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LexisNexis and Westlaw all have special summer access provisions and usage policies. Register now to ensure that these research databases are there when you need them.

LexisNexis

Summer access is both for returning students as well as graduating 3Ls whose IDs will expire July 31, 2013.

Student access to LexisNexis over the summer is available May 1 to August 31 only through Lexis Advance, based on an academic subscription plan maintained by New York Law School. From May 1 to August 31 students may use their Lexis Advance password for any purpose at school or at work. On September 1, 2013 usage reverts to academic use only (this includes use at work for school credit or if the work fulfills a graduation requirement).

There is no longer a summer access registration requirement; students simply need to have a registered Lexis Advance ID.   Students who have registered for Lexis Advance need not do anything further for continued access.

Register online for Lexis Advance by going to:

http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/login.aspx

At the bottom left side of the page, click on the blue “Register for Lexis Advance” button and follow the on screen instructions.

Lexis.com Summer Access Exceptions: Students who need special content not available on Lexis Advance and available on Lexis.com will be considered for full Lexis.com summer access on a case-by-case basis.

If you have any other questions regarding summer access, please contact our LexisNexis representative, Nejat Bumin, Esq. (email: nejat.bumin@lexisnexis.com; 800.437.8674 ext. 7287). 

Students who have changed their expected graduation date since first issued a LexisNexis ID their first year must contact LexisNexis Customer Service (800-45 LEXIS) to change their graduation date on the LexisNexis system.

Please contact our LexisNexis representative, Nejat Bumin, Esq. (email: nejat.bumin@lexisnexis.com; 800.437.8674 ext. 7287) or the Reference Desk (212.431.2332; reference@nyls.edu; AIM, Google Talk and Yahoo Messenger: NYLSLIB) with any questions.
 

Westlaw

Continuing students: Beginning June 1st, your student password automatically includes 40 hours of access on each platform (WestlawNext and Westlaw Classic) during each month of June and July.

Students have the option of extending full access to Westlaw over the summer if they meet one or more of the following educational purposes (see Westlaw's web site for specific restrictions):

• Enrolled in summer law school
• On law journal or moot court
• Working as a research assistant for a faculty member
• Working at an unpaid, non-profit, public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation, provided you are not being paid for your research and your employer is not being paid for Westlaw research you conduct for your employer.

On August 1, 2013, returning students' passwords will be reactivated to full academic use.

Graduating students: Westlaw has changed the password extension policy for graduates as of 5/9/13.  Graduating students who need Westlaw access (both WestlawNext and Westlaw Classic) to prepare for the bar examination can extend their passwords until November 2013 by updating their registration on the Westlaw lawschool site.

In order to take advantage of this extension, you must update your registration at:

http://lawschool.westlaw.com/registration/summerextension.asp

Bloomberg Law

To request a password, follow the instructions at:

http://www.bloomberglaw.com/activate

You MUST use your student email address. After you submit the form, Bloomberg Law will send you access information.

Graduating students: For May 2013 graduating students, you retain access for 6 months after graduation.

More information about Bloomberg Law.

Fastcase

Remember, you always have access to our many, many other legal and non-legal databases. To see a list of the more than one hundred such databases, go to our Electronic Resources page.

All students are welcome to use these databases on campus via their own computer, or the computer labs. You may access the databases via our Electronic Resources page. Explore the Library's legal research databases, and don't forget about  E-Journals A to Z.

For more information, contact the Reference Desk (212.431.2332; 917.300.1933 (text) reference@nyls.edu; AIM, Google Talk & Yahoo Messenger: nylslib) with any questions.