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Dictionaries: 

 

 

Legal dictionary

http://dictionary.law.com

 

 

Findlaw’s legal dictionary

http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com

 

 

Merriam-Webster dictionary

At this site you can access an English dictionary, a Spanish-English dictionary, a medical dictionary, and a thesaurus.

http://www.merriam-webster.com

 

 

Dictionary with multiple references

At this site you can access: 1) English dictionary, 2) multilingual dictionary, 3) legal dictionary, 4) medical dictionary, 5) thesaurus, 6) section on grammar/usage/style, and 7) reverse dictionary.

http://dictionary.reference.com

 

 

Florida Legal/Business Sites:

 

 

The Florida Senate

This is the site of the Florida Senate. At this site you can access Florida statutes and the Florida Constitution, among other resources.

http://www.flsenate.gov

 

 

Florida courts

This site links to various Florida courts.

http://www.flcourts.org

 

 

The Broward County Bar

At this site you will find a number of resources, including legal links, lawyer referrals, continuing education seminars, and forms. 

http://www.browardbar.org

 

 

The Florida Bar

At this site you can access: 1) links to: the Florida Supreme Court, the District Courts of Appeal, the Circuit Courts, the County Courts, the U.S. District Courts, other federal courts, Florida Rules of Procedure, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, and many other useful links, 2) Ethics Opinions, 3) Unlicensed Practice, 4) Professional Practice (among other things, you will find the various Florida Rules of Procedure and the Florida Registered Paralegal Program under this section), 5) Legislative Activity, and 6) Lawyer Regulation.

http://www.flabar.org

 

 

Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations

At this site you can access filed information for corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, general partnerships, trademarks, fictitious name registrations, and liens.  Images of most filed documents can be downloaded at no charge and most filing forms can be downloaded as well.

http://www.sunbiz.org

 

 

Lawyers/Law Firm Directory:

 

 

Martindale-Hubbell

This is the site of the Martindale-Hubbell legal database.  At this site you can research law firms and individual lawyers.  This site also has a career center as well as links to articles, press releases, conferences, and webinars.

http://www.martindale.com

 

 

Legal Assisting/Paralegal Associations:

 

 

National Association of Legal Assistants, Inc. (NALA)

http://www.nala.org

 

 

National Federal of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)

http://www.paralegals.org

 

 

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.

http://www.pafinc.org

 

 

South Florida Paralegal Association

http://www.sfpa.org

 

 

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