Law Library
Address
1815 Courthouse
15 Kellogg Blvd. West
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Hours
Monday-Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Library is closed
on county holidays.
The Ramsey County Law Library provides residents with free law-related resources including books, journals, electronic databases, informational workshops and legal assistance. Law Library staff members are trained in legal research and can assist patrons in locating legal information in the library.
The law library is open to patrons conducting legal research or who have business in the courthouse.
At this time, the Housing/Conciliation Court Clinic and the Criminal Law clinics will continue with phone consultations. Please call the library at 651-266-8391 to set up an appointment.
Learn more about what law libraries can do to help self-represented litigants by watching this video.
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Continuing Legal Education
Pre-register for the law library's monthly continuing legal education session via Zoom.
The Black Lawyer in Minnesota 1973-2023: A story of Firsts and Those Who Made a Difference
July 9
Noon to 1 p.m.
The Black Lawyer in Minnesota, HeinOnline, and On-Demand CLEs!
The Ramsey County Law Library has recently acquired Jeffrey Hassan’s new book “The Black Lawyer in Minnesota.” We have two large print titles and one smaller copy available for check out. Please come up and request the latest materials!
Additionally, there is another tool to help you conduct your research, HeinOnline is now accessible for use while in the law library. For those of you looking for some new Continuing Legal Education (CLE) opportunities, the RCLL has made available two on-demand CLEs on our website in the newest On Demand Continuing Legal Education section. Please find the information below or contact the law library for further information.
New Ramsey County Digital Law Library
The law library offers remote access to Lexis treatises via the Ramsey County Digital Law Library.
Registered users can check out electronic copies of essential resources such as:
- Dunnell Minnesota Digest
- LexisNexis Practice Guide: Minnesota Criminal Law
- Minnesota Civil Practice
- Minnesota Family Law Practice Manual
- Minnesota Residential Real Estate
- Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading
- Stein on Probate
And many more! This resource is available to attorney patrons of the Ramsey County Law Library. To determine if you are eligible, please contact the law library at 651-266-8391 or email us at [email protected].
Access the digital law library
Remote hearings in Ramsey County at the Law Library
If you wish to participate in a remote hearing in Ramsey County, but don’t have a computer or space to do so, the Law Library can help. We have space, access to reliable WiFi, and equipment to help you safely attend your hearing. You can schedule your appointment with the law library by calling 651-266-8391.
Free remote access to Westlaw
Get Remote Access to Westlaw Patron Access for Self-Represented Litigants and Pro Se Individuals. Westlaw Patron Access for Pro Se is now available remotely through the Ramsey County Law Library. We encourage you to use for your research and please contact us if you have questions.
Mission
The mission of the Ramsey County Law Library is to provide the best legal information services to residents, using print and online material in the most cost-effective manner. Legal information is a basic component of access to justice.
Housing and conciliation consultation
At this time, all clinics are held through phone consultation only. Please call the law library at 651-266-8391 after 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning to schedule an appointment.
Free legal consultation from volunteer attorneys is available every Tuesday from 1-4 p.m. at the Ramsey County Law Library for Ramsey County residents or self-represented litigants with a case in Ramsey County. This clinic assists with Conciliation Court and Housing Court issues.
Criminal expungement workshops
Neighborhood Justice Center (NJC), Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN), along with the Ramsey County District Court and Law Library is restarting the Self-Help Expungement clinic.
You may file for expungement only if:
- You are not on probation or parole;
- Are not currently charged with any new crime;
- Have paid all fines and fees owed to Ramsey County; and
- Are not requesting expungement for a driving offense.
Clinics will be held fourth Thursday of every month (excluding holidays in Nov. and Dec.), starting at 1 p.m.
Ramsey County Law Library
Ramsey County Courthouse, 18th floor
15 W Kellogg Blvd. W.
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 266-8391
Space is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Please arrived by 1 p.m.
Additional forms and information can be found on the Minnesota Judicial Branch criminal expungement page.
Criminal Law Clinic
At this time, all clinics are held through phone consultation only. Please call the law library at 651-266-8391 after 10 a.m. on the first or third Thursday morning to schedule an appointment.
This clinic is open to all Minnesota residents and there is no income restrictions.
Please call the library at 651-266-8391 for further information.
Search catalog
The Minnesota State Law Library's free online catalog contains the Ramsey County Law Library's books and periodicals, and titles owned by the Minnesota State Law Library and metro-area county law libraries as well as some counties in Greater Minnesota.
If "RAMSEY CO. LAW LIB. Main Collection" is listed in the LOCATION line of your search results, the item is at our library.
Call 651-266-8391 for help using the catalog.
On Demand Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Please click on the title of the CLE to listen to the recording. If you wish to receive credit for the CLE, you may register using the "Register here" link provided for each CLE. After you have listened to the recording, you will need to report the on-demand course in the OASIS system and input the date you watched the CLE to receive credit.
Opening the Sports Flood Gates: The End of Free Agency (and the rise of NIL)
Constitutional attorney Marshall Tanick of Meyer Njus Tanick Linder Robbins provides a bit of the historical background and interesting connections between baseball and the law. Presented by Marshall H. Tanick of Meyer Njus Tanick Linder Robbins, P.A.
