As common in law offices today as they were 100 years ago, traditional lawyer’s bookcases are designed for storing expensive law books. Traditionally made of oak, the style is characterized by individual stacking compartments, or cases, fronted by glass doors. Use our lawyer’s bookcase plans to make your new project easy.

The doors allow for total visibility while protecting each case’s contents from dust and dirt. This do-it-yourself version shares the classic features of the originals, making it ideal for displaying books or almost anything else. Like the originals, the project is built one case at a time (following the same steps each time) and stacked.

The completed lawyer’s bookcase measures five feet tall by four feet wide by one foot deep if you adhere to the lawyer’s bookcase plans. As pictured, the bottom case measures 16 inches tall, the top one is 12 inches tall and the two middle cases are 14 inches tall, but the combination is up to the builder.

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  5. cristina

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  6. Yuri Nilo

    Hello!! Do yo have videos of this project?

  7. Marti Kopiej

    Thank you so much for this plan! I lost my grandparents lawyer's bookcase I had in storage. Now at least I can sort of "get it back"!

  8. Ray Grierson

    I always wanted to build a set

  9. Troy Jensen

    This is like the one my phone parents had when I was a kid th only difference is there's was over 100 years old we lost it in a fire going to love to build this for .gov sister and one for my wife

  10. Lynn

    I finally got it to download the plan.