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Faculty Guide: Find Legal News

A guide to BLS Library's services, contacts & key resources.

BLS Librarians Can Help You to Search

Tip: Feel free to contact BLS librarians 1) if you wish to be added to the reference desk email routing list to receive alerts from sources like New York Law Journal and/or 2) if you desire help creating/saving searches in subscription legal news sources.

Quick Links: Below are descriptions of/links to: Bloomberg Law News I HeinOnline: ABA Legal News Sources & Bar Journals I Law.com Legal News & Analysis I Law360 Legal News & Analysis I Lexis Legal News/News & Analysis I Thomson Reuters Westlaw Legal News/News & Practical Law: What's Market?

Bloomberg Law News

Tip: To view/search Bloomberg Law News by practice area: click Bloomberg Law's home screen tab: News & Analysis.  Place cursor on: Bloomberg Law News and a list of legal topics will appear (on right).  Click: a legal topic. 

  • This topic list also links to: United States Law WeekTo view the monthly summary of selected splits among U.S. federal courts of appeals, run search: "circuit splits reported"

Tip: Bloomberg Law's practice centers also highlight news and analysis.  Click Bloomberg Law's home screen icon: BROWSE to view a list of practice centers > Click: a practice center.   

Tip: To conduct tailored searches in all Bloomberg Law News content: Access Bloomberg Law News page > Click: Select Sources pull-down menu (on right). 

  • Enter keywords and/or Browse Full List of: legal Topics, States, Courts, Companies and Law Firms. Supports date restrictions in searches.

If a BLS faculty member does not have a Bloomberg Law account, click here & register with your BLS email. 

HeinOnline: ABA Legal News Sources & Bar Journals

BLS Library's HeinOnline database: ABA Law Library Collection: Periodicals - Includes ABA's practice-oriented journals and newsletters (alphabetically arranged).  

BLS Library's HeinOnline database: Bar Journals - Provides 150+ titles, including nearly all state bar journals (including NYSBA Journal w/ a 1-year embargo on recent issues), selected ABA publications and a few city bar journals.

Remote access to HeinOnline requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions for 1 web browser. 

Law.com News & Analysis

Law.com - Aggregates legal news and analysis from ALM publications such as: The American Lawyer, Connecticut Law Tribune, Corporate Counsel, Delaware Business Court Insider, Delaware Law Weekly, Litigation Daily, Legal Tech News, National Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal, New York Law Journal, The Recorder (CA), Supreme Court Brief and Texas Lawyer

Remote access to Law.com requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions for 1 web browser.  ALM publications also are available in Lexis database: ALM MediaEnter BLS Lexis username/password.

Law360 Legal News & Analysis

Law360 - Publishes subject-oriented and regional (CA, CN, DE, FL, GA, NJ, NY, PA and TX) legal news and expert analysis.                          

Tip: At Law360, click tab: See All Sections to view news and analysis by practice area and to view Law360 Pulse articles by region.  Includes:

Tip: Click tab: Pulse to view tools such as:

Remote access to Law360 requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions for 1 web browser.

Lexis Legal News/News & Analysis

Lexis Legal Research home screen, Explore Content: Legal News - Includes Law360 and ALM publications like The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, New York Law Journal and New Jersey Journal.  Supports searching by publisher, state and legal practice area.

Lexis Legal Research home screen: Explore Content: News - Includes many U.S. publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Also includes numerous foreign publications.

Enter BLS Lexis username/password.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw Legal News/News & Practical Law: What's Market?

Practical Law: What's Market - Includes practice notes on current trends and market practice.  Scope: antitrust, corporate, securities, employee benefits/executive compensation, labor/employment, finance, intellectual property/technology and litigation topics.  

Thomson Reuters Law School Portal > Westlaw pull-down menu option: Westlaw Precision > Westlaw Precision pull-down menu option: Westlaw Today - Offers current legal news + option to view this news by legal practice area.

  • Tip: Westlaw Today also includes special topics, such as Civil Rights, Legal Industry, Legal Innovation and On the Move (= attorneys/law firms).  

Westlaw Precision > Secondary Sources - Includes:

Westlaw Precision - Reuters Legal includes ability to view/search:

Westlaw Precision also provides:

  • A searchable News page highlighting today's news
  • A searchable Reuters News page

Enter BLS Westlaw username/password.