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A law school is an institution specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a lawyer within a given jurisdiction. This page describes law schools and lists selected law school in the USA.

Law enforcement is the organized activity of discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms that govern a society. The term encompasses police, courts, and corrections. This directory lists selected law enforcement organizations that are located in the USA.

Jurisprudence may be divided into three branches: analytical, sociological, and theoretical. The analytical branch articulates axioms, defines terms, and prescribes the methods that best enable one to view the legal order as an internally consistent, logical system. The sociological branch examines the actual effects of the law within society and the influence of social phenomena on the substantive and procedural aspects of law. The theoretical branch evaluates and criticizes law in terms of the ideals or goals postulated for it.

The Supreme Court is the highest tribunal for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.

The legal sector was created to uphold and maintain due process, and the practice of law has had a long and storied history in the United States. This page highlights the various professions and careers in the legal sector.

A legal clinic is a legal aid or law school program providing services to various clients and often hands-on-legal experience to law school students. Clinics are usually directed by clinical professors. Legal clinics typically do pro bono work in a particular area, providing free legal services to clients.

Tax law is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments use a body of rules and procedures to assess and collect taxes in a legal context. This directory lists selected tax attorneys in the United States of America.

A personal injury lawyer is a lawyer who provides legal services to those who claim to have been injured, physically or psychologically, as a result of negligence of another person or organization. Personal injury lawyers primarily practice in the area of law known as tort law. This directory lists personal injury attorneys in the USA.

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In the law of torts, malpractice, also known as professional negligence, is an instance of negligence or incompetence on the part of a professional. This directory lists selected malpractice attorneys that are located in virtually every state of the USA,

An attorney is a person who is appointed to transact business or legal matters on another's behalf. This directory lists selected attorneys in the USA. Each attorney listing includes contact information and a website link.

Directory of appeals attorneys that are located in each state of the USA, with a photo depicting a lawyer reading a criminal law book. 

Arbitration is a process in which two parties in a dispute use an independent, impartial third party to settle the dispute, often by making a decision that they both agree to. This directory lists selected arbitrators and arbitration firms in the USA