organizations. Michael I. Sanders. Updated with bound supplements. J. Wiley, KF1388 .S26 1994. See Appendix for sample and IRS forms. Corporation, Partnership, Fiduciary Filled-In Tax Return Forms. Annual. Commerce Clearing House KF6450 .A73 C6.
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