New Zealand Law Society - What's in the library
The library offers an extensive collection of print and online resources to support the needs of legal practitioners.
The Library catalogue provides bibliographic and holdings information for all texts and serials held at Law Society libraries in Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury.
Most of the library’s collection is non-borrowable except for use in court. Contact your nearest Law Society library for more information on borrowing policies.
The Law Society library provides practitioners with a comprehensive online collection of legal databases and legal links.
The Law Society Library's digital collection includes premium content from trusted legal suppliers including CCH, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters to provide you with access to in depth information on all areas of New Zealand law, as well as selected content from the overseas jurisdictions of Australia, Canada, Singapore and the United Kingdom.
Access is provided through dedicated library computer terminals located at the law libraries and lawyers room facilities in court buildings around the country OR by connecting your own device to the NZ Law Society WiFi when in the court building.
NB: Links provided to databases on this website are only available to practitioners via the above means or via your own valid subscription.
Links to open-source (free) legal websites provide access to a variety of international legislation and caselaw and can be widely accessed.
Lexis Red is an ebook reader that can be downloaded to a device of your choice and provides you access to key NZ legal titles at your convenience.
To apply to become a Lexis Red borrower:
Once your request has been approved, you will be sent a password with download instructions for the 'Lexis Red' app.
Borrow a selection of LexisNexis titles on electronic loan, for 14 days. Selected titles available for loan include: