The American Bar Association is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students, and this is its main web site, providing information and news relating to the legal profession in the United States. Information on legal education, admission to the bar and how the courts work may be found in the "Public Resources" section which is accessible from the foot of any page. Via the "Publications & CLE" tab there is a link to the separate web site of the monthly ABA Journal, where issues from January 2004 to the current one may be accessed.

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) is the professional body for costs lawyers (formerly known as law costs draftsmen) in the UK. Its site includes information on the role, education and training of costs lawyers, a directory of members, news items, and some recent issues of the Costs Lawyer monthly magazine.

The Bar Council (more formally the General Council of the Bar) is the governing body and Approved Regulator of the Bar of England and Wales. Its web site has information on the Bar's history, organisation, regulation and training. The "For the Bar" section includes, under "Practising requirements", links to the Code of Conduct and information about practising certificates and CPD on the web site of the Bar Standards Board, and under "Practice updates and guidance" the Practice Management Guidelines for the administration of chambers, as well as over 150 pieces of guidance on ethical and practice related queries.

This is a combined site for the Bar Council of Ireland, which is the governing body of the Irish Bar, and the Law Library of Ireland, which functions (in the absence of a tradition of barristers' chambers in Ireland) as the central working location of the practising Irish Bar. Its web site includes a fully searchable database of Irish barristers, the Bar Council's constitution, the Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Code for the Bar of Ireland, and other general information about the Irish Bar and legal system, as well as a selection of links.

The Bar Directory is now accessed via Sweet & Maxwell's Legal Hub site.

The Bar Pro Bono Unit matches barristers prepared to do pro bono work with those who need their help. Its web site provides information about the work of the unit, and registration forms for barristers or solicitors wishing to volunteer. The members' area of the site provides information about available cases.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers called to the bar in England and Wales. It was established in January 2006 to take over and run separately the regulatory function which had hitherto been carried out by the Bar Council alongside its representative work. Content includes: the Bar Code of Conduct and the Equality and Diversity Code for the Bar; information on the complaint procedure; consultation papers; press releases; and an online Barristers' Register containing details of all barristers eligible to provide legal services in England and Wales. Published disciplinary findings are available October 2002 onwards.

The BSB's "Qualifying as a barrister" section includes information about the academic and vocational stages of training for the bar, information about pupillage, and information for lawers transferring to the bar.  It also links to the Bar Training Regulations.

The Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (BTAS) was set up by the Council of the Inns of Court (COIC) at the request of the Bar Standards Board. Operational from 1 February 2013, it is responsible for appointing and administering disciplinary tribunals for barristers in England and Wales facing charges relating to the Code of Conduct, and Inns' conduct committee panels dealing with admission and disciplinary matters concerning student members of an Inn or applicants for admission. Its web site includes information on panel members and details of both completed and forthcoming hearings.

This is a section of the site Legal Resources in UK and Ireland maintained by Delia Venables. It provides annotated links to, amongst others, web sites of: barristers' chambers in England and Wales; individual barristers "offering significant legal resources on their websites"; blogs written by barristers; Bar Council and Bar Associations; Inns of Court; Circuits; and Scottish advocates. Elsewhere on the site there is a section on the bar and barristers in Ireland.

BLD is the Black Lawyers Directory, an online directory providing free listings of UK individual black minority ethnic (BME) lawyers and UK organisations with at least one BME lawyer.

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is a voluntary professional organisation whose members include approximately two thirds of all practising lawyers in Canada. Freely accessible site content includes an archive of news releases 1999 onwards, calendar of events, code of professional conduct, information on facilities available to members, and the monthly magazine National, January 2012 onwards. The CBA's official journal Canadian Bar Review is amongst content accessible only by members.

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) acts as the liaison between the European Union and Europe's national bars and law societies. Its web site includes the CCBE's Code of Conduct for European Lawyers as well as national codes of conduct, reports from committees looking at various topics and subject areas, position papers, newsletters 2007 onwards and press releases 2005 onwards.

Online version of Chambers UK, the evaluative directory of solicitors, barristers, law firms and chambers, published by Chambers and Partners.

Online version of Chambers USA, the evaluative guide to leading lawyers and law firms in the USA, researched and published by UK publisher Chambers and Partners.

CIPA is the professional and examining body for patent attorneys (also known as patent agents) in the UK. Its site includes a searchable register of patent agents; an overview of the law of patents, trademarks, domain names, industrial designs and copyright; briefing papers (aimed at IP professionals) on matters of current interest; press releases; and links to IP organisations, overseas patent offices and legal texts (chiefly conventions).

The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) is a professional body representing around 22,000 members. Its web site includes a searchable directory of legal executives, annual reports 2003 onwards, press releases 2008 onwards, the ILEX Professional Standards (IPS) Code of Conduct, and information about education and training. Access to the content of the Institute's official journal The CILEx Journal is restricted to members.

