Summer & Post-Graduate Access To LexisNexis/Westlaw
C|M|Law students can register for “summer access” to LexisNexis and Westlaw if they are researching for any one of the following reasons:
- registered for a College of Law class
- registered for an unpaid internship/externship
- registered for an unpaid clerkship
- working on moot court or a law review/journal article
- working for a College of Law professor
LexisNexis also allows summer access for:
- students doing a clerkship for credit
- students doing research associated with a College of Law grant/scholarship
- students working on their research skills (ie, for educational, not commercial, purposes)
- graduating students who are studying for the Bar Exam
Westlaw only allows graduating students to register for a limited summer access program – you get five hours in June and five hours in July.
Registering for summer or graduating access is easy. After signing on LexisNexis, click on Register Now on the Need to research over the summer? banner, then follow the prompts and directions. After signing on Westlaw, click on Go under the Need your Westlaw password this summer? clock, then follow the prompts and directions. LexisNexis and Westlaw will open up regular full access for all returning students when the Fall 2010 semester starts.
LexisNexis also offers its ASPIRE program, that provides free access to many resources, to Law School students and recent graduates. Eligibility is open to 2Ls and 3Ls, as well as graduates and deferred fall associates, pursuing public interest work. You must be engaged in verifiable public interest work. For details, and to register for the program, sign on to LexisNexis and click on the ASPIRE for students in public service box.
