Author: Lynn Lenart, Law Librarian

The law student rollout of Bloomberg Law will take place this Thursday, April 11^th.  Learn how to activate your account and receive training on Bloomberg Law.  Training sessions will be offered throughout the day.

When and where are the training sessions?
All training sessions take place in room 167 in the Law School.

• 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• 12:30-1:30 – includes pizza
• 1:30-2:30 – includes pizza
• 4:00-5:00
• 5:30-6:30 – includes pizza

How do we get a password if we cannot attend the training session?
If you cannot attend the training session or if you want to get a jump on the registration process follow this link for the instructions.  You can register now for a Bloomberg password but you must use your University of Akron email address.  It takes about 24 hours to activate your Bloomberg registration.

What is Bloomberg Law anyway?
Bloomberg Law offers a growing body of legal information such as court opinions, statutes, regulation, secondary sources, and news, as well as the range of corporate and financial information.  Users can access an exceptional dockets database that includes Federal docket materials which up until now was only available on PACER.  More about Bloomberg Law->  http://about.bloomberglaw.com/ .

Are there any academic restrictions on using the Bloomberg Law password?
No!  Bloomberg Law does not have an academic restriction for law students.  This means you can use it to conduct research for class or your employer.  Access continues throughout the summer.

Questions? Contact Lynn Lenart at 330-972-6357 or llenart@uakron.edu

We would like to remind law students to never leave your valuables alone anywhere in the School of Law. Your textbooks, book bags, purses, laptops and other belongings can be easily taken in just “30 seconds.”

We welcome visitors to the School of Law and to the Law Library, both those associated with the University and those who are not. Having open doors, however, also means anyone can come into the building. It would be wise to always be careful and make it a habit to never leave your belongings unattended.

If you see suspicious behavior, please notify law school employees right away. You can call the University police yourself by dialing 330-972-2911 (if using a cell phone) or 911 if using a campus phone.

More information about campus safety is found here.

Thank you.

Your Westlaw password may be used for academic purposes only. If you are not graduating this summer and are taking law classes or participating in a qualified program, you will have to extend your Westlaw password to keep it active.  If you do not qualify for an extension, you will still have 40 hours available on Westlaw and WestlawNext in the months of June and July. You may use these 40 hours to improve your research skills and complete online trainings.

Here are the programs that qualify extending your Westlaw password for the summer:

• Summer law school classes
• Law review work
• Project for professor
• Moot Court
• Unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.

Using your academic Westlaw password for commercial purposes is not permitted.  Commercial purposes is defined by Westlaw as “research conducted for a law firm, corporation or other entity (unrelated to law school) that is paying you to conduct said research or that is passing along the costs of said research to a third party.”

Here is the link to extend your Westlaw password for the summer.

For questions, please contact Lynn Lenart at 330-972-6357 or llenart@uakron.edu.

Bloomberg is looking for two law students who are interested in supporting Bloomberg Law at the University of Akron School of Law.  The positions are part-time and are scheduled to start in August.  Bloomberg representatives will be on campus April 11 and April 12 to conduct interviews.  Please follow this link for a description of the job and application instructions.

Mark your calendars!  The law student rollout of Bloomberg Law will take place on Thursday, April 11^th.  Learn how to activate your account and receive training on Bloomberg Law.  Training sessions will be offered throughout the day.

When and where are the training sessions?
All training sessions take place in room 167 in the Law School.

• 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• 12:30-1:30 – includes pizza
• 1:30-2:30 – includes pizza
• 4:00-5:00
• 5:30-6:30 – includes pizza

How do we get a password if we cannot attend the training session?
Lynn Lenart will post registration instructions closer to the April 11^th date.

What is Bloomberg Law anyway?
Bloomberg Law offers a growing body of legal information such as court opinions, statutes, regulation, secondary sources, and news, as well as the range of corporate and financial information.  Users can access an exceptional dockets database that includes Federal docket materials which up until now was only available on PACER.  More about Bloomberg Law->  http://about.bloomberglaw.com/ .

Are there any academic restrictions on using the Bloomberg Law password?
No!  Bloomberg Law does not have an academic restriction for law students.  This means you can use it to conduct research for class or your employer.  Access continues throughout the summer.

Questions? Contact Lynn Lenart at 330-972-6357 or llenart@uakron.edu