The Costs Lawyer Standards Board (CLSB) is the Approved Regulator of costs lawyers in England and Wales. Documents accessible on its site include the costs lawyers' Code of Conduct, Practising Rules, and Disciplinary Rules & Procedures. There is a searchable register of costs lawyers who hold a current practising certificate and are therefore regulated by the CLSB.

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) is the regulatory body for licensed conveyancers in England and Wales. The Consumers section of its web site includes a searchable directory of licensed conveyancers and details of complaints procedures. The CLC's Rules, Regulations and accompanying Guidance Notes are also available for download.

ELIXIR is the European Lawyers' Information Exchange and Internet Resource. The site, launched in 2001 by Dr Julian Lonbay of the University of Birmingham, has information on the training, qualification and work of the various branches of the legal profession in each of the first 15 member states of the European Union, and on mutual recognition of professional qualifications within the EU.

The Faculty of Advocates is the professional body for the Scottish Bar. The web site provides information on the office-holders and organisation of the Faculty and on education and training for Advocates. The membership directory can be browsed by individuals' names or by the "Stables" to which advocates belong: select "Instructing Advocates", then "Find an Advocate". The Faculty's Guide to Professional Conduct can be downloaded from the "Profession of Advocate" page.

The admission and regulation of notaries in England and Wales is a function of the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Notaries section of its web site has a collection of the rules regulating notaries and a list of notaries practising in England and Wales.

This site provides a searchable online directory of Public Access barristers, ie barristers who can be instructed directly by members of the public without the involvement of a solicitor at any stage. It is produced in association with the Public Access Bar Association.

The Guernsey Bar web site provides information both on the profession of advocate in Guernsey and on Guernsey law generally. The latter includes: a brief history of Guernsey law; guides to civil, criminal and family procedure; a dictionary of legal terms; texts of selected laws; court rules; and articles. Judgments and some other material formerly on the site are now on the Guernsey Legal Resources site.

This section of the HG.org site (formerly known as Hieros Gamos) provides a worldwide directory of bar associations and law societies, arranged primarily by continent or region. There are links to web sites in some cases, otherwise contact details are given.

As well as general information about the Hong Kong Bar aimed at the public, this site features the code of conduct, information on admission and pupillage, events, Bar List, and rules and regulations of the Association.

ILEX Professional Standards Ltd (IPS) is the independent regulatory arm of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx). The site has information on IPS's regulatory role and includes a directory of disciplinary orders by member name. There are many links to relevant material on the main CILEx site such as the IPS Code of Conduct and the directory of Chartered Legal Executive lawyers in England and Wales.

As well as providing links to legal information, the Lawfinder page of the Infolaw site includes, under the heading "Lawfinder Legal Services", listings of solicitors' firms, barristers' chambers, and providers of ADR and legal advice services.

The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) is the professional body for trade mark attorneys and trade mark and design litigators in the UK. Freely acessible content (there is also a members only section) includes ITMA's memorandum and articles of association, a glossary, recent annual reports, a News Archive 2004 onwards, and a link to the Code of Conduct for patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys.

The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) was set up to undertake the regulation of the patent attorney and trade mark attorney professions on behalf of both the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA), which are Approved Regulators under the Legal Services Act 2007. Site content includes the single Code of Conduct which applies to all members of both professions, and separate registers of the two professions in the form of pdf documents.

The International Law Office provides information about legal developments from around the world via a free email subscription service. The web site also includes an archive of newsletter articles 1998 onwards, which can be searched or browsed by subject and country, and a directory of law firms and partners.

The Society is the professional body for advocates in the Isle of Man, who combine the functions performed in England and Wales by barristers and solicitors. The site includes information on its history, role and functions, together with lists of members both individually and by law firm. A members only section includes the text of the Advocates Handbook (pdf).

The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman investigates complaints about the judicial appointments process and the handling of matters involving judicial discipline or conduct. This section of the Justice portal site has a list of all judicial offices covered by the scheme, information on how to make a complaint, and recent annual reports.

The Board, which was created in 2002, recommends to the Scottish Ministers potential candidates for appointment to the offices of Judge of the Court of Session, Chair of the Scottish Land Court, Sheriff Principal, Sheriff and Part-time Sheriff. It also takes charge of the recruitment and selection process, and approves processes for the appointment of JPs. The appointments recommended by the Board are listed on the web site, as are current vacancies. The Policies and Publications sections contain papers on the roles of the various judicial offices for which the Board is responsible, criteria for judicial appointments generally, and annual reports.

