I am not an attorney. I represent the nation as its only judgment broker. This is a personal opinion based upon my Californian experience. It does not constitute legal advice. For any legal questions or strategies, contact a professional lawyer.

Many people are not lawyers or work at law firms. In many cases, judgments are too small to make it cost-effective for an attorney to represent them. To enforce judgments, you may need some non-trivial documents and legal procedures. Also, if the judgment owner wants to research their law issue themselves, law library can be very helpful.

Many counties offer law libraries. They are typically located in courthouses, either as part of them or adjacent to them. The majority of law libraries are sponsored, in some manner, by a bar association local. Most law library are always empty, especially in times of economic hardship. Even though they were created for lawyers and are used primarily by attorneys, the vast majority of law libraries allow nicely dressed, polite and quiet mortals full access.

Usually there are only a few employees at the law library. They can answer your question, but are not trained to do so. In law libraries, you will come to the library, conduct some research, leave when you are done. Most workers are courteous. They’re usually helpful when they have some time.

A law collection offers an extensive range of legal materials that will allow one to obtain answers and information to many questions relating to law. For example, enforcing judgments. There are judgment recovery books available for each state. Nearly all libraries have computers where you can (at a minimum, in a limited way) access Westlaw Lexis Nexis & similar databases. This can help you find public records, which might reveal the assets of your creditor. There will be a fee for using their printer.

Law libraries provide information on a variety of topics including bond claims (and what it takes for them to be collected), sample motions, Rutter’s BK Practice manual, laws, and case law. Pleading And Practice for California is very useful. Many people own thousands of volumes that would cost an incredible amount of money to buy.

Several judgment enforcers are based in a law school. Recovery specialists may rent rooms in the law library for nominal rates if they need to hold a meeting. Sometimes, they meet judgment owners as well as judgment debtors near the courthouse.

If you regularly use law libraries for business purposes, you should be respectful of others and perhaps bring bagels or doughnuts every week. If you are limited to the time that can be spent in the library each day, then it is best to seek out another law-library.

For a small charge, you can always use a copier in a law library. Some law libraries even have printers available for those who bring their laptop. At (e.g. ) For 50 cents per sheet, this is likely cheaper than driving home or to the office. It is possible to meet people in a law school, and it’s usually nearby a notary.