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		LAW DIRECTORIES The Blue Book: An A-Z Guide to University of Toronto Experts Canadian Law List L'Expert Directory Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator REFERENCE DIRECTORIES Canada 411 Merck Manual White Pages Phone/Reverse Lookup Directory U.S. Government Manual DICTIONARIES Duhaime's Law Dictionary Findlaw Dictionary LAW DIRECTORIES The Blue Book: An A-Z Guide to University of Toronto Experts Produced by the U of T’s Department of Public Affairs, this site provides a listing of over 1100 experts at the University of Toronto, and is intended as a resource guide for journalists seeking expert opinions from U of T faculty and staff. Experts are listed by topics of interest and can be searched by keyword, name or by clicking on the subjects located on the left. Although designed for use by members of the media, this is also a good source of experts for legal proceedings. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/bluebook Canadian Law List Not a week goes by that the Library doesn’t get telephone requests for simple directory information for lawyers across the country, and our callers are always happy to be introduced to the on-line version of the Canadian Law List. Self-described as listing over 55,000 lawyers and 19,000 law firms. Easy Search is aptly named: just fill in the boxes as presented on the screen, then click on Search. You can usually get the result you need by using as few as 2 of the boxes, for example, Last Name and City. The Areas of Practice search strategy does not seem to work as well however. When trying out sample queries, for example looking for a lawyer practicing aboriginal law in Edmonton, there were no records meeting these specifications. Likewise when the search was broadened to all of Alberta. When the search for an aboriginal law lawyer was expanded to include every province, there were 10 listings although common sense would indicate there should be more. It seems that not all lawyers listed in the CLL are willing to pay extra to include their area of practice. This is still a quick and useful resource for anyone seeking names and addresses, and much easier than the print version. Try it at www.canadianlawlist.com. L'Expert Directory This is an abridged electronic version of the print directory containing over 60,000 questionnaires from senior practitioners identifying those whom they consider the most highly recommended lawyers in 53 practice areas across Canada. You can limit the search to specific practice areas such as biotechnology, franchising law and workers' compensation. It is used by corporate Click to Continue on Next Page