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Summer & Post-Graduation Access to the 3 Legal Databases

Lexis
Westlaw

Lexis Summer Access - Returning Students

Lexis Graduate Access
Registration is needed only for the non-profit counsel Aspire program. "When you graduate, you'll automatically have seamless Lexis+ access for 6 months, excluding public records. Continue to use your law school username and password while you prepare for the bar exam and employment. Plus, access exclusive resources and a Rewards program for graduates."

The Aspire Program:
"The 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."

For questions please contact our Lexis Rep., Sarah Valdes, at sarah.valdes@lexisnexis.com.

Westlaw Graduate Access
For Summer Access - Returning Students:
No registration is required for Summer access. You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw, Practical Law, and the Practice Ready solutions 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:
• Summer coursework
• Research assistant assignments
• Law Review or Journal research
• Moot Court research
• Non-Profit work
• Clinical work
• Externship/Internship sponsored by the school

For Graduating Students:
Because FIU Law is a Westlaw 'Practice Ready' school, Westlaw offers graduates the Grad Elite program after graduation. You can then use Westlaw and Practical Law for 18 months for any purpose, up to 60 hours per month." Grad Elite access includes:
- Westlaw Edge
- Practical Law
- Drafting Assistant Essential
- Doc and Form Builder
- ProView

Students must OPT IN for Grad Elite Access:
1) Go to www.lawschool.tr.com; Log in; Use the drop-down menu by your name to go to Grad Elite Status.

Direct questions about the program to our Westlaw representative, Sue Moore, Sue.Moore@tr.com.