Legal Resources Websites

Alaska Association of Paralegals
The Alaska Association of Paralegals is a non-profit association comprised of individual members. 

Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Alaska Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is an Alaska non-profit professional organization dedicated to the goal of fighting for fundamental rights of all of Alaska’s Citizens.  We are an association of Criminal defense lawyers and other professionals working to uphold the ideals of the Alaskan legal system of which Justice Rabinowitz was so proud.

Alaska Child Support Guidelines Website 
This website provides all of the materials necessary to understand and apply Alaska’s child support guidelines — Civil Rule 90.3. The site includes the rule (with numerous cross links), the commentary, statutes, regulations, caselaw (including case summaries organized by subject area), examples of how to apply Rule 90.3, court and CSED forms, links to state and national child support sites, and more. 

Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct 
Alaska’s Commission on Judicial Conduct oversees the ethical conduct of justices of the Alaska Supreme Court, judges of the state court of appeals, state superior court judges, and state district court judges. The Commission cannot handle complaints against magistrates, masters, attorneys, or federal judicial officers. The Commission cannot review the decisions of any judge made as part of a court proceeding.

Alaska Court System 
The Alaska Court System web site offers a variety of court-related resources as well as links to state, federal and international legal resources. 

Alaska Department of Law 
The Department of Law is the state Attorney General’s office. The department is divided into the civil division, which represents most state agencies, and the criminal division, which includes all district attorneys. The criminal division prosecutes state criminal cases. 

Alaska Judicial Council 
The Judicial Council web site provides information about the section of judges, including a judicial application; the evaluation/retention of judges, including extensive evaluation materials on each retention judge; and Internet versions of all Judicial Council reports. 

Alaska Law Help 
AlaskaLawHelp is a guide to civil legal services and resources for low-income persons and seniors in Alaska. This site provides information on various free and low-cost legal programs in Alaska, including basic eligibility and contact information. Here you can find links to web sites offering helpful information, schedules of free self-help clinics, forms, and legal education documents that give you basic information on a number of legal problems. This site is a service that is made possible through the generosity of the Legal Services Corporation and is supported by a number of partner organizations throughout Alaska. The web site was created by Pro Bono Net and is maintained by staff at Alaska Legal Services Corporation. 

Alaska Law Review 
Duke University School of Law publishes the Alaska Law Review for the Alaska Bar Association. 

Alaska Legal Administrators
The Alaska Association of Legal Administrators (Alaska ALA) is a nonprofit organization comprised of legal administrators who share a personal commitment to increasing professionalism of law office administration. Through the resources of the national and local organization members are provided opportunities for continuing education, insight into industry trends, analysis of emerging management techniques and a wide array of information designed with one purpose in mind – to assist members in becoming better support to their law firms or agencies.

Alaska Legal Services Corporation 
Alaska Legal Services Corporation is a private, non-profit corporation that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income Alaskans. The program is funded through grants and contracts from federal, state, and local sources. 

Alaska Native Justice Center
ANJC serves as a bridge between Alaska Natives and Alaska’s justice systems. We provide individuals with the resources necessary to resolve their circumstances and we offer support to all parties involved in legal issues.

Alaska Public Defender Agency 
The Public Defender Agency provides legal services, consistent with constitutional guarantees, to indigent persons, generally in criminal cases. 

Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct 
This link will take you to the Alaska Court System page that contains the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct.

Alaska Shorthand Reporters Association
In addition to listing the certified court reporters and videographers in Alaska, we also include helpful resources such as tips on “Making the Record.”

Alaska State Government 
Alaska’s official home page. Lots of information about the state, including links. State Employee Directory Contact information, including email addresses, for almost every employee of every state agency. Handy search engine. 

Alaska Trial Lawyers
The Alaska Association for Justice is a nonprofit organization comprised of trial lawyers who represent the interests of people who have been injured or who have unfairly suffered due to the negligent action of others.

Anchorage Bar Association 
The Anchorage Bar Association is a voluntary association of Anchorage area lawyers and other law office professionals. The Anchorage Bar Association provides many social and professional activities for its members and supports the community at large through grants for non-profit, justice-related, charitable or educational purposes. 

National Association of Legal Secretaries of Anchorage
NALS of Anchorage is an organization dedicated to upgrading the knowledge and efficiency of legal personnel. In addition to stressing continuing legal education, the organization strives to promote a high standard of ethics among its members and cooperates with the judiciary and bar in maintaining professional standards. 

Family Law Self-Help Center 
The Family Law Self-Help Center is a public service provided by the Alaska Court System dedicated to helping self-represented people achieve a better understanding of family law procedures, to increase access to family law courts, and to facilitate quicker resolution of family law matters. 

Gender Neutral Language in the Courts Pamphlet 
This pamphlet has been re-printed by the Gender Equality Section of the Alaska Bar Association with the permission of The New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, chaired by Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin.

Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
Alaska has four lawyer representatives assigned to the Alaska District of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.  These “lawyer reps” meet periodically with federal judges, the court clerk, and other federal administrators in the Alaska District, to discuss federal practice and procedure issues and proposals.  The lawyer reps also participate in annual meetings of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Office of Public Advocacy 
OPA represents vulnerable children, incapacitated adults, and some criminal defendants. NOTE: OPA only represents clients when the agency is appointed by the court.