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Advanced Legal Research

Federal Court Rules

Both Westlaw and Lexis provide annotated versions of the federal and many of the state rules. Use the annotated versions for guidance, and to locate relevant cases. 

State Court Rules

These can often be located with a good Google search. For example, search Philadelphia municipal court rules allows you to locate a number of rules, forms, and guidance located here: http://www.courts.phila.gov/publications/. 

You can also often browse Westlaw or Lexis for state court rules. The added perq: they are annotated, and you can quickly link to citing cases, secondary sources, trial documents, etc.