Entrepreneurial Law Clinic: Resources & Guides
Posted Oct. 13, 2007.
Prepared by Mary Whisner.
The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic's work can touch many legal subjects and use
many skills. This guide highlights some materials, including research guides
that in turn give
more detail on their subjects.
Research Guides
The Law Library's website has over a hundred research
guides, including guides on:
- Drafting
- Washington Law, Basics
- Intellectual Property
- Tax
- Employment Law
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Electronic Services
LexisNexis and Westlaw tip: Customize the screen for the areas you're working in (tabs).
Register for
Loislaw (get law school's code from a reference librarian)
to gain access to
Washington
State Bar Association deskbooks and selected continuing legal education
(CLE) materials.
RIA Checkpoint is a specialized service for tax. Includes State & Local (in dropdown menu, upper left of main screen): find detailed analysis of Washington's business tax rules.
Use Tools tab to find interest calculators and other finance tools.
BNA Tax and Accounting Center
(or, from BNA menu, follow link for TM Portfolios) includes Tax Management Portfolios (detailed guidance on specific tax situations);
State Tax Portfolios.
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Washington State Sites
Department of Licensing,
Business Licensing
Department of Revenue
Secretary of State,
Corporations
See also the list of Washington State Public Records
Databases on the Internet Legal Resources page.
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