Pierce County Law Library

Mission Statement

As the only public law library in Pierce County, the mission of the Pierce County Law Library is to provide county-wide convenient access to current legal information including explanatory materials. The library will provide information in print and electronic formats as are suitable for the diverse Pierce County community to use in criminal and civil litigation and for the resolution of personal and business legal matters. Our mission is also to provide trained and knowledgeable Library staff to assist patrons in meeting their legal information needs.

Westlaw Edge
A premium legal research database that employs artificial intelligence (AI). Westlaw has all state and federal, regulations, statutes, cases, court rules, and treatise resources. This is a free trial with 10 hours of research over 7 days.

CaseText
All state and federal statutes and cases, federal regulations, and a federal briefs database. This is a free trial with 14 days of access.

Fastcase
All state and federal statutes, cases, regulations, court rules, and Attorney General Opinions. This is a free trial with 24 hours of access.

Ross Intelligence
This is an AI search engine. It searches all state and federal statutes and cases, and federal administrative decisions. This is a free trial with 14 days of access.

Casemaker Libra
Casemaker Libra is a searchable library of Washington State treatises, practice guides, coursebooks, deskbooks, and continuing legal education (CLE) materials.

NCLC
Consumer protection information:

Mortgages and Foreclosure
Student Loan Forgiveness
Car Sales
Debt Collection
Bankruptcy

Nolo Press
Self-help books covering topics of "everyday" law, including: Marriage, divorce, estate planning, retirement, small business, employment, real estate, and many more.