Library services

Solicitors have free access to one of the best law libraries in England.

You can visit in person or phone, fax, or e-mail your legal information enquiries and our team of experienced law librarians will look for the information you need. We can also send you copies of law reports and other legal material via our fee based Lawdocs document supply service.

Library Online

Law Society Library Online is the result of a collaborative venture between the Law Society and LexisNexis. It brings you fast, easy access to the library catalogue and value added legal information sources, plus selected free LexisNexis content. Law Society Library Online supersedes Catalyst, the old online library catalogue and indexes.
www.lawsociety.org.uk/libraryonline

• More information on the Lawdocs service
• Library enquiries

Admission to the Law Society Library

The Law Society Library is a private library for solicitor members of the Law Society of England and Wales. In order to use the library, you will need to provide evidence that you are a member, or employed by a member.

The following forms of identification can be used:

• your Law Society membership card
• your business card with your name or the name of your line manager or supervisor on it if you work for a firm of solicitors
• your business card with a job title or department that is clearly legal if you are an employed or in-house solicitor
• a letter on headed paper or a copy of an e-mail from your firm with your name and the name of the solicitor authorising you to visit the library if you are an employee of a solicitor
• your security or staff pass with your firm's name on it if you work for a solicitor's firm
• a letter or e-mail from the Law Society Library agreeing to give you access to the library

Blank letters on headed paper are not acceptable as identification.

Students on the LPC course may also use the library. You should show your university or college card. This must clearly indicate that you are currently studying the LPC course

Non member use of the Library

If you are not a member, or employed by a member, but want to use materials in our collection, please contact us in advance to ask for permission to use the Library. You will need to provide details of the material you wish to consult, your reason for needing this material, and the date you wish to visit the Library. If you are permitted to use the Library, there will be a charge.

Apply for a non-member reader pass

Please note that our core services are for solicitor members only.

Address

Law Society Library
113 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PL

Opening hours

• Monday to Thursday: 09:00-18:00
• Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
• Weekends and bank holidays - closed

Disabled access

We have a range of facilities to assist disabled users. Contact us with any enquiries about accessibility.