The JAC is an independent body set up by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to select judicial office holders in England and Wales. Its web site includes information about current and forthcoming selection exercises and details of events organized by the commission, news releases 2006 onwards, Annual Reports 2006 onwards, and a range of other publications.

This site gives an overview of the work of judicial office-holders in the civil, criminal and family courts, and tribunals, of England and Wales. It is the web site of the Judicial Office, which was established in 2006 under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. "About the Judiciary" includes up to date lists of the senior judiciary, circuit judges, district judges and others; general information including court dress and terms of service; and legal term dates 2009 to 2015. "You and the Judiciary" includes forms of address and the Guide to Judicial Conduct. The "Media" section provides links to BAILII and other main sources of court judgments; all available published decisions of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal chambers; press releases 2005 onwards; and transcripts of speeches made by the senior judiciary 2003 onwards. "Publications and Reports" includes statistics, practice directions, protocols and guidance, judicial responses to government proposals, reports, and publications of the Judicial Studies Board and its successor (from 1 April 2011) the Judicial College.

The Judiciary of Scotland web site includes information about Scottish judges and the Scottish court system, summaries of selected judgments, responses to consultations, news, and press releases. In the "Going to Court" section there is a glossary of the most commonly used legal terms in Scotland.

The Law Society of England and Wales is the professional association and Approved Regulator of solicitors in England and Wales. Select "Find a solicitor" for access to the Society's directory of solicitors. Search options include firm name, individual solicitor, organisation (for solicitors not in private practice), specialism and location. The "Advice" section contains advice for solicitors, including a wide selection of practice notes, and the "For the public" section provides brief guides to a number of common legal issues.

The Law Society of Ireland is the professional body for solicitors in Ireland. Its web site includes the current and recent issues of the Society's Gazette, with indices 1999 onwards and a searchable archive 1997 onwards, plus information on the structure and committees of the Society, a database of solicitors' firms, and a selection of recent news items.

The Society is the governing body of lawyers practising as advocates and solicitors of the Royal Court of Jersey. Besides information on the organisation and activities of the Society, the site includes lists of individual members and of law firms, and the full text of the Society's Code of Conduct.

The Society is the professional and regulatory body for solicitors in Northern Ireland. The web site includes a summary of its regulatory framework and details of the complaints procedure. Downloadable publications include the Solicitors' Account Regulations 1998 and the Society's journal The Writ April 2000 onwards. There is also a directory of solicitors' firms in the major towns and villages of Northern Ireland, searchable by name, geographical location or category of work undertaken.

The Law Society of Scotland is the governing body for Scottish solicitors. The "For Members" section contains advice, rules and guidance on many aspects of professional practice. Directories of solicitors' firms and of individual solicitors are also available: see under "Find a Solicitor".

The Law Society of Singapore is the representative body for all lawyers in Singapore. Its site provides information for and about the legal profession in Singapore, notably a directory covering individual lawyers, law firms, notaries public and commissioners for oaths; practice directions and circulars; calendar of events; and information on how to qualify and how to set up a legal practice (including the Guidelines for Legal Corporations). Publications include the Society's Law Gazette 2000 onwards. The section headed "You and the Law" contains brief articles on various aspects of the law, aimed at the layperson: select "Public" from the menu bar.

The is the web site of JLD, the Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society, which was launched in January 2008 to provide an independent voice for student members of the Law Society, trainees, and solicitors of up to five years' post qualification experience. It includes news about JLD, and information about starting a career as a solicitor.

LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group, a charity that aims to increase the availability of free legal advice to individuals and communities in need. Its web site includes recent news stories about the group and information for potential clients, lawyers, law schools, charities, and advice agencies.

The Lay Observer oversees the complaint-handling function of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The site includes information on the Lay Observer's role, details of the complaints procedure, and recent annual reports.

The Legal 500 series of guides to legal services providers is published by Legalease. This UK guide includes directories of UK law firms, barristers' chambers and in-house lawyers.

Sweet & Maxwell's Legal Hub site provides free online access to the current editions of its publications The Bar Directory, Expert Witness Directory and In-house Lawyer Directory. The site also includes a collection of articles: for full access to these registration is required.

The Legal Ombudsman scheme for handling complaints about providers of legal services in England and Wales came into operation on 6 October 2010. Site content includes the scheme rules, FAQs, news, consultations, guidance, annual reports, and topically arranged case summaries.

The Legal Services Board (LSB) is the single "oversight regulator" for the legal profession in England and Wales. It oversees those bodies designated Approved Regulators which directly regulate solicitors, barristers, legal executives, licensed conveyancers, patent and trade mark attorneys, notaries and costs lawyers. It was created under the Legal Services Act 2007 and became fully operational on 1 January 2010. The site includes background information on the creation of the LSB, a list of the Approved Regulators, FAQs, consultations, news and press releases.

