Research Guides: Selected Guide to Legal Forms: General Resources

Introduction

This guide provides law students and practioners with a variety of legal forms in print and online.

Legal forms are designed as a labor-saving device for lawyers. It's important to remember that forms are written in response to the requirements of the law in a specific transactional, jurisdictional, or procedural setting. Be sure to always check to see that the form complies with all of the requirements of the jurisdiction in which you are practicing.

This guide has been prepared for general information purposes only; it is not legal advice. Legal advice depends on the specific facts of each situation. The information in this web site cannot replace the advice of competent legal counsel licensed in your state.

Finding Forms on Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law

Access to these resource requires an individual user account and password. LSU Law students requiring assistance with their login information should contact the Law Library Reference Desk.

Westlaw

Select “Forms” from the browse menu. You will then have the option of finding forms by State, Topic or Publication.
Louisiana specific forms can be found on the Louisiana Form Finder.
Practical Law Company
- The Practical Law Company provides practical resources including model documents, guides, and checklists.
- Practice areas include Commercial, Corporate & Securities, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Finance, Intellectual Property & Technology, International Arbitration, Labor & Employment, Federal Litigation, Antitrust, Real Estate, and Tax.
- Practical Law can now be accessed from the Westlaw browse menu.

Lexis Advance

Explore Content> Content Type tab > Forms
Louisiana specific forms can be found on Lexis.
Lexis Practice Advisor
- Select "Lexis Practice Advisor" from the Lexis Advance Research tab in the top left hand corner.
- Access forms for a variety of practice areas including Real Estate; Securities and Capital Markets; and Business & Commercial law.

Bloomberg Law

Provides transactional law forms.
Login and navigate to https://www.bloomberglaw.com/page/transactional_home

Catalog

Other General Resources

Fastcase with U.S. Legal Forms (fee)
Fastcase allows you to purchase individual forms and forms packages or subscribe for access to the entire collection.

FindLaw Forms (fee)
FindLaw's collection of sample legal forms and business contracts is designed for legal professional. You may browse by type of form, by industry, or by company name. Scroll down the page for Federal Court Forms & State Court Forms.

Justia Forms (free)
US Federal & State Court Forms & Government Forms. Browse by state or category.