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Summer Associates

This page connects you to some resources to help you with research questions that may arise during your summer employment. Anytime you have questions about any aspect of legal research or using the Library, feel free to contact the Reference Desk, in person (we're in the Reading Room), by phone at 202-662-9140, or online.

 

Summer Use of Lexis and Westlaw

Access to Lexis and Westlaw is restricted over the summer.

Lexis

In the past, Lexis has offered to extended summer access to continuing students who register their IDs by a specific deadline 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;
• Non-Profit Externship;
• Unpaid Internship/Externship

You can register for an extension, which allows you full access through the end of the summer. Click here for the LexisNexis Summer Access Program. If you take no action, your account will be limited to Career information as of June 1st.

Westlaw

Westlaw passwords will remain active over the summer for up to two hours of research each month. 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.

In addition, Westlaw is granting extended access for graduating students studying for the bar.

To register for these programs :

• Academic, Non-Profit & Internship use (you will be required to sign in to access the form)
• Bar Prep Access, sign on and click the banner ad on the right promoting the graduate survey and password extension program. Complete the survey and extend your password. 

On Westlaw, Live Help will be suspended for law school passwords on June 1 to resume service on August 1. Questions can be directed to our Westlaw rep, Denise Stewart, at Denise.Stewart@ThomsonReuters.com .

Research Help

Online Tutorials

In conjunction with the Legal Research and Writing Faculty, the Williams Reference Staff developed a number of online legal research tutorials to teach you the important research skills you'll need to succeed in school and in practice. Try our Treaties Research Tutorial to learn more about researching treaties.

Treatise Finder

When you are looking for a treatise on a specific topic, such as Torts Law or Employment Law, start with our Treatise Finder for a listing of the preeminent treatises, as well as nutshells and other helpful sources.

In Depth Research

Need a more comprehensive guide to a specific research topic or technique? Visit our In Depth Research page for links to guides international and foreign law topics, as well as guides on U.S. federal and state topics. Some of our most popular international guides include From GATT to WTO, Human Rights Law, International Trade Law and Introduction to International Law.

Remote Access to Services

Wherever you work during the summer, you can still use our services:

• electronic databases
• reference help

Study Resources

Coming to study at the library? Check out this information on past exams, course reserves, library hours, and floor maps.

About the Library

Just need to find out something about the library? Read about Williams and Wolff or see our policies, services, forms, collection and staff pages.

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