Legal Resources

Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ)
NJ’s free legal assistance network 
1-888-576-5529, open M-F 8-5:30.
Provides telephone advice, referrals, and information on civil matters to low-income NJ residents.
Help is available in all languages and to the hearing-impaired.

Legal Services of NJ
Links to useful publications, web sites, and offices.

Local Office:
The Burlington County South Jersey Legal Services
107 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609) 261-1088 or 800-496-4570

They provide information and education for those who want to prepare their own civil cases.

 

Electronic Resources


Burlington County Lawyer Referral Service

NJ Judiciary Pro Se Self-Help Resource Center
Useful links to forms and other materials for the pro se litigant. Resource centers provide free access to  Lexis-Nexis. Please note that staff in Judiciary Self-Help Resource Centers cannot provide legal advice.

The closest one to us is:
Monmouth County Courthouse 
71 Monument Park, Room, Freehold, NJ 07728
732-677-4595

NJ Judiciary Ombudsman Program
An ombudsman is a neutral staff person who helps pro-se litigants navigate the court system. Each county has one and many hold
specialized workshops open to all.

Burlington County Ombudsman 
609-518-2530 Email: BurOmbudsman.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us

New Jersey Courts Online
NJ Judiciary’s award winning web site. Selected features include links to paying parking tickets online, forms, court rules and services, and reference materials.

Rutgers Law Library
217 N Fifth Street, Camden, NJ 08102  856-225-6172
Print materials available for public use. Photo ID required.

LSNJ Law—You and the Law in NJ
User-friendly site for people looking for answers to legal questions or problems.


Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory -
Good source for biographies of lawyers and background information on law firms.  Also includes digests of the law from all fifty states which can be accessed with free registration.

NJ Judiciary Attorney index - access to bar admission date and status of lawyers

 

New Jersey State Library
Legal Resources http://www.njstatelib.org/Research_Guides/Law/index.php
609-278-2640  Email: reflaw@njstate.lib.org
Compilation of links to federal, state, and local legal materials and maintains comprehensive collection of legislative histories (explains passed laws in clear language).

Mount Laurel Township    856-234-0001
Links to all municipal departments and codebook.

New Jersey Statutes

Rutger's Searchable NJ Statutes - Rutger's version with an easier search engine plus additional information to the session law and court cases that cite the statute.

Legal dictionaries:
Nolo
Findlaw


Legal encyclopedia:
Cornell's Wex

 

The library provides general information about the law which is designed only to help users of the library learn more about their own legal needs. But general legal information is not the same as legal advice - true legal advice is the application of local and federal law to an individual's specific circumstances, and true legal advice can only be given by a lawyer. Library users are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel.