Summer Access to Lexis Advance
Access to Lexis Advance will continue during the summer. As long as you are registered for Lexis Advance you do not have to do anything to continue using Lexis Advance this summer. You may use Lexis Advance for work or school during the summer. In the fall, usage reverts back to academic use only.
Summer Access to Westlaw
Westlaw is available for academic use over the summer. To access Westlaw over the summer, students need to register on Westlaw. Log onto Westlaw and click on the image that says summer access.
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You can extend your Westlaw password for summer use if you participate in one of the following:
- Summer law school classes and study abroad programs
- Law review and journal – including write-on competitions
- Research assistant
- Moot court
- Unpaid internship/externship
Passwords may NOT be used for research for law firms, government agencies, corporations or other purposes unrelated to law school coursework.
Bloomberg Law
Access to Bloomberg Law continues over the summer. You may use your Bloomberg Law password for any purpose during the summer as well as year-round. The court dockets and transactional resources may be particularly useful to those working at law firms over the summer.
Other databases accessible over the summer:
- Students can sign up for a free Ohio State Bar Membership, which includes access to the Casemaker legal research database
- Continue to use Law Library databases such as HeinOnline and Proquest Legislative Insight.
- Free Fastcase App for iPhone or Android
- For free databases on the Internet, see United States Federal Law – Free Sources and Ohio Law – Free Sources