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Summer Access to Databases
Each service has different rules for continuing usage if you qualify for an extension. (Also see Academic Use Restrictions for Lexis and Westlaw below.)
School-Related Research Assignment;
Moot Court Research;
Law Review or Journal Research;
Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Unpaid Internship/Externship including clerkship or clinical, as long as for credit;
Research for Grant or Scholarship;
Research skill improvement for educational (non-commercial) purposes
Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.
You can register for an extension, which allows you full access through August 1, 2011. For extended access, go to this link, and sign-in. Review the reasons for requesting an extension and click "Register Now". If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2011.
Students can extend access to full access over the summer if they have a valid educational need under one of the following provisions:
taking summer classes;
law review member;
moot court member;
faculty research assistant; and
unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.
(Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations for non-profit work over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.)
For full access, register at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com, OR log into Westlaw and look for the image that says "Need your Westlaw password this summer?" and click on the button that says "Learn More." By the way, Live Help will be suspended for law school passwords on May 28th and will resume service on August 1st.
Subscription Databases
Continuing law students have off-campus access to the law library's subscription databases. A comprehensive list is available on the Subscription Database page. Once a student clicks on a database listed on the page above, he/she will be prompted to log-in. The user name and password are the same as the ones used to log into the law school network.
Bar Review
For extended access, go to this link, log on, and click "Register Now" If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2011. Extended or not, all graduating students' IDs will expire on August 1, 2011.
Usage is still restricted to educational purposes only as described below.
Westlaw:
Westlaw is offering graduating students an extra 10 hours of Westlaw access (5 hours in June and 5 hours in July) to help prepare for the bar. Graduate access will expire on July 31, 2011 or after using the allotted hours whichever comes first.
Graduating students should have received an email from Westlaw allowing them to sign-up for the extension. If you did not receive this email and you are interested in the Westlaw summer access, log into Westlaw, and look for the image that says "Need your Westlaw password this summer?" Click on the "Learn More" button, and follow the instructions from there. In the alternative, you can go directly to this link: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/Registration/GradElite.aspx
2011 graduates (and December 2010 graduates) and Rising 2Ls & 3Ls may continue their Lexis access IF they are doing verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work. To register for the LexisNexis Associates Serving Public Interests Research (ASPIRE) Program, go to www.lexisnexis.com/aspire, log on, complete the form, and submit the required documentation. Eligible students will receive free access to federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, law reviews, Shepard's, and Matthew Bender treatises. Complimentary LexisNexis access will be provided (i) throughout the graduates' public interest employment periods, up until September 2012 maximum, or (ii) from June 1, 2011 through August 1, 2011 for Rising 2Ls & 3Ls.
Eligible 2011 Graduates (and December 2010 Graduates) include:
-- Deferred fall associates pursuing public interest work during their deferral periods,
-- 2011 graduates who elect to pursue public interest work while searching for law firm employment, and
-- Those 2011 graduates who pursue public interest work as a continuing profession.
Academic Use Restrictions
Lexis and Westlaw educational passwords may only be used by law students currently enrolled at the University of Miami and solely for educational purposes. This includes work for law classes, student bar journals, or other law student activities. In addition, usage is permitted when students work as research assistants for faculty members. Any other use, including research for outside employers or clients, is strictly prohibited.
Continuing Students Graduating Students
Summer Use Restrictions for Continuing Students
Each service has different rules for continuing usage if you qualify for an extension. (Also see Academic Use Restrictions for Lexis and Westlaw below.)
Lexis:
Lexis offers extended summer access to continuing students for the following reasons:
Summer School;School-Related Research Assignment;
Moot Court Research;
Law Review or Journal Research;
Working as a Professor's Research Assistant;
Unpaid Internship/Externship including clerkship or clinical, as long as for credit;
Research for Grant or Scholarship;
Research skill improvement for educational (non-commercial) purposes
Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.
You can register for an extension, which allows you full access through August 1, 2011. For extended access, go to this link, and sign-in. Review the reasons for requesting an extension and click "Register Now". If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2011.
Westlaw
Westlaw passwords will remain active over the summer for up to two hours of research in June and in July.Students can extend access to full access over the summer if they have a valid educational need under one of the following provisions:
taking summer classes;
law review member;
moot court member;
faculty research assistant; and
unpaid non-profit public interest internship/externship or pro bono work required for graduation.
(Students who are provided stipends, grants or funding by their schools or organizations for non-profit work over the summer are receiving compensation and are not eligible for a summer password extension.)
For full access, register at http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com, OR log into Westlaw and look for the image that says "Need your Westlaw password this summer?" and click on the button that says "Learn More." By the way, Live Help will be suspended for law school passwords on May 28th and will resume service on August 1st.
Subscription Databases
Continuing law students have off-campus access to the law library's subscription databases. A comprehensive list is available on the Subscription Database page. Once a student clicks on a database listed on the page above, he/she will be prompted to log-in. The user name and password are the same as the ones used to log into the law school network.
For Graduating Students
Lexis:
Lexis offers extended summer usage for graduating students for the following reasons:Bar Review
For extended access, go to this link, log on, and click "Register Now" If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1, 2011. Extended or not, all graduating students' IDs will expire on August 1, 2011.
Usage is still restricted to educational purposes only as described below.
Westlaw:
Westlaw is offering graduating students an extra 10 hours of Westlaw access (5 hours in June and 5 hours in July) to help prepare for the bar. Graduate access will expire on July 31, 2011 or after using the allotted hours whichever comes first.
Graduating students should have received an email from Westlaw allowing them to sign-up for the extension. If you did not receive this email and you are interested in the Westlaw summer access, log into Westlaw, and look for the image that says "Need your Westlaw password this summer?" Click on the "Learn More" button, and follow the instructions from there. In the alternative, you can go directly to this link: http://lawschool.westlaw.com/Registration/GradElite.aspx
Lexis Access for 2011 Graduates and Rising 2Ls & 3Ls Pursuing Public Interest Work
2011 graduates (and December 2010 graduates) and Rising 2Ls & 3Ls may continue their Lexis access IF they are doing verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work. To register for the LexisNexis Associates Serving Public Interests Research (ASPIRE) Program, go to www.lexisnexis.com/aspire, log on, complete the form, and submit the required documentation. Eligible students will receive free access to federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, law reviews, Shepard's, and Matthew Bender treatises. Complimentary LexisNexis access will be provided (i) throughout the graduates' public interest employment periods, up until September 2012 maximum, or (ii) from June 1, 2011 through August 1, 2011 for Rising 2Ls & 3Ls.
Eligible 2011 Graduates (and December 2010 Graduates) include:
-- Deferred fall associates pursuing public interest work during their deferral periods,
-- 2011 graduates who elect to pursue public interest work while searching for law firm employment, and
-- Those 2011 graduates who pursue public interest work as a continuing profession.
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For any questions regarding these services over the summer, please stop by the reference desk or call (305) 284-3585, use Ask a Librarian, or e-mail Pam Lucken (plucken@law.miami.edu).
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Academic Use Restrictions
Lexis and Westlaw educational passwords may only be used by law students currently enrolled at the University of Miami and solely for educational purposes. This includes work for law classes, student bar journals, or other law student activities. In addition, usage is permitted when students work as research assistants for faculty members. Any other use, including research for outside employers or clients, is strictly prohibited.
