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    26
    May

    2020 Summer Access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw

    Posted by Grace Lee | Comments Off on 2020 Summer Access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw

    Student access to Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance and Westlaw are based on academic subscription plans maintained by New York Law School. Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law provides unlimited and unrestricted access over the summer. Your student account will remain active and available all summer, without any additional registration required. Lexis Advance: From May 1 to August […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research
    26
    Nov

    Digital Study Aids

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on Digital Study Aids

    With finals approaching, your thoughts may be turning to study aids. If you’re interested in digital versions, you’re in luck. Our LexisNexis Digital Library, a collection of eBooks that you can check out and read on your computer, includes dozens of study aids and treatises. You can access all of them from the Library’s home […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research
    6
    Nov

    All U.S. Case Law Now Freely Available Online

    Posted by dustinkwilson | Comments Off on All U.S. Case Law Now Freely Available Online

    All published U.S. court decisions from 1658 to June 2018 are now freely accessible online, thanks to the Caselaw Access Project (CAP), a partnership between Harvard Law School’s Library Innovation Lab and Ravel Law, acquired by LexisNexis.  CAP’s goal is to “make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Library Information
    3
    Aug

    Law and the Olympics

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Law and the Olympics

    Not heading to Rio for the Olympics?  Curious about the many different laws and regulations that underlie and sometimes impact what has been described as “the world’s most recognized international sporting event”?  Check out the wide-ranging Olympics and International Sports Law Research Guide produced by the Georgetown Law Library.  You may not win any medals […]

    Category : Current Affairs, Electronic Legal Research, Library Information, News, Research
    7
    Jun

    Law School 411

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Law School 411

    The study and practice of law has frequently been described as encompassing both the scholarly and popular aspects of cultural life. The Mendik Library’s Law School 411 LibGuide provides an online multimedia bibliography to students thinking about law school as well as to those currently enrolled. It features books, movies and websites dedicated to the […]

    Category : Blogs, Electronic Legal Research, Law School, Library Information
    24
    May

    Summer Extension of LexisNexis and Westlaw Passwords

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Summer Extension of LexisNexis and Westlaw Passwords

    Student access to LexisNexis and Westlaw are based on academic subscription plans maintained by New York Law School.  To learn about the special rules and requirements for accessing these systems over the summer months, please visit our Summer Extension page.

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Library Information
    24
    Sep

    There’s a Form for That!

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on There’s a Form for That!

    Need to draft a contract or pleading and don’t know where to start?  Don’t re-invent the wheel because…there’s a form for that! Practicing lawyers will often refer to forms when drafting standard legal documents.  Legal forms can be found on the Internet, on subscription databases and in print.  Because there are so many places you […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Research
    12
    May

    Westlaw Classic is Going Away

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Westlaw Classic is Going Away

    Some important news for those of you who still use Westlaw Classic:  As of July 1, 2014, Westlaw Classic will no longer be available on academic contracts.  You will need to use WestlawNext for all of your Westlaw research. Your current One Pass credentials (Username and Password) give you access to both Westlaw Classic and […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Library Information, Web
    16
    Apr

    Finding Federal Court Records Online

    Posted by Farrah Nagrampa | Comments Off on Finding Federal Court Records Online

    Finding federal court records online has always seemed more difficult than it should be!  While Westlaw and LexisNexis provide access to the federal docket sheets that list the filings for each case, the filed documents themselves are not always available.  Instead, a service called “PACER” (an acronym for “Public Access to Court Electronic Records”) became […]

    Category : Courts, Electronic Legal Research, Law Practice
    23
    May

    LexisNexis and Westlaw: Summer Policies and Options

    Posted by farrah nagrampa | Comments Off on LexisNexis and Westlaw: Summer Policies and Options

    Student access to LexisNexis and Westlaw is governed by our academic subscription contracts, which prohibit research use of these systems in conjunction with paid employment.  As a result, students’ use of LexisNexis and Westlaw passwords will automatically become limited on June 1st. Each year LexisNexis and Westlaw face greater competition from other electronic research vendors.  […]

    Category : Electronic Legal Research, Library Information, Research
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