California Practice Materials: Forms & Reference

General, check-the-box/fill-in-the-blank forms:

• Judicial Council forms - from the Judicial Branch of the State of California

Build your own document from suggested templates with clauses and guidance/practice tips, using form books for California practice:

• California Forms of Pleading and Practice Annotated (litigation-oriented forms with commentary, legal authorities and usage notes)
• California Legal Forms: Transaction Guide (contracts, corporate formation, etc. with commentary and usage notes)
• Civil Procedure Before Trial - Forms (covers many pre-trial litigation pleadings and motions)
• West's California Code Forms, with Practice Commentaries (various topics keyed to California Codes)

Find more California practice guides with forms - Search LawCat:

• Search for California AND [topic] AND forms - e.g. California AND "family law" AND forms
• Advanced Search for California AND forms; then filter results (left side) for Location: Reserve Collection
• Search for California AND forms; then filter results (scroll to bottom of filters on left side) for Genre: Loose-leaf Services

General guides on researching California law:

• Martin, Daniel. Henke's California Law Guide (8th ed. 2006) KFC74 .H46 2006
• Hanft, John K. Legal Research in California (5th ed. 2004) KFC74 .H36 2004

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