Welcome to Loislaw

A Legal Research Partner with the Washington State Bar Association

Loislaw is a comprehensive, affordable and easy-to-use online legal research service. Loislaw provides legal professionals with unmatched analytical materials, practical guidance and forms, instant access to up-to-date state and federal cases, statutes, rules and other primary law, and public records information.

As a member of the Washington State Bar, you are invited to receive a FREE trial subscription to Loislaw, the comprehensive and affordable online legal research tool.

 In a friendly, intuitive, and money-saving manner, Loislaw allows you to:

• Simultaneously search through state and federal cases, statues, and other primary law across multiple jurisdictions
• Cite-check case law and statutes online
• Copy and paste directly into your working documents
• Quickly save searches for re-use

Primary Law Database

Loislaw offers primary law coverage for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 24 federal law library databases.

Federal law library databases include the following:

• U.S. Supreme Court Reports
• U.S. Constitution
• Recent U.S. Supreme Court developments 
• U.S. Code
• U.S. Courts of Appeal
• U.S. Public Laws
• U.S. District Courts
• Code of Federal Regulations
• U.S. Tax Court 
• Federal Register 
• U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Commission Manual
• Federal Rules (Appellate, Civil, Criminal, and Bankruptcy Procedure; Evidence;  Procedure of the Judicial Panel; and Supreme Court Rules)

Subscription Features

Easy to Use!

Loislaw is a fast and powerful engine to help you find up-to-date legal resources. 

You can:

• Search multiple jurisdictions at the same time
• Hyperlink to any case or statute cited in your search results
• Copy and paste text from Loislaw directly into your document
• Quickly save searches to discover new developments

Loislaw includes one low flat rate, no roaming charges, citation checking, printing, copying, downloading, hyperlinking and technical support are all included in our subscription.

In addition, all subscribers receive Globalcite^SM, LawWatch^TM, and around-the-clock technical support.

Plus, complimentary product training is included with every subscription.

Additional Databases

Federal District Court Opinions

Federal District Court Opinions include the following:

• Federal District Court Cases  
• U.S. District Court and other federal rules

Bankruptcy Court Collection

The collection consists of the following:

• Bankruptcy Court opinions                    
• Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Practice
• Bankruptcy Court Forms                     
• Local rules of the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
• U.S. Supreme Court Reports               
• Local U.S. District Court Rules
• Rules of the U.S. Supreme Court         
• U.S.  Courts of Appeal
• U.S. District Courts                             
• U.S.  Code

Aspen Online Treatise Libraries

The unmatched, proprietary Aspen Online Treatise Libraries feature a combination of in-depth analytical materials, practical guidance and forms, and free linkability throughout the Loislaw primary law collections.  Loislaw offers the following Aspen libraries, organized by practice area:

• Aspen/CCH Bankruptcy Law Library   
• Construction Law Library          
• Corporate Library     
• Drunk Driving Defense Library
• Elder Law Library                     
• Employment Discrimination Law Library 
• Employment Law Library                   
• Estate Planning Law Library     
• Evidence Law Library   
• Family Law Library                            
• General Litigation Library          
• Insurance Law Library  
• Limited Liability Company Library       
• Personal Injury Law Library       
• Product Liability Law Library

Loislaw Public Records

Loislaw Public Records is an extensive database that includes searchable and cross-referenced public information on approximately 98 percent of the adult population of the United States. Subscribers to Loislaw Public Records are given access to the following searches:

• Person searches: by name, address, Social Security number or phone number
• Property searches: of real estate and vessels
• Motor vehicle searches: by owner, vehicle identification number (VIN) or plate number
• Civil action searches: by defendant name

GlobalCite

GlobalCite Scans the entire Loislaw library for materials that have cited the document you are viewing. Each GlobalCite results reveal the places where your document is cited and allows you to hyperlink to and view the full text.

LawWatch

Once activated, LawWatch search agents scan Loislaw databases to find any new case law or statutes that pertain to your search.  Results are automatically delivered to you via e-mail and saved on your Loislaw personal start page.

Unlimited Technical Support

Unlimited technical support is available 24/7 by phone or e-mail. Call 877-471-5632 or e-mail techsupport@loislaw.com. 

Features include:

• Online tutorials
• Built-in screen aids, overview, FAQs, and Help section on every screen.

For a FREE Trial Subscription to Loislaw, click here or call 1-800-364-2512.