Legal Research

Westlaw or LexisNexis
In general, you can do comparable legal research on Westlaw and LexisNexis. They both have federal and state statutes, regulations, and cases. They both have secondary sources, although some books and periodicals are only available on one or the other...

LexisNexis & Westlaw 1L Training Schedules
Training for first year law students on LexisNexis and Westlaw begins October 6. LexisNexis training will be the week of October 6, with Westlaw the week of October 13. All sessions are being led by the companies’ account managers...

Summer Access to Westlaw, LexisNexis and More
We have all the details on how to register for summer access to Westlaw, LexisNexis, Loislaw and Casemaker, as well as links to our databases - where registration is rarely required...

Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis Passwords
Tis the time of year that we get lots of early questions about where and when students can pick up passwords for Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis. Here are the answers: 1Ls, new transfer and visiting students will all receive both Westlaw/TWEN and LexisNexis passwords in their orientation packets...

Finding Statutes on Westlaw
Trying to find statutes in a full-text database can be frustrating, but Westlaw and LexisNexis have a number of tools to help you find what you need. Today I will show you some of Westlaw’s tools...

Westlaw & LexisNexis 1L Training Times
Training for first year law students on Westlaw and LexisNexis begins October 5, 2009. Westlaw training will be the week of October 5, with LexisNexis the following week of October 12...