Whether you are working on Coop in Massachusetts, in an out-of state firm, or a foreign country, the Law Library can help you with your research. There is a range of services, databases and resources avaiable to you.
- Library Services (Law Research Help Desk, Interlibrary Loan, Access)
- Westlaw/Lexis Use on Coop
- HeinOnline Use on Coop
- Databases
- Other Research Starting Points
Library Services
Research Help at the Research and Instruction Desk
The NUSL Law Library provides research help to NUSL's Coop students. You can contact us in person, on the phone, or by email.
| Reference Hours | Monday - Friday 7:30AM to 4:30PM |
| Phone | 617-373-3332 |
| lawresearchhelp@neu.edu | |
| Address |
400 Huntington Ave. |
Inter-library Loan
Materials not available at the Northeastern University Law Library may be borrowed from other libraries through inter-library loan. Inter-library loan request forms are available at the circulation desk. Books from selected academic libraries may also be borrowed through the NExpress Consortium at http://nexpress.iii.com/search/.
Access to Other Libraries
Members of the School of Law community have access to all the resources at Snell Library which serves the general Northeastern University community. Students can also borrow material from the University’s John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute Library.
The library’s membership in the New England Law Library Consortium and the Boston Library Consortium offers our students access to area law libraries and research facilities. Consult a reference librarian for detailed information about access to other libraries.
Usage of Lexis Westlaw Passwords on Coop
LEXIS:
While on Coop, Northeastern Law School students may use their Law School
Lexis passwords for:
- public interest externships/internships including federal, state,
local government and courts - pro bono and public service program activity required for
graduation - research for a law professor, or for a law school course, clinic,
or moot court - If they are working for a firm, organization or any other entity which
charges a client for the students' time or research performed, then
use of the academic ID would be in violation of the academic use
rules.
WESTLAW:
While on Coop, Northeastern Law School students may use their Law School
Westlaw passwords for:
- public interest externships/internships not including federal,
state, or local government and courts - pro bono and public service program activity required for
graduation - research for a law professor, or for a law school course, clinic,
or moot court - Students may not use their law school Westlaw passwords for
research for a court, government office, law firm, or any job
where a client would be charged for the students' work.
Coop students are authorized to access HeinOnline for the following:
- Public interest externships/internships including federal, state, local government and courts
- Pro bono and public service program activity required for graduation
- Research for a law professor, or for a law school course, clinic or moot court
- If they are working for a firm, organization or any other entity which charges a client for the students' time or research performed, then use of HeinOnline would be in violation of the academic use rules.
Databases (Available to Coop Students)
- P AILALink Online
- Online is a fully searchable, web-based immigration law library filled with practical guidance and authoritative resources key to the practice of immigration law. It provides access to statutes, regulations, cases, AILA publications, and nearly 200 immigration forms. Access is restricted by license to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff. Authorized users may request a password from the Law Library.
- BNA's E-Alert's
- The Law Library is pleased to announce that all Northeastern University School of Law faculty, students, and staff may individually register to receive BNA’s U.S. Law Week email service. BNA’s e-alert provides email highlights and reports to NUSL for BNA’s U.S. Law Week and BNA’s Supreme Court Today. The U.S. Law Week e-alert is sent every Tuesday. Supreme Court Today e-alerts track the latest developments in the current Supreme Court term. Please click the BNA link for self-registration email sign up.
BNA Databases- Many Bureau of National Affairs ("BNA") databases are now available to all Northeastern University Law School students, faculty, and staff. BNA publications provide in-depth news and analysis of current events along with applicable statutes, administrative regulations and decisions, and cases. Please click on a database below to access the BNA resources available to NUSL. By license agreement, this resource is only available to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff.
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- ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
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- Accounting Policy & Practice Report
- Accounting Policy & Practice Series
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report
- Bankruptcy Law Reporter
- Criminal Law Reporter
- Electronic Commerce & Law Report
- Employment Discrimination Report
- Environment Reporter - Current Reports
- Family Law Reporter - Current Reports
- Health Law Reporter
- International Trade Reporter
- Labor and Employment Law Library - Labor Relations Reporter
- Labor and Employment Law Library - Labor Arbitration Decisions
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- Patent Trademark & Copyright Journal
- Securities Regulation & Law Report
- State Tax Library
- Tax Management Portfolios - Federal Collection: US Income; Estates Gifts and Trusts; and Foreign Income
- Tax Management Weekly State Tax Report
- TM Compensation Planning Journal
- TM Estates, Gifts, and Trust Journal
- TM International Journal
- TM Memorandum
- TM Real Estate Journal
- TM Weekly Report
- United States Law Week
- United States Patents Quarterly/Intellectual Property Library
- White Collar Crime Report
- P Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)
- The CALI Library of Lessons is a collection of over one hundred interactive, computer-based lessons covering twenty-seven legal education subject areas. Access is restricted by license to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff. Authorized users may request a password from a law library reference librarian.
- HeinOnline
- HeinOnline provides full access to complete runs of more than 500 law journals. It also includes the Federal Register, treaties and related publications, U.S. Supreme Court materials, and U.S Attorney General Opinions. Other libraries include the Foreign and International Law Database, European Center for Minority Issues, English Reports, Legal Classics Library, and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Compendium. Please note the restrictions on using HeinOnline while on Coop (see above). HeinOnline databases are available to all Northeastern University students, faculty, and staff.
- Law Library Microform Consortium's Digital Collection
- This resource is available to the Northeastern University community. It is a searchable database of documents and decisions from Federal Legislative, Judicial and Executive bodies.
- LegalTrac
- By license agreement, this resource is available to all Northeastern University students, faculty and staff. If you are on campus click here. If you are off campus click here.
- National Center on Poverty Law
- Website of the National Center on Poverty Law, a non-profit organization. The Center carries out legal and policy research and provides legal services to low-income clients. The “Clearinghouse Review” area has scholarly articles in the area of Poverty Law and is the electronic version of their print journal. Materials such as cases and articles are also available. By license agreement, this resource is available to Northeastern University students, faculty, and staff.
- Snell Library's Subscription Databases
- Search for information through Snell Library's electronic databases. Access restricted to Northeastern University students, faculty, and staff.
- Social Law Library's On-line Databases
- Includes administrative and court decisions, regulations, rules of court, statutes, constitution, and budget. By license agreement, this resource is only available to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff.
- U.S. Law Week
- By license agreement, this resource is only available to Northeastern University School of Law students, faculty, and staff.
- If you are in the law school building (Knowles and Cargill), please use this link to U.S. Law Week
- If you are outside the law school building, please use this link to U.S. Law Week
- Other Law School Databases
- Search for more information through the Law Library's other electronic databases. Please note that some of these databases are for your personal, educational, non-commercial use. Most of the resources are licensed for use by the Northeastern University School of Law community and are subject to legal restrictions. Please read the relevant license agreement for a database before you use it.
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