One standard on-demand credit has been approved, 03/12/2025 - 03/12/2027 (#524902).
To receive CLE credit: After you have registered with the Law Library and have listened to the recording, you must report this on-demand course in the OASIS system (Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education) to receive credit. You will need to input the date you watched the CLE to get on-demand credit.
Shielding the Carer: Understand and Managing Secondary Trauma in the Legal Profession
This presentation will explain what secondary trauma is, explain other conditions including burnout, compassion fatigue, depression, anxiety and substance use disorder that can be the result of the stress we experience in repeatedly working with people's traumatic experiences. The purpose of this program is to assist attorneys in recognizing their exposure to other’s trauma and how that exposure can harm their ability to fulfill their obligations as attorneys. Finally, the presentation will give strategies for the individual and the institution to better equip themselves to handle the effects of working with this vulnerable population, in other words, how to employ strategies to “shield the carer” from the occupational hazard of working with other individual’s trauma. This includes consultation with LCL, EAPs and other resources that assist attorneys and their staff with these complicated issues. Presented by Sarah MacGillis, Outreach Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
One mental health on-demand credit has been applied for and credit is pending approval, 04/11/2025 - 04/11/2027 (#524905).
To receive CLE credit: After you have registered with the Law Library and have listened to the recording, you must report this on-demand course in the OASIS system (Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education) to receive credit. You will need to input the date you watched the CLE to get on-demand credit.
Legal research resources
Have you tried the Minnesota State Law Library's Legal Topics index? Libguides are available covering many subjects.
Learn more about your legal problem and going to court (for non-attorneys)
Law Library Online Resources
New Ramsey County Digital Law Library
- This online database contains electronic versions of the Lexis titles contained in the Ramsey County Law Library print collection.
- Users can log in remotely and check out an item for a two-week period.
- This service is available to all attorneys registered to practice in Minnesota. To set up your account, contact the law library at 651-266-8391 or email us at [email protected].
Westlaw
- Online research provides access to Minnesota and U.S. cases, headnotes, statutes, court orders, court rules, and administrative decisions.
- Coverage includes all state and federal jurisdictions, law reviews and a robust collection of secondary treatises. Litigation resources include selected briefs, orders, pleadings, and jury verdicts.
- You may call the law library to find out if what resources are available for searching on our Westlaw service.
PACER
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) provides online access to case and docket information from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.
Law Library print resources
- Core collections in a wide variety of subject areas.
- Selected print reporters and digests.
- Minnesota primary law, historical and current.
- Minnesota CLE Materials and Deskbooks.
- Wisconsin Statues and secondary resources including JIGs.
- Journals and law reviews.
- Summer 2020 reading list on racism (PDF)
- Ramsey County Collection Development Policy (PDF)
Legal referrals
- Legal Resources for Public Libraries
- Housing/Conciliation Court Resources
- Housing/Conciliation Court Client Takeaway Sheet
- Housing manual (PDF)
- Larry McDonough, Residential Eviction Defense Manual
- Table of Contents for Conciliation Court Manual (PDF)
- Conciliation Court Manual (PDF)
- Legal Assistance, Resources & Information for Ramsey County,
- Legal Referrals by Subject
Free remote access to Westlaw
Westlaw Patron Access for Self-Represented Litigants and Pro Se Individuals is now available remotely through the Ramsey County Law Library. Our subscription allows for up to two Pro Se users to simultaneously access Westlaw resources outside the walls of the law library. The purpose of Westlaw Patron Access Remote is to further the law library’s mission to provide the best legal information services to residents because legal information is a basic component of access to justice. RCLL encourages you to use this tool providing justice equity through this special Pro Se access for self-represented litigants, non-attorneys, or attorneys who are not working on behalf of a client.
Access to Westlaw Patron Access Remote
Before you can access Westlaw Patron Access Remote, you must complete a OnePass registration and validate your email address.
Once you have registered, you can click the Westlaw Patron Access Remote link on the Law Library’s website and log in with the OnePass username and password you created.
Sign off instructions
To end your research session, it is important to click Sign Off. This ensures that other patrons are able to use Westlaw immediately. If you do not click Sign Off, it will take 7 to 10 minutes for the seat to reset and become available for the next patron.
Please feel free to contact the Law Library if you require any further assistance or additional information.
Other services
Fax
651-266-8399
$1 per page
The fax machine sends and receives faxes under 21 pages.
Photocopier and printer
Single-sided pages cost 15 cents per page.
Book retrieval
Free of charge
eFiling
The Law Library provides a scanner for attorney eFiling.
Board members and library staff
Current members of the Ramsey County Law Library Board of Trustees:
- Thomas Boyd, Esq. Law Library Board Chair
- The Honorable Mark Ireland
- The Honorable Veena Iyer
- Referee Elizabeth Clysdale
- Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh
- Jorge Saavedra, Esq.
Ramsey County Law Library staff
- Shannon Stoneking, Director
651-266-8391 - Michael Florin, Law Library Senior Assistant
Law Libraries: Open to the Public
Learn how law libraries across the United States – including the Ramsey County Law Library – are building stronger communities by serving self-represented litigants in this video created by the American Association of Law Libraries and the Self-Represented Litigation Network.