BloombergLaw, Westlaw Edge, and LexisNexis all have specific rules for summer usage by law students. Details are below for both summer work and recent graduates. If you are unsure if a use is allowed, please get in touch with the company's academic representative or Sue Zago at the Law Library directly.
Lexis+AI
SUMMER ACCESS AND GRADUATE IDs
Lexis+ AI™ Summer Access: All law school students automatically have summer access to Lexis+ AI. Students may use their law school ID for academic, professional, and non-profit research. It may be used during work for a firm, clerkship, internship, or externship, whether in a paid or unpaid position. There is no limit on the number of hours students can use Lexis+ AI to conduct research this summer.
Lexis+AI has developed the following certificate program this summer:
Prepare to practice this summer by learning how to apply your legal research skills in the Applied Legal Research Certificates in the Lexis+ AI Training Center. This program includes lessons on: Case Law, Secondary Sources, Statutory Law, AI, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Transactional Practice, and US Civil Law.
Protégé™ Access: The Summer Access program includes access to Protégé for all continuing students (current 1Ls and 2Ls).
Lexis+ AI Graduate Access: Spring 2025 graduates will continue to have access to Lexis+® on their law school IDs through December 31, 2025. This extended access is automatic – no registration is required, and there are no restrictions or limits on research time. On July 1, 2025, graduates’ accounts will automatically switch to our graduate portal. This customized version of the Law School homepage includes graduate-specific content and choice of a graduation gift, including extended access to a selection of products from LexisNexis® such as Law360, Practical Guidance, or a LexisNexis eBook. Graduates have access to most of the same content and features available during law school, excluding public records, Protégé, Law360, and Practical Guidance.
Graduates’ Lexis Rewards points will expire on June 30, 2025; points must be spent or donated before that date.
ASPIRE Program: The LexisNexis ASPIRE program provides 12 months of free access to federal and state cases, codes, regulations, law reviews, Shepard's® Citation Service, and Matthew Bender® treatises to graduates who are engaged in verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work. Students can apply for ASPIRE access at: https://lexisnexis.com/grad-access/
If your graduation date has changed or if you have questions about the Lexis Aspire program please reach out to steven.albro@lexisnexis.com
SUMMER POLICY
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw®, Practical Law, and CoCounsel, over the summer for non-commercial research. You can turn to these resources to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills, but you cannot use them in situations where you are billing a client. Examples of permissible uses for your academic password include the following:
You do not have to do anything to gain access to these tools over the summer. If you have any questions, please contact Holly Rush, your Thomson Reuters Academic Account Manager.
WESTLAW ACCESS AFTER GRADUATION - GRAD ELITE
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw, CoCounsel, and Practical Law, for 6 months after graduation. Your “Grad Elite” access gives you 60 hours of usage per month to gain understanding and build confidence in your research skills. While you cannot use it in situations where you are billing a client, Thomson Reuters encourages you to use these tools to build your knowledge of the law and prepare for your bar exam.
YOU MUST OPT IN TO GRAD ELITE Access (and can do so in one of two ways):
1) Go to www.lawschool.tr.com, and, after logging on, use the drop-down menu by your name to go to Grad Elite Status
2) Or click on this link: https://lawschool.thomsonreuters.com/grad-elite-status/
Bloomberg Law Summer Access
The Bloomberg Summer Policy provides full access for students working this summer. Graduates have 6 months of complimentary access after graduation. The expiration date is set based on the graduation date students entered at the time of registration. If you graduated in May 2025, you would have access through November 30, 2025.
Here are some of the policy highlights: