In one way or another, whether you are a music publisher or a book publisher, the ranks of the legal publishers will have an influence on you. This is because the law touches every aspect of the publishing business. And someone has to publish what those laws are. The role of the legal publisher is crucial to maintain order in the sometimes chaotic business world.
The law is published not just through the traditional voluminous legal textbooks you see in the law libraries. Law is constantly changing, getting more clearly defined, or redefined. In order to keep up with the law, legal trade journals, legal newsletters, and communications are continually being produced to keep the business world abreast of the current legal requirements. There are a large number of law publishers and associations to facilitate this whole process.
One group is the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Their website is www.aallnet.org, and they have a great directory of legal publishing firms on: www.aallnet.org/committee/criv/resources/tools/list/.
A good list of law publishers: www.willyancey.com/lawpubs.htm
The Internet offers extensive directories of legal publishing firms:
