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Practical Research and Writing Resources Guide

A curated list of practical resources for FYSIP, Accelerator-to-Practice, and Legal Process and Practice.

Federal Court Legal Research Materials

Cyclopedia of Federal Procedure
General coverage of procedural issues in federal courts (Westlaw)
Moore's Federal Practice - Civil
Multi-volume looseleaf set covering Federal Civil Practice (Lexis)
Bender’s Federal Practice Forms
Forms used in federal practice (Lexis)
Federal Litigation Guide
federal civil litigation practice guide with 50 chapters covering federal civil procedure from the filing of the complaint through trial and appeal. (Lexis)

United States District Court

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Official Site)
Announcements, Local Rules, General Orders etc.

United States Bankruptcy Court

US Bankruptcy Court D. Mass. (Official Site)
Local Rules and Standing Orders, Court Information
Bankruptcy Law materials (Lexis)
BK cases, statutes, secondary materials - See Colliers on Bankruptcy for in depth coverage
Bankruptcy Materials (Westlaw)

United State Court of Appeals

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Official Site)
The First Circuit includes the Districts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.

Supreme Court of the United States

Supreme Court of the United States (Official Site)
SCOTUSblog
News & commentary about pending cases, petitions, statistics, oral arguments schedule, etc.