LexisNexis and Westlaw Student Summer Access
LexisNexis and Westlaw provide only limited access to students during the summer between June 30th and August 1st. However, students wishing to use their LexisNexis and Westlaw student accounts for a qualifying academic purpose may register to extend their access through the summer. Full access for continuing, non-graduating students will be restored on August 1st. LexisNexis and Westlaw strictly prohibit the use of student accounts for commercial purposes.
LexisNexis Summer Access
Students may register for LexisNexis summer access by signing on to lawschool.lexisnexis.com and following the summer access link. You must certify one of the following academic uses to be granted full summer access:
- School-related research assignment;
- Moot Court research;
- Law Review or Journal research;
- Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
- Non-Profit Externship;
- Unpaid Internship/Externship; or
- Bar Review.
If you do not register for summer access, your LexisNexis student ID will be limited to career materials as of June 30th. Graduating students may extend their accounts to August 1st.
If you have any questions about LexisNexis summer access, please contact Cristen Cozart Lebel, our LexisNexis account representative.
Westlaw Summer Access
Register for Westlaw summer access by signing on to lawschool.westlaw.com and following the summer access link. You may extend your Westlaw student password for summer use for the following academic purposes:
- Summer Law School Classes (use for Law Review competition, 3rd Year paper, LLM paper or SJD dissertation);
- Law Review or Journal work;
- Project for a Law School Professor;
- Moot Court; or
- Unpaid Non-Profit Public Interest Internship/Externship or Pro Bono Work Required for Graduation (does not include courts and government agencies).
Graduating students who need to complete their papers, journal or law review articles or other assignments during the summer should contact Kimberly Kenneally, our Westlaw account representative, before registering for summer access.
If you have any questions about Westlaw summer access, please contact Kimberly Kenneally, our Westlaw account representative.
Questions?
Please contact the Langdell reference desk, (617) 495-4516, located just off the reading room on the fourth floor of Langdell Hall with any questions.