Law Database Access for Winter Graduates

You still have access to these great databases for some time after graduation!

LexisNexis

  • Overview: The Graduate Program provides recent law school graduates extended access to Lexis+; a customized version of the Law School Home Page with graduate specific content; and a choice of a graduation gift from LexisNexis.
  • Extended Access to Lexis+:  Winter graduates have access to Lexis+ via their law school IDs through June 30, 2021. This ID also grants them access to the Graduate Home Page.
  • Graduate Home Page: By February 1, 2021, the winter graduates’ view of the Law School Home Page will switch to the graduate view. This new view provides helpful information for their careers and job search.
  • Graduate Gift:  Graduates can select a “Graduate Gift” from the new graduate view of the Law School Home Page. This year’s gifts are LexisNexis eBooks and online subscriptions for Practical Guidance, Intelligize, Lexis for Microsoft Office, and Law360.
  • LexisNexis Rewards Expiration: like previous years, winter graduates have until January 31, 2021 to redeem their LexisNexis Rewards points.
  • Aspire Program:  Graduates conducting verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work may sign up for the Lexis ASPIRE Program for extended access to some items.  Please contact our Lexis Account Representative, Jennifer Durkin, at jennifer.durkin@lexisnexis.com, if you have any questions.

Westlaw

You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw and Practical Law, for 18-months after graduation. Your “Grad Elite” access gives you 60-hours of usage per month. Commercial/Professional use is allowed and encouraged.  The tools include:

  • Westlaw
  • Practical Law
  • Knowledge Center
  • Practical Law Connect
  • Drafting Assistant Essential
  • Doc and Form Builder
  • ProView
  • West LegalEdCenter -one-year, no CLE

Extend access by logging into http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com and registering for Graduate Elite.

Click on your name in the upper right, and select Grad Elite Status

Bloomberg Law

Graduates automatically keep full access to Bloomberg Law through their individual account for six months following graduation.  Please contact our Bloomberg Law School Relationship Manager, Terry Stedman, tstedman@bna.com, if you have any questions.

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