The Law Library Association of St. Louis is committed to providing legal research materials for all its patrons, including our non-attorney patrons. We have many print resources that specifically cater to self-representation.
We have several pamphlets to assist our non-attorney patrons. These include:
- Family Resource Guide from the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis
- Know Your Rights: What to Do If You Are Questioned, Arrested or Detained by Immigration and Other Law Enforcement from the National Immigration Law Center.
- Guide to Representing Yourself When Facing Eviction from the ArchCity Defenders.
- A Guide to Representing Yourself in Court created by our library with funding from a St. Louis Bar Foundation grant.
We also have several self-help book titles published by the legal publisher, NOLO. Several of these titles can be downloaded as PDFs or eBooks from our online catalog. https://stllawlib.bywatersolutions.com/
The library’s website contains a webpage dedicated to providing our pro se patrons with many free online legal resources. This webpage includes links to numerous resources helpful to the non-attorney, including websites for governmental departments within Missouri and Illinois, forms for several local Missouri courts, local bar associations, and other general legal information websites. See our Legal Websites page for a complete listing. https://llastl.org/legal-websites
We welcome public patrons to visit us online or in person to use these self-help tools.
