December 2024 and May 2025 U of M Law grads have 24 hour U Card access through the July bar exam.
Our Reference librarians welcome the opportunity to assist you with quick reference and research-related questions. We're also veterans of the bar exam ourselves. Remember we're here to help!
Summer Reference Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am - 4:30pm
Closed: Memorial Day, May 26, Juneteenth, June 19 & July 4
Phone: 612-625-4309 | Email: law-ref@umn.edu | Chat Live
Lexis+ AI Graduate Access: Spring 2025 graduates will continue to have access to Lexis+® on their law school IDs through December 31, 2025. This extended access is automatic – no registration is required and there are no restrictions or limits on research time. On July 1, 2025, graduates’ accounts will automatically switch to the graduate portal. This customized version of the Law School homepage includes graduate-specific content and choice of a graduation gift, including extended access to a selection of products from LexisNexis® such as Law360, Practical Guidance, or a LexisNexis eBook. Graduates have access to most of the same content and features available during law school, excluding public records, Protégé, Law360 and Practical Guidance.
Graduates’ Lexis Rewards points will expire on June 30, 2025; points must be spent or donated before that date.
ASPIRE Program: The LexisNexis ASPIRE program provides 12 months of free access to federal and state cases, codes, regulations, law reviews, Shepard's® Citation Service and Matthew Bender® treatises to graduates who are engaged in verifiable 501(c)(3) public interest work. Students can apply for ASPIRE access at: https://lexisnexis.com/grad-
Lexis+ AI Summer Access: All law school students automatically have summer access to Lexis+ AI. Students may use their law school ID for academic, professional and non-profit research. It may be used during work for a firm, clerkship, internship or externship, whether in a paid or non-paid position. There is no limit on the number of hours students can use Lexis+ AI to conduct research this summer.
Prepare for summer employment with the Applied Legal Research Certificates in the Lexis+ AI Training Center, including certification on: Case Law, Secondary Sources, Statutory Law, AI, Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate/M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Transactional Practice and US Civil Law.
Protégé™ Access: The Summer Access program includes access to Protégé for all continuing students (current 1Ls and 2Ls).
Questions? Contact our Lexis Academic Account Representative, Sarah Bigler at sarah.bigler@lexisnexis.com
You can use Thomson Reuters products, for 18-months after graduation. Your “Grad Elite” access gives you 60-hours of usage per month, with no restrictions against using them for professional purposes.
These tools include:
YOU MUST OPT IN TO GRAD ELITE Access (and can do so in one of two ways):
1) Go to www.lawschool.tr.com, and, after logging on, use the drop-down menu by your name to go to Grad Elite Status
2) Or Click on this link: https://lawschool.
You can use Thomson Reuters products, including Westlaw Precision®, CoCounsel and Practical Law 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 but are not limited to the following:
The Zen of Passing the Bar Exam
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1000 Days to the Bar, But the Practice of Law Begins Now
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Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the Bar Exam
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Advanced Legal Analysis and Strategies for Bar Preparation
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Bar Exam Success
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The Bar Exam in a Nutshell
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Acing the Bar Exam (Acing Series)
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Pass the Bar!
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