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Library of Congress Classification System

Subject Guide to US Law Classification System

Guide to LC Law Classifications

SUBJECT

CLASSIFICATION NUMBER

LOCATION

Accounting for Lawyers

HF 5601-

Level 4, Range 11

Administration of Justice

KF 8700-8709

Level 2, Range 95-96

Administrative Law

KF 5401-5425

Level 2, Range 86

Admiralty/Maritime

KD 501-553

Level 2, Range 46

Agency

KF 1341-1348

Level 2, Range 68

Antitrust and Trade Regulation

KF 1601-1666

Level 2, Range 72

Appellate Procedure-Civil

KF 9050-

Level 2, Range 101

Appellate Procedure-Criminal

KF 9690-

Level 2, Range 103

Arbitration and Award-Commerical

KF 9085

Level 2, Range 101

Arbitration and Award-Labor

KF 3416-

Level 2, Range 79

Automobile Law

KF 1290-

Level 2, Range 67

Aviation Law

KF 1290
KF 2400-2439

Level 2, Range 67
Level 2, Range 75-76

Bankruptcy

KF 1501-1548

Level 2, Range 70-72

Banks and Banking

KF 966-1032

Level 2, Range 64

Business Law and Associations

KF 1355-1480

Level 2, Range 68-70

Children and Law

KF 479
KF 540-550

Level 2, Range 59
Level 2, Range 59

Civil and Political Rights

KF 4741-4788

Level 2, Range 84

Civil Procedure - Federal

KF 8810-9075

Level 2, Range 97-101

Commercial Transactions

KF 871-962

Level 2, Range 62-64

Communications Law

KF 2761-2849

Level 2, Range 76

Comparative Law

K 550

Level 2, Range 59

Computer Law

KF 390

Level 2, Range 41

Conflict of Laws

KF 410-418

Level 2, Range 58-59

Constitutional Law

KF 4501-5130

Level 2, Range 84-86

Consumer Credit

KF 1039-1040

Level 2, Range 64

Consumer Protection

KF 1601-

Level 2, Range 72

Contracts, quasi-contracts

KF 801-1244

Level 2, Range 62-66

Copyright

KF 2986-3080

Level 2, Range 76-77

Corporate Finance

KF 1431-

Level 2, Range 69

Corporations

KF 1384-1480

Level 2, Range 68-70

Court Organization and Procedure

KF 8711-8807

Level 2, Range 96-97

Creditor's Rights

KF 1501-1548

Level 2, Range 70-71

Criminal Law

KF 9201-9479

Level 2, Range 101-102

Criminal Procedure

KF 9601-9797

Level 2, Range 102-103

Damages

KF 445-450

Level 2, Range 59

Domestic Relations

KF 501-533

Level 2, Range 59

Education Policy and Law

KF 4101-4257

Level 2, Range 83

Employment Discrimination

KF 3464-3469

Level 2, Range 79-80

Environmental Law

JX 1291
KF 3775-3813

Level 4, Range 21
Level 2, Range 81-82

Estate and Gift Taxation

KF 6571-6594

Level 2, Range 94-95

Estate Planning

KF 746-750

Level 2, Range 61

Equity

KF 398-400

Level 2, Range 58

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

KF 305-310

Level 2, Range 56

Evidence (civil)

KF 8931-8969

Level 2, Range 99-100

Evidence (criminal)

KF 9660-9677

Level 2, Range 103

Family Law/Domestic Relations

KF 501-553

Level 2, Range 59

Federal Courts

KF 8700-8807

Level 2, Range 95-97

Forms-Civil Procedure

KF 8810-

Level 2, Range 97

Forms-Criminal Procedure

KF 9660-

Level 2, Range 103

Forms (legal-general)

KF 170

Level 2, Range 53-54

Government Contracts

KF 841-865

Level 2, Range 62

History, Legal

KF 350-374

Level 2, Range 57

Housing

KF 5721-

Level 2, Range 87

Immigration Law

KF 4801-4848

Level 2, Range 85

Income Tax (Frederal)

KF 6368-6499

Level 2, Range 92-94

Insurance Law

KF 1146-1238

Level 2, Range 65-66

Intellectual Property

KF 2971-3192

Level 2, Range 76-78

International Law

K 302-
JX 1-6731
KZ 1-

Level 2, Range 40
Level 4, Range 21
Level 1, Range 7

International Trade

KF 1975-

Level 2, Range 74

Jurisprudence

KF 379-382
K 201-376

Level 2, Range 57
Level 2, Range 40

Juvenile Criminal Law (Juvenile Justice)

KF 9771-9827

Level 2, Range 103

Labor Law

KF 3300-3580

Level 2, Range 78-80

Land-Use Planning (Housing and Zoning)

KF 5691-5710

Level 2, Range 86-87

Laws of Individual States

KFA-KFW

Level 2, Range 103-110

Legal Aid

KF 336-337

Level 2, Range 57

Legal Education

KF 262-292

Level 2, Range 55

Legal Ethics

KF 305-310

Level 2, Range 56

Legal History

KF 350-374

Level 2, Range 57

Legal Philosophy

KF 379-

Level 2, Range 57

Legal Profession

KF 297-334

Level 2, Range 56-57

Legal Research and Writing

KF 240-251

Level 2, Range 55

Legislative Process

KF 4945-4952

Level 2, Range 85

Local Government/Municipal Law

KF 5300-5332

Level 2, Range 86

Marital Relations and Dissolution

KF 501-553

Level 2, Range 59

Media Law

KF 2761-2849

Level 2, Range 76

Medical Jurisprudence

KF 2905-2940
RA-RS

Level 2, Range 76
Level 1, Range 12

Medical Legislation

KF 3821-3829

Level 2, Range 82

Mental Health Law-Capacity/Disability

KF 480-

Level 2, Range 59

Mental Health Law-Criminal Liability

KF 9241-

Level 2, Range 102

Mental Health Law-Medical Care

KF 3828-3829

Level 2, Range 82

Military Law

KF 7201-7755

Level 2, Range 95

Natural Resources

KF 5505-

Level 2, Range 86

Negligence

KF 1280-1290

Level 2, Range 67

Negotiable Instruments

KF 956

Level 2, Range 63

Nuclear Power

KF 2138

Level 2, Range 75

Oil, Gas and Mining Law

KF 1801-1873

Level 2, Range 73-74

Partnership

KF 1371-1380

Level 2, Range 68

Patents, Trademarks and Unfair Competition

KF 3091-3198

Level 2, Range 77-78

Poverty Law

KF 390

Level 2, Range 58

Products Liability

KF 1296-1299

Level 2, Range 67-68

Professional Responsibility

KF 297-334

Level 2, Range 56-57

Property, Real and Personal

KF 560-720

Level 2, Range 59-61