Paralegal Program Resources: The William S. Richardson School of Law library

Accessing the William S. Richardson School of Law Library

Students in the Paralegal Studies Program at Kapiʻolani Community College have access to the University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library.

Students may use print and digital collections, and consult with Reference and Instructional law librarians who can assist them with projects, provide tours of the physical library, and offer instruction on Law Library databases. 

The Law Library is open with full services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Kapiʻolani CC Paragelal Studies students may request an access card that permits entry to the Law Library after hours and on weekends to complete research and homework assignments. 

Approximately 70% of the Law Library's law collection is available in digital format. All databases except for Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw, are available to Kapiʻolani CC students in the Paralegal Studies Program.

Legal databases Kapiʻolani CC Paralegal Studies students can access are: 

• HeinOnline
• Ebooks in the Lexis Digital, Nexus UNI, historical legal information in LLMC, the United States Congressional Serials Set, and Oxford Press Library collections
• Print collection items: Case reporters for the United States Supreme Court, federal appellate and trial level courts, Hawaiʻi appellate and trial level courts, secondary legal authority, and both primary and secondary authorities for the Pacific Island Nations.