Legal Research Classes:  MBA Business Law and Real Estate Law

Ebsco Discovery Layer
Access through the search box near the top of the SBU library page – quick access to basic information through the Research Starter link.

Nexis Uni
Access through SBU library page, click on Articles & Databases page
Search for court cases and law review articles.
Nexis Uni is a database that features more than 15,000 news, business, and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

Hein Online
Access through SBU library page, click on Articles & Databases page
Browse Journals and Periodicals/Law Journal Library
HeinOnline is a source for traditional legal materials (reported cases, statutes, government regulations, academic law reviews, commercially produced law journals and magazines, and classic treatises), historical, governmental, and political documents, legislative debates, legislative and executive branch reports, world constitutions, international treaties, and reports and other documents of international organizations. 

Websites

Business Law

• Glossary of Business Terms: https://college.cengage.com/business/goldman/business_law/7e/assets/students/glossary/glossaryall.html 
• U.S. Small Business Administration – Stay Legally Compliant: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/manage-your-business/stay-legally-compliant
• How to start a business, sell to the government and tax information: https://www.usa.gov/business

Real Estate Law

• American Bar Assn. Glossary of real estate terms: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/real_property_trust_estate/resources/real_estate_index/glossary/
• Sample Forms, Sacramento County Public Law Library: https://saclaw.org/legal-forms/
• The New York City Bar: https://www.nycbar.org/for-the-public/legal-forms-and-resources/real-estate-forms
• Texas Real Estate Commission: https://www.trec.texas.gov/agency-information/contracts
• NOLO: https://store.nolo.com/products/online-legal-forms/real-estate
• Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services: https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/RealEstate/ContractualForms/Forms.aspx

Selected eBooks
Search for additional eBooks in the Ebsco Discovery System.
Business Law
Business Law and Ethics
Contemporary Challenges in the Business Law
Commercial Real Estate: Background and Issues
Emanuel Law Outlines for Real Estate
The Essential Guide to Corporate Real Estate

Legal Forms Guides

• UB Libraries, Legal Forms, https://research.lib.buffalo.edu/legal-forms/forms-on-web
• Pace University Law Library, New York Legal Research: Forms and Court Rules, https://libraryguides.law.pace.edu/c.php?g=319344&p=2133452
• Brooklyn Law School, Affordable Legal Information Sources for Attorneys: Forms, https://guides.brooklaw.edu/c.php?g=330937&p=2222612

Need help?
Friedsam Memorial Library
Reference Desk
ref@sbu.edu
716-375-2164

Mary Ellen Ash
mash@sbu.edu

Law Library of Congress
Anna Price
Legal Reference Specialist
anpr@loc.gov
Public Services Division