Sir David Clementi's Review of the regulation of legal services in England and Wales published its report on 15 December 2004. Besides the full text of the report, the site (now archived) has general information about the Review and its terms of reference, press notices, a consultation paper dated 8 March 2004, and relevant publications of the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Office of Fair Trading. The site is no longer updated, but has been archived for preservation by the National Archives. 

The Malaysian Bar is the professional body for all lawyers in Malaysia. Its web site provides information on how to qualify as a solicitor/advocate in Malaysia, legislation governing the legal profession, practice directions, membership directory and news relevant to the profession.

US and international directory of the legal profession, searchable by personal or corporate name, location and practice area.

The Commission was established in June 2005, as an independent public body under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Acts 2002 and 2004, to select and recommend candidates for judicial office in Northern Ireland. Contents of its web site include information on the appointments process, policy documents and statements, consultation documents and annual reports.

The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman was established on 25 September 2006 under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 to investigate allegations by applicants for judicial appointments of maladministration or unfairness on the part of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission, the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service or the Lord Chancellor. The site provides details of the complaints procedure and annual reports.

Notaries are the oldest branch of the legal profession in England and Wales, carrying out all types of legal work other than the conduct of litigation, but chiefly concerned with the authentication and certification of signatures and documents for use abroad. The Notaries Society web site includes basic information about notaries and qualification as a notary, and a searchable database of notaries.

The Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) was established on 3 April 2006 under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. It handles complaints about the personal conduct of all judicial office holders in England and Wales and some judicial office holders who sit in tribunals in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Leaflets, annual reports and other publications are reproduced on the site, and there are links to relevant regulations.

The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner was an independent government-appointed regulator who worked with consumers and solicitors to improve the complaint-handling function of the Law Society of England and Wales from 2004 to 2010. The Office closed on 31 March 2010 and its archived web site is available here on the National Archives site.

The present system of appointment of Queen's Counsel came into effect in 2005-06. This site contains information and guidance for both applicants and assessors in the current competition, and has information about recent completed competitions including lists of successful applicants.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) was established on 1 October 2008, under the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007, to investigate complaints by members of the public about services provided by legal practitioners in Scotland. The site has information on the complaints process, the SLCC Rules, complaint forms, annual reports, news, and details of any current consultations.

Before 1 October 2008, when the new Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) was established, complaints about the way the Law Society of Scotland or the Faculty of Advocates had handled a complaint against a legal practitioner were dealt with by the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman (SLSO). Annual reports 2000-2001 to 2007-2008 are amongst material still accessible on the SLSO site: since the abolition of the SLSO most other content has been removed.

The Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) is an independent body which deals with serious disciplinary issues, and certain other matters, concerning solicitors in Scotland. Its findings are accessible on the site in full text, 1995 onwards, together with its procedural rules, annual reports 2000/2001 onwards, and general information in the form of FAQs.

The Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), formerly the Society of Public Teachers of Law in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (SPTL), is a society for those involved in teaching law in a university or similar institution, or otherwise involved in legal scholarship. Its membership includes both academic and practising lawyers. The web site includes news and information relating to its activities, events and publications.

Messengers-at-Arms are officers of the Court of Session whose work involves serving documents and enforcing orders of the court. Sheriff Officers have a similar role with regard to Scotland's regional civil courts. The Society's web site provides historical background to the two offices and a directory of members.

The Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, or WS Society, is a professional society most of whose members are Scottish solicitors in private practice. The web site provides information on the activities of the Society (with a particular emphasis on education and training) and allows access to the online catalogue of the Signet Library, one of the most extensive law libraries in Scotland.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) adjudicates on alleged breaches of rules of professional conduct by members of the solicitors' profession in England and Wales. Its web site includes information about the SDT's constitution and procedures, and annual reports 2002 onwards.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been the independent regulator of solicitors in England and Wales since January 2007. Its web site includes the current version of SRA Handbook which came into effect on 6 October 2011 and incoporates the formerly separate Solicitors' Code of Conduct and Solicitors' Accounts Rules. Other content includes consultations, news and contact details.

SAHCA is a national association representing the interests of solicitors practising as advocates in the higher courts in England and Wales. The web site includes a directory of members, recent issues of the association's newsletter The Solicitor Advocate, a news archive 2009 onwards, and a selection of advocacy tips.

The Treasury Solicitor's Department provides legal services to government departments and other publicly funded bodies, and collects and manages bona vacantia on behalf of the Crown. Its web site includes lists of the Attorney General's panel of counsel and documents made available online under the department's publication scheme. A link is provided to the separate Bona Vacantia web site.

Previously known as ConnectingLegal, this site includes online directories of solicitors' firms and barristers' chambers. There are also charity, expert witness and other directories, and links to directories of non-legal professionals such as accountancy and surveying firms.