Bloomberg Law
Continuing students have full access to Bloomberg Law for personal and professional use during the summer. If you have not done so already, you can register for Bloomberg Law at http://bloomberglaw.com/activate using your law school email address (name.#@osu.edu). Disregard the blue box asking for an activation code; you do NOT need a code to register.
Graduating students have full access to Bloomberg Law for six months after graduation. No additional registration is required.
Lexis Advance
Continuing students have access to Lexis Advance's full content for any paid or unpaid purpose throughout the summer. No additional registration is necessary, and there is no usage cap. Lexis also continues to provide free printing in the law library's computer lab.
Graduating students will have access to Lexis Advance until December 31, 2020. Graduates will also have access to the Lexis Graduate Home Page beginning August 2020, which provides career and job search information. No additional registration is required.
Westlaw Edge
Continuing students have full access to Westlaw Edge over the summer. No additional registration is necessary. Please note, however, that summer access is limited to educational purposes. Permissible uses include:
- Summer coursework
- Research assistant assignments
- Law Journal research
- Moot Court research
- Non-Profit work
- Clinical work
- Externship work
Graduating students can extend access while studying for the Bar by registering for Westlaw's Grad Elite Program. To register, go to http://lawschool.westlaw.com/authentication/gradelite. Registered graduates have access to Westlaw for six months after graduation, restricted to 60 hours of non-commercial use per month.