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Litigation Resources: Litigation Tools

These include sample complaints, motions, answers, interrogatories and other similar pleadings and filings and can also include criminal court filings. The best way to locate appropriate litigation forms is typically to select your jurisdiction and then review form books specific to that jurisdiction. See the General Forms section for descriptions of each resource.

Bloomberg Law

See the Litigation Intelligence Center for the Litigation Resources page which includes a Jury Instructions search, Litigation Practical Guidance Library featuring sample forms and checklists, and a Reference Materials Library.

Or Click on "Browse" --> "Practitioner Tools" --> Practical Guidance Home --> Litigation

Lexis+

Log into Lexis+ and click on "Practical Guidance" on the left navigation.  Under Practice Areas choose "Civil Litigation".  From there you can browse by task, or find Resource Kits to the right.  Here are some of the Resource Kits you may find most useful:

Westlaw - Practical Law

Log into Westlaw and from the dropdown menu choose "Practical Law". Under Practice Areas choose "Litigation". From there you can browse by type of resource, jurisdiction, or toolkits.  Here are some of the most useful resources:

Lexis+
  1. Click the Browse tab and then on "Sources"
  2. Narrow by Category and select “Forms” as content type
  3. Examples:
Westlaw
  1. Click on “Forms” under the main Browse heading
  2. Select your jurisdiction OR
  3. For general and federal forms, review the Forms by Publication section for the following databases:
Practical Law (on Westlaw--look for Practical Law link on main Westlaw homepage)
  1. Click on the "Practice Areas" tab and then click on "Litigation"
  2. Then select subtopic, click on Jurisdiction or click on Resource Types to limit your search to Standard Documents or Standard Clauses   (Note: the "Checklists" resource option under Litigation may also be helpful)