Students automatically receive access to Lexis Plus with their law school IDs during the summer – May, June & July. During this period, the permissible uses of the Lexis Plus law school educational ID are expanded to include use at any law firm, government agency, court or other legal position, internship, externship or clerkship.
Students do not have to take any action to gain access. Their law school IDs can be used for any purpose over the summer, but students should check with their employers first. Some employers would rather use their firm IDs for billing purposes.
May graduates will have access through the end of the calendar year. Student IDs will transfer automatically on July 10, 2025 to the Graduate Program which includes a graduation gift. Click here for more details.
Summer Policy
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw®, Practical Law, and the Practice Ready solutions, over the summer 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:
You do not have to do anything to gain access to these tools over the summer. If you have any questions, please contact your Thomson Reuters Academic Account Manager.
GRADUATE ACCESS TO WESTLAW
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw and Practical Law, for 6-months after graduation. Your “Grad Elite” access gives you 60-hours of usage per month.
YOU MUST OPT IN TO 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
2) Or Click on this link: https://lawschool.westlaw.com/authentication/gradelite
Remember that you have access to all of the NCCU Law Library Databases and Shepherd Library Databases using your NCCU Credentials. Included below is a list of some of the more commonly used databases.
If you receive the following message on or off-campus, you must enter your NCCU login credentials to access the database.
Federal congressional publications and information of particular importance to legislative history research. Publications include bills, hearings, committee reports, the Congressional Record, the U.S. Statutes at Large, the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, compiled legislative histories, Congressional Research Reports, campaign contribution and financial information, voting record information, and congressional news sources. Click the question mark icon, then Help--Other Help--Content Coverage Chart for dates of coverage and update schedule of congressional documents.
A federal legislative history service that makes available researched compilations of full text publications created by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of U.S. Public Law. It includes only documents related to the passage of a law, so hearings, reports, bills, etc., that are not part of a legislative history are not included in the database. (For those other materials, please use ProQuest Congressional.) Coverage: 1789-2025.
Complete collection of full opinions from Supreme Court argued cases, including per decision, dockets, oral arguments, joint appendices, and amicus briefs, from 1897 through the present term. Also included are certiorari denied cases (cases that the Supreme Court did not hear) from 1954 through the present term.
