Hours of Operation:
Mon to Thurs: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
NCLA Members have 24/7 access to the Library via their access cards.
Location: NCLA Library, 860 William Street, Cobourg ON K9A 3A9
Staff:
Ciara Ward – Library Director
Contact:
Phone: 905-372-1382
Toll Free: 1-866-214-8450
Fax: 905-372-7713
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.northumberlandlawassociation.com/
Who can access:
All Licensed Lawyers, Judges, Justice of the Peace, Board, Commission or Tribunal Members, Articling Students, and Licensed Paralegals
Circulation Policy:
Not open to members of the public. Members may sign out materials three weeks. Overdue books will be subject to fines and/or reduced Library and NCLA Member privileges. Some items are on reserve and can only be consulted in the library. Visiting counsel are welcome to use the collection in the library. The library participates in interlibrary loans with other county and district law libraries.
Collection:
E-LiRN suite of resources including QL, LN Practical Guidance, WL Criminal Source, WL Estates & Trusts Source, WL Family Source, Rangefindr, vlex including Irwin Law’s Essentials in Canadian Law titles, Emond’s Criminal Law Series and Vincent AI – a reputable source of AI for lawyers.
• Westlaw Next Law Source
•O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms Division:
o Division I (Commercial & General)
o Division IV (Leases)
o Division V (Wills & Trusts)
• LexisNexis Context
• LexisNexis Pleadings, Motions & Facta
• Law360
Number of Computers for Lawyer use to search E-LIRN resources, etc: 4
Services Available:
- Print collection of over 2,000 volumes
- Documentary deliver and Interlibrary Loan
- Research Services
- Self-Serve Photocopier – available printing, scanning
- USB saving – printing/photocopying by assigned PIN, invoiced monthly
- Headphones for CD-ROM and DVD purposes
- Wifi in the Library
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE): LSO CPD group registration, and group discount, offered to NCLA members.
History:
The Law Association of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham was incorporated on 7 March 1924. When the association’s name changed to the Northumberland County Law Association (“NCLA”) in 1976 the NCLA continued to maintain the articles of incorporation. In 2024 the NCLA celebrated its centennial with a year long history project and gala, for historical information please visit: https://www.northumberlandlawassociation.com/ncla-eras.
Unique Collections:
The NCLA possesses a handful of judges’ personal bench note books that are displayed in the lounge; there is also a bust and collection of Andrew Lawson’s documents and an oral history of his time in Cobourg as he was a prominent member of the association and also the founder of legal aid Ontario.
Library Type: Local