Using LexisNexis Academic To Find Law Review Articles

What Is LexisNexis Academic? A commercial service UW Libraries subscribe Legal, business & medical sources Law-related material Law review articles (mid-1980s to date) Legal news Laws, regulations & court opinions

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Accessing LexisNexis Academic Research Databases > K-L > Research Databases K-L OR Resources by Subject > Law > Resources by Subject Law

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Getting to Law Reviews Database Quick Info > Legal Research

Then Legal Research > Law Reviews Law reviews are periodicals published by law schools, bar associations & commercial publishers. Articles are written by law professors, judges, attorneys & law students.

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Reviewing Search Results Number of articles retrieved Link to the full text of the article Abbreviated citation Title of the article Author of the article

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