Practitioner textbooks
We have over 19,000 legal practitioner textbooks, spanning from the 16th century up to now. This collection
includes over 3,500 current textbooks covering the law of England and Wales.
We also have access to several key textbooks online.
Law reports
We have over 800 law reports, spanning from the 15th century up to now.
We also have access to an extensive online collection of law reports.
Journals
We have over 1,100 journals, spanning from the 18th century to now.
We also have access to an extensive online collection of journals.
Legislation and parliamentary materials
We have a large collection of UK Government and parliamentary publications which includes:
- primary and secondary legislation
- local and personal Acts of Parliament
- House of Commons and Lords bills
- Hansard debates
- Standing Committee Debates
- Command Papers
- House of Commons Papers
Other British jurisdictions
We have a large collection of UK Government and parliamentary publications which includes:
- Acts of the Scottish Parliament
- selected Scottish Statutory Instruments
- Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Northern Ireland Statutes and Orders in Council
- Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
- Jersey Statues
- Acts of the Tynwald
Online databases
We have a large collection of UK Government and parliamentary publications which includes:
- Justis vLex – original legislation, case transcripts, case citator and precedent map
- Lexis+ UK – textbook commentary, forms and precedents, current legislation, cases and journals
- Lexis+ Practical Guidance – practice notes, forms and precedents, checklists and practical guidance
- Public Information Online – parliamentary and official documents
- WestlawUK – current legislation, cases, journal articles, legal journals index and news
These databases can be accessed from inside the library on the library PCs.
Corporate archive
Our corporate archive collection dates back to 1825. The collection has a large variety of materials, including:
- minutes from the first Law Society meeting
- Lewis Vulliamy’s architectural drawings of our Chancery Lane building
- Council and Committee minutes and agenda papers
- Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority responses to government consultations
Viewing our corporate archive
To view material from our corporate archive, you’ll need to have access to our library.
You’ll need to write to or email our library staff in advance,
including details of what you want to see.
Requests for information found in our corporate archive are dealt with under our Freedom of Information Code of
Practice.