If you’re unable to visit the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library in person, never fear – the Law Library has a wide variety of remote databases, downloadable publications, and other online resources that are accessible from anywhere you can connect to the internet.
Read moreRepresenting Yourself In Court
The Law Library offers several self-help resources for pro se litigants. “Pro se litigant” refers to someone who is a party in a court case without an attorney. Find books and guides by visiting the library in person. A library card is not required for accessing the print collection. Legal print materials may only be used on-site and are not available for checkout.
Recommended online resources are also included and can be accessed remotely.
Read more2016: A Legal Tech Odyssey Begins
Our Legal Tech Institute is celebrating its 5th anniversary today, and we hope you’ll spend a few minutes with us to relive the journey, as well as take a look at what new areas we are exploring.
Read moreCOVID-19 Crisis Resources from the National Consumer Law Center Digital Library
Graphic from the NCLC Digital Library home page.
COVID-19 has become a global public health crisis, causing countless individuals around the world to experience personal medical crises. Yet for many, these problems are compounded by, or even outweighed by, financial crisis resulting from the pandemic.
In recognition of this, the National Consumer Law Center is offering free and discounted resources available to all, online, through its excellent Digital Library.
Additionally, NCLC’s Digital Library also now features an expanding, up-to-date list of new US consumer protections being rolled out in response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation.
These resources are invaluable for any lay person facing financial difficulties as a result of the crisis, as well as attorneys looking to keep abreast of the swiftly changing landscape in these uncertain times.
Latest & Greatest – Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Gig Workers of All Types
By Stephen Fishman
Published by Nolo
KF 390 .I54 F57 2018
Are you looking for a career change? Perhaps, you are interested in lending your expertise to a company by working as an independent contractor or consultant. You wouldn’t be alone. A good percentage of the U.S. population is self-employed, meaning that they are working as independent contractors, consultants, entrepreneurs, and freelancers. The question then becomes: where do you begin? A good starting place is Nolo’s Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Gig Workers of All Types, the newest book to join the Law Library’s Self-Help Collection.
Working for Yourself includes necessary current legal and tax basics to assist you on your road to becoming your own boss. Topics include:
choosing the type of business entity;
obtaining business licenses, employer identification numbers, and sales tax permits;
insuring your business;
pricing services and getting paid;
paying taxes and keeping track of expenses; and
preparing written client agreements.
You can also find updates and changes made to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are beneficial to those who are self-employed. In other words, Working for Yourself has the pertinent information you need to get yourself started on the road to self-employment.
Other books by Nolo in the Law Library’s collection that you might find to be of interest include: Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business and the Small Business Start-Up Kit.
