Legal Research

Summer Use of Westlaw, LexisNexis, Loislaw, and CALI

By Leslie A. Pardo

Westlaw : You will have continued use of your Westlaw password during the summer for certain permissible uses. 

Permissible uses include the following:

• Enrolled in a law school class
• Law Review or Journal work
• Moot Court work
• Project for a Professor
• Unpaid, non-profit public interest externship/internship
• Pro Bono work required for graduation
• Bar Exam Study (graduating 3Ls only ? graduate extension program)

You must request an extension or your password will be suspended for June and July.  

To extend your Westlaw access:

• Visit lawschool.westlaw.com 
• Log in with your Username and Password
• Click on the GREEN box on the Right Side of the Screen that displays the message: “Need your Westlaw Password This Summer?”
• Select the appropriate usage and click Submit and your Westlaw Access should remain uninterrupted until the next academic year begins.

3L students should follow the instructions above and select the graduate extension program for 10 additional hours of Westlaw access to be used for bar study, which will be valid through the end of July. 

For specific questions, please contact christi.klein@thomsonreuters.com

LexisNexis: To extend full LexisNexis access privileges during the summer you will need to register from the LexisNexis Law School web site. Click on the LexisNexis Banner when it asks ?Need to Research Over the Summer??  Then click the Register for Summer Accesslink.

You must certify your legitimate use over the summer to be granted full access. One of the conditions listed below must be met:

• Class preparation and assignments
• Research associated with moot court or law review/law journal
• Research associated with pursuing a grant or scholarship
• Service as a research assistant to a professor (either paid or unpaid)
• An unpaid internship, externship, or clinic position for school credit
• Bar Review
• Clerkship for credit

If you do not register, your LexisNexis law school ID will be limited to only career materials as of June 1, 2009. Graduating students will have summer access privileges extended to August 1, 2009. For specific questions, please contact suzanne.easter@lexisnexis.com.

Loislaw: Your password for Loislaw does not expire over the summer, and your use of Loislaw is not restricted to educational purposes. The access code and registration instructions for Loislaw can be found in our guide to Using Loislaw.

CALI : You may use CALI lessons over the summer. Check out the Legal Research and Legal Writing lessons on CALI and make sure to look at the lesson on Arizona Legal Research: Primary Sources, written by our own Beth DiFelice! The access code and registration instructions for CALI can be found in our guide to Using CALI.

Full post as published by Ross-Blakley Law Library Blog on May 07, 2009 (boomark / email).