Pritzker Legal Research Center: Illinois Practice Materials: Illinois Practice Materials

General IL Practice Resources

This guide is designed to help you identify Illinois practice materials. To locate non-jurisdictional or national practice resources, consider consulting our other research guides

Most recent update: 1/2022

Treatises by Topic
by Reference Librarian Last Updated Dec 16, 2024 8 views this year

Litigation Practice Materials
by Jamie Sommer Last Updated Dec 10, 2024 28 views this year

Transactional Law & Drafting Resources
by Sarah Reis Last Updated Jun 12, 2024 32 views this year

Legal encyclopedias are similar to general encyclopedias like Encylopedia Britannica or Wikipedia, but they are limited to legal topics. They cover a wide range of legal topics and provide very basic and easy-to-read explanations of legal concepts. Illinois has two encyclopedias which include citations to Illinois cases and the Illinois Compiled Statutes.

Illinois Law & Practice (Westlaw)
Illinois Law and Practice is an encyclopedia providing coverage of a broad range of legal topics, based on current Illinois case law, statutes, and rules.
Illinois Jurisprudence (Lexis)
Encyclopedia of Illinois law providing a one-step, comprehensive synthesis of more than 350 subject areas

The Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) offers practice materials for Illinois attorneys. Their popular handbooks are available electronically via our subscription to IICLE Smartbooks. They are also available via LexisAdvance.

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Practice handbooks on a wide variety of practice areas from the IL Institute of Continuing Legal Education