Lexis, Westlaw, & Bloomberg Law
Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law are available to Law Center students, faculty members, and staff members.
New students will receive registration information during Orientation. Students who do not receive registration codes or need new ones should email the Reference Desk or call 202-662-9140.
Faculty and staff may request registration information by emailing Library Research Services or calling 202-662-9073.
LexisNexis for Law Schools
Lexis contains legal and law-related documents, including federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, legislative histories, legal newspapers and journals, and looseleaf services.
Thomson Reuters Law Schools
Westlaw contains legal and law-related documents, including federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, legislative histories, legal newspapers and journals, and general news.
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law provides court dockets, cases, news, legal analysis, and legal research tools. The Library's Oakley Reading Room houses a Bloomberg Terminal, which allows more sophisticated searching of financial data and access to additional financial and company information.
Training & Assistance
The library provides research training to first-year students in Legal Practice and upper-level
students in classes and clinics. See Legal Research Classes for more information. In addition, tutorials are available on the library’s web site. Faculty and staff who would like individual training may contact Library Research Services at 202-662-9073 or lawlibraryresearch@georgetown.edu.
For further questions about Lexis, Westlaw, or Bloomberg Law, please contact the Reference Desk at 202-662- 9140 or lawlibref@georgetown.edu.
Use Policies
Lexis
Lexis offers students full use of Lexis for educational and employment-related research throughout the school year and summer. The Summer Access Program maintains your access to Lexis for May, June, July, and August. Enrollment is automatic; current students do not need to register for the Summer Access Program. For more information, please refer to the Lexis terms and conditions page.
Students are advised to check their employer’s policies before using their academic Lexis accounts for employment purposes.
Access to Lexis will automatically continue for six months after graduation for bar prep, research practice, and employment preparation. Graduates can use their Lexis accounts for job research, professional development, and commercial purposes. Enrollment is automatic; graduates do not have to register for access.
Graduates engaged in verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work may apply for access to selected Lexis materials for 12 months through the ASPIRE program.
Questions can be directed to our Lexis account representative, Elizabeth Hopkins.
Westlaw
Students have full access to Westlaw for purposes directly related to law school coursework, including pro bono and public service programs, and public internships or externships that are part of your graduation requirements.
For use over the summer, current students automatically have access to Westlaw for non-commercial research. Examples of permissible uses are listed below.
- Summer law school classes
- Law Review and Journal research, including write-on competitions
- Research Assistant assignments
- Moot Court research
- Nonprofit work
- Clinical work
- Externship sponsored by the law school
Students with summer employment in law firms, corporations, government agencies, and alike should not use their academic accounts for research and must use their commercial accounts. Students may use their academic accounts to gain an understanding of the law and build research skills, but academic accounts may not be used to bill a client.
Graduating students can extend access for 6 months following graduation by enrolling in the Grad Elite program. Graduates may use their academic accounts for 60 hours a month to gain an understanding of the law, build research skills, and prepare for the bar. Academic accounts may not be used to bill a client. Apply for an extension after logging on.
For assistance with TWEN, please see the TWEN User Guide. Questions can be directed to our Westlaw account representative, Julie Chen.
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law offers full use of accounts during the school year and over the summer, including research conducted for employment. For graduating students, access will continue for 6 months after graduation with no limitations on use.
Students are advised to check their employer’s policies before using their academic Bloomberg Law accounts for employment purposes.
For additional information, contact Georgetown’s Bloomberg Law representative, Will Thompson.