using lexisnexis academic to find law review articles

UsingLexisNexis 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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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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