Library Services

It is important to us that you visit the library with expectations that match what services we can provide.

To be clear: Law Library staff are PROHIBITED BY LAW from providing legal advice (see: Business and Professions Code § 6125.).

What Staff May Do:

• Guide customers to appropriate research materials for obtaining information they are researching
• Provide blank forms or general pleading templates that are responsive to customer requests
• Assist customers in locating forms on a computer terminal (if available), or refer customers to the appropriate form book(s) for samples
• Provide general procedural information
• Provide general document review (e.g., pointing out obviously incomplete sections on forms, pointing out obviously missing or contradictory information, etc.).

What Staff May Not Do:

• Tell you specifically what you should write on a form
• Tell you what type of case you should pursue
• Assess the likelihood of success in a case
• Predict an outcome in your case
• Prepare your paperwork for you

If you need assistance beyond what is described above, you may wish to visit www.kernbar.org and see if a consultation with an attorney may be right for you.

The Law Library charges twenty cents per page for printing and photocopying (fifty cents for color).  Otherwise, library staff will not ask you for payment for any services provided.

Even if you appreciate the assistance you have been provided, law library staff may not accept personal gifts.