Toronto Lawyers Association Library

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Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location:
Court House Library, 3rd Floor Rotunda
361 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1T3

Staff:
Joan Rataic-Lang – Executive Director / Library Director
Darrell Jose – Senior Librarian
Haley O’Halloran – Librarian
Angela Liu – Library Technician

Contact:
Phone: 647-247-4782
Email: [email protected]

Website:
https://www.tlaonline.ca/

Who can access:
All Licensed Lawyers, Judges, Justice of the Peace, Board, Commission or Tribunal Members, Articling Students, Law Students, Licensed Paralegals, and Members of the Public.

Circulation Policy:
The library’s collection is non-circulating. Materials may be signed out for court but must be returned to the library by the end of the day. TLA members are eligible to borrow books for overnight loans at the discretion of library staff.

Collection:
E-LiRN suite of resources including QL, LN Practical Guidance, WL Criminal Source, WL Estates & Trusts Source, WL Family Source, vlex including Irwin Law’s Essentials in Canadian Law titles and Vincent AI.

The Toronto Lawyers’ Association library maintains a comprehensive collection of print and electronic resources, with a focus on practical, practice-oriented materials.

Electronic Resources (In-Library Access)

  • Lexis+ Canada, including Practical Guidance, and Pleadings, Motions, and Facta
  • Westlaw Canada, including O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms, FamilySource, CriminalSource, EmploymentSource, Estates & TrustsSource, and LabourSource
  • vLex, including Irwin Law eBooks, Emond Criminal Law Series, Emond Immigration Law Series, and Emond Working with the Law Collection

Electronic Resources (Remote Access)

(Password required through the LSO)

  • rangefindr.ca
  • HeinOnline, including databases of historical Acts of the Parliament of Canada, Revised Statutes of Canada, and Provincial Statutes of Canada

Print Resources

The TLA library’s print collection includes essential texts and treatises, looseleaf services, and reference works across a diverse range of practice areas. The collection also contains historical case reporters, dating back to the 1700s and 1800s.

Services Available:

  • Research Services
  • Photocopying, Scanning, and Printing Services
  • Court Shirts, Tabs, and Dickies for Purchase
  • Gown Rental
  • Boardroom Rental
  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Computer and Wi-Fi Access

Publications and Current Awareness:

  • TLA Update
  • Lawyers Weekly Verdict
  • TLA Newsstand
  • Toronto Law Journal

Continuing Legal Education (CLE): 

Library Type: Regional