Law librarians and library staff are available to help you find your way around the library and its legal materials, provide research support, and assist you in locating materials that are not in our library. You can find the latest information about our hours and services on the library homepage. There are several ways to contact us:
Email us
In Person: The Borrowing Services Desk and Reference Office are on the main floor of the law library. Online and in-person appointments with the reference staff can be made from the library homepage.
Call us:
Borrowing Services Desk: (650) 723-2477
Reference Desk: (650) 725-0800
Lexis (available to Stanford Law School users by personal name and password) has 50 state surveys available on a variety of topics.
To access the surveys, type "50 state surveys" in the search box. Then select "LexisNexis® 50-State Surveys: Statutes & Regs."
Next, you can browse by your topic of interest or run a search across all of the surveys. You can expand any of the topics listed.
To run a search across all of the state surveys, enter your search terms in the search box.
The State Law Comparison Tool in Lexis Practice Advisor® allows you to efficiently compare laws across multiple states for a variety of practice areas and topics.
To produce a comparison document, start by selecting the "Practical Guidance" icon located on the lefthand side of the Lexis+ homepage.
Then, select "State Law Comparison Tool."
From there, you can select a practice area and topic, jurisdiction(s), and questions for your report.
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