The resources on the tab are a good overall starting point in your legal research process. You can discover background information, learn legal terminology, or become familiar with specific areas of law. They will also help you determine what sort of resources you need to access to do further research, for example will you need to research federal, state, or local law resources.
Aside from the general encylopedia's listed below, the library collection also has topical encyclopedia's such as the Encyclopedia of ethical, legal, and policy issues in biotechnology. Try searching the catalog for specific topics of interest.