Law
Discover the best information, whether you’re a new Law student starting your first assignment, or delving into a research project.
Library essentials
Reading Lists
These are set up by your tutors to guide you to good quality, relevant and useful materials to help you with your studies. They are a great starting point before doing your own research.
Library Search
Did you know? The citation tool in Library Search can help you create references! Learn how to make the most of Library Search through our short, interactive guide: Use Library Search to find academic information for your assessments.
Subject specific resources
Key databases for law students
Databases are searchable collections of good quality, academic material, particularly journal articles. They can be small subject specific or large collections covering a wide range of subject areas. Most databases provide access to full-text items.
| Full text of about 200 law textbooks published by OUP, also includes self-test and revision materials. | |
| Full text legislation, cases, legal journals and books, law reports from both the UK and other jurisdictions. | |
| Full-text access to case law, legislation journal articles and key sources such as Halsbury's Laws of England and the All England Law Reports. It also includes newspaper articles from UK regional and national newspapers. | |
| vLex Justis (formerly JustisOne) is an online legal research tool that allows you to find the key current legal case law, legislation, and news articles for your topic. | |
| Provides access to practice notes, current awareness, and standard documents to help you draft your own legal documents. | |
| A collection of legal journals, primarily US-focused, but also encompassing international law and other jurisdictions. | |
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Print books
You can borrow print books from the library. Below is a map of where to find business-related print books
| Classmark | Subject Area |
| 340s | Law |
Inclusive Collections
Expand your research with diverse voices and perspectives using our Inclusive Collections initiative. Explore school-based collections to find high-quality, inclusive resources.
Develop your skills
Finding information skills
Developing information skills saves time and gives you stronger sources for your assessments. Finding information covers everything you need to learn how to search for resources effectively.
Further support
The Skills website has eLearning to help you achieve your study goals. We cover:
- academic writing support
- referencing guidance
- help with presentation skills
- using generative AI
- time management and much more
You can also attend our academic skills workshops. Contact the Academic Skills Team to ask a question or request a one-to-one appointment.