Research Guides

Advocacy

Lists the resources that are most relevant to developing and improving advocacy skills

Areas of Law: Legal Ethics

Lists the resources that are most relevant to Legal Ethics research

Areas of Law: Sentencing

Overview of sentencing resources and where to find data

Areas of Law: Workers Compensation

Lists the resources that are most relevant to Workers Compensation research

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Law and Hallucinations

Lists Artificial Intelligence (AI) hallucination resources relevant to the Courts and legal profession

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Law for Legal Practitioners

Lists Artificial Intelligence (AI) resources relevant to the Courts and legal profession

Boolean Search

Common Boolean operators and how they can improve your search results

Case Law: Authorised Reports - Australia

Overview of Australian Authorised Reports and why they are important

Case Law: Round v Square Brackets in Case Citations

An explanation of round brackets () versus square brackets [] in case citations

Case Law: Victorian Unreported Judgments

A guide to finding Victorian unreported judgments

Daily Court and Hearing Lists

Links to the daily hearing lists for Victorian Courts, VCAT, and the High Court

Digital Literacy for Legal Practice

Digital literacy skills for legal research

Judicial Profiles

A guide to finding speeches and legal biographies of Judges in Victoria

Law Library Victoria Website Help

Tips and instructions for using the Law Library Victoria website

Legal History Research

Collections you can access to conduct legal history research Victoria

Legal Research for Non-Lawyers

A guide to legal resources and tips on when to use them

Legislation: Commonwealth Act Reprints

Lists Commonwealth Act Reprints held in the Supreme Court Library

Legislation: Commonwealth Subordinate Legislation (Rules and Regulations) Reprints

Lists Commonwealth Subordinate Legislation (Rules and Regulations) Reprints held in the Supreme Court Library

Legislation: Locating Commonwealth Explanatory Memoranda

A guide to locating Commonwealth Explanatory Memoranda

Legislation: Locating Victorian Legislation

Overview of Victorian legislation and where to find it

Legislation: Victorian Act Reprints

Lists Victorian Act Reprints held in the Supreme Court Library

Legislation: Victorian Legislation Updates

A guide to tracking new Victorian Legislation and Commencement dates

Legislation: Victorian Second Reading Speeches and Explanatory Memoranda

Guide to locating Second Reading Speeches & Explanatory Memoranda

Legislation: Victorian Subordinate Legislation (Rules and Regulations) Reprints

Lists Victorian Subordinate Legislation (Rules and Regulations) Reprints held in the Supreme Court Library

National Construction Code (NCC) Editions

Historical volumes of the National Construction Code (NCC) and Building Code of Australia (BCA).

Other Law Libraries

Other libraries in Victoria that can provide legal information

Scholarship for Judicial Administration

A selection of journals covering research and topics critical for Judicial Administration

Scholarship for the Legal Community

Recently published academic writing curated by the Judicial College of Victoria

VCAT Resources

General and list-specific VCAT resources

Victorian Barristers

A guide to assist Victorian Barristers with access to the Richard Griffith Library and Digital library

Victorian Court Hierarchy

An overview of the Australian court system

Victorian Lawyers

A guide to how Law Library Victoria supports the legal profession