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Virginia Legal Materials

A guide to Virginia legal materials.

Virginia Procedure & Practice

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

Forms

Jury Instructions

Law Directories

  • Virginia Listings - LexisNexis Law Directory. Available on Lexis (Scalia Law users only).
  • West Legal Directory: Virginia. Available on Westlaw (Scalia Law users only).

Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility

  • Rules of Professional Conduct. The text of the Rules of Professional Conduct is in Volume 11, Part 6, Section II of the Code of Virginia, Ranges 201-202 (Virginia Materials) and 101 (Virginia Quick Reference Materials). The text of these rules is also available on Westlaw in the West's Annotated Code of Virginia database, the Lexis Code of Virginia (Annotated) database (Scalia Law and onl-site users only), and in the BloombergLaw Code of Virginia database (Scalia Law users only).  The current text is also available from the Virginia State Bar.
  • Legal Ethics Opinions. Contained in the Code of Virginia, Ranges 201-202 (Virginia Materials) and 102 (Virginia Quick Reference Materials). Also available at Virginia Legal Ethics Opinions List back to 1980, Lexis back to 1980 (Scalia Law users only), ABA/BNA-Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct back to 1986 (Scalia Law and on-site users only), and Westlaw back to 1988 (Scalia Law and on-site users only).
  • Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Opinions. Available on Westlaw (Scalia Law and on-site users only), Lexis (Scalia Law users only), and Virginia’s Judicial System
  • Lawyer Advertising Opinions. Contained in the Code of Virginia, Ranges 201-202 (Virginia Materials) and 102 (Virginia Quick Reference Materials). Also available at Lawyer Advertising Opinions.
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law Opinions. Contained in the Code of Virginia, Ranges 201-202 (Virginia Materials) and 102 (Virginia Quick Reference Materials). Also available at UPL Opinions On-Line.