10 October 2022
Westlaw Precision Coming January 11
Prepare for your Westlaw to look a little different. Legal research system providers are constantly trying to improve their systems. Four years after the release of Westlaw Edge (the Westlaw version we currently …
31 March 2021
Why I Think All Law Students Should Subscribe to Westlaw’s Daily Docket
Westlaw finally released a legal news product last December called Westlaw Today. You can find Westlaw Today using the dropdown menu next to the Westlaw logo in the upper-left of the screen (where …
30 April 2020
Summer and Graduate Access to WL/Lexis/BL and More
Here's the rundown on access to the major legal research databases for students over the summer, and for our 2020 graduates. Summer Access for Current Students Lexis, Bloomberg, Fastcase & Casetext: Continued access …
22 September 2014
Key Numbers in WestlawNext
When WestlawNext originally launched a number of years ago, I found it interesting that Topics and Key Numbers were less visible than they had been in Westlaw Classic. It's not that Topics and …
24 April 2014
WL/LX/BL Summer Access
Finals are over! Congrats! Now that "summer" is here, it's time to answer a question that I get often throughout the school year. Can students use Westlaw or Lexis during their summer work? …
15 April 2014
End of Westlaw Classic
Westlaw recently announced that they will be retiring Westlaw Classic for law school accounts on July 1, 2014. WestlawNext will then be the only Westlaw platform available to the law school community. This …
13 February 2014
Westlaw or Lexis?
One of the questions students frequently ask me is whether they should use Westlaw or Lexis. My answer is the always frustrating "both." Why? The fact is that you simply don't have much …
16 September 2013
Annotations in WestlawNext
In our first year legal research class, we've recently discussed statutory research. An annotated code is an extremely useful tool when doing statutory research because it provides references to cases and secondary sources …
19 August 2013
No Westlaw Printers
As summer comes to an end it's time for us to get you caught back up on what you missed while you've been away. One of the things we announced early on in …
26 June 2013
Farewell Westlaw Printers
As we've mentioned before, Westlaw has decided to discontinue student printing and remove its Westlaw printers from the law school. While we do not yet have a specific date for their removal, it …
17 June 2013
Westlaw China
The Law Library has recently subscribed to Westlaw China, Westlaw's online legal database of Chinese law. Westlaw China contains comprehensive laws, regulations, and cases, as well as selected model contracts and legal journals. …
18 April 2013
Westlaw Printers
As we announced earlier this school year, Westlaw will be removing its printers this summer. We're still figuring out an exact date, but it will be around June 30. We wanted to give …
10 April 2013
Lexis/Westlaw/Bloomberg Summer Access
The last legal research classes of the semester will be held today. While that's likely welcome news for many, it means that the next research you'll do is for your jobs and externships …
16 October 2012
Reprimand for Unauthorized Westlaw Use
A lawyer licensed in Oregon and Hawaii was publicly reprimanded by the Oregon Supreme Court and the Hawaii Supreme Court for continued use of a Westlaw account from his former job as a …
06 September 2012
Goodbye Westlaw Printers in 2013
Last summer we got word that beginning in the summer of 2013 Westlaw would no longer support the Westlaw printers many of our students have grown accustomed to using. While we still have …
10 May 2012
The Citator Gap
Using Shepard's or KeyCite to make sure the cases you rely upon are good law is an essential part of the research process. These citators, however, aren't perfect and I was reminded of …
13 April 2012
Westlaw/Lexis Summer Access
Many of you have asked about access to Westlaw and Lexis over the summer. Each company's rules regarding use of your student account this summer are provided below. Generally speaking, your student IDs …
06 January 2012
