Comparative Law LLM Research and Library Resources: WestlawNext, Lexis, and Bloomberg

In order to access WestlawNext, you must obtain a password and set up an account.  If you don't have an account, please contact Student Affairs.

The following are some resources that introduce you to WestlawNext:

• Finding Florida statutes (video)

• Using the KeyCite Citator

• Using Headnotes

• Searching for U.S. statutes (video)

WestlawNext's own Tutorials:

• Getting Started in WestlawNext

• Ten Quick Tips for Using WestlawNext

• Several guides, divided by topic, on Searching WestlawNext

In order to access Lexis Advance, you must obtain a password and set up an account.  If you don't have an account, please contact Student Affairs.

The following are some resources that introduce you to Lexis Advance:

• Finding Florida Statutes (video)

• Finding cases (video)

• Using the Shepard's Citator

• Using Headnotes

Lexis Advance's own Tutorials:

• Introduction to Lexis Advance

• Searching on Lexis Advance

• Lexis also has several guides available to help you

• And they have a YouTube playlist with several videos.

In order to access Bloomberg Law, you must obtain a password and set up an account.  If you don't have an account, go to Bloomberg's Registration page and fill in the information there.  Make sure that you use your UFL email address.

The following are some resources that introduce you to Bloomberg Law:

• Finding cases (video)

• Finding statutes (video)

• Using Bloomberg for Business Law Research

• Finding Dockets on Bloomberg

Bloomberg's own Tutorials

• Once logged into Bloomberg, click Help > Browse Help.  Then use the search bar at the top, or browse through the topics, to find help on your issue.