Resources Available After Graduation: Overview

Graduating 3Ls have continued access to Lexis upon graduation to keep their skills up to date and use for job and interview preparation. The Graduate Program gives extended access to Lexis+ to spring graduates via their law school IDs through December 31, 2022. The transition from a regular law school ID to a graduate ID happens on July 10, 2022.

Graduates can access Westlaw and Practical Law for free during the 6 month period after graduation.

Post-graduation access provides 60 hours of research per month to help you study for the bar exam, prepare for job interviews, and sharpen your research skills. Access however cannot be used for commercial purposes.

Texas residents who register online for a Texas State Law Library card receive access to West Academic's hornbooks, nutshells, and other e-books on a variety of legal subjects from administrative law to workers compensation.

If you already have a Bloomberg Law account, your post-graduation access is automatic with no action required by you.

If you do not have an account, visit their website, click on the “Register Academic Account” link, and complete the registration form. Bloomberg Law will respond within 24-48 hours.

Bloomberg Law extends continuous, uninterrupted access to all graduating law students for six months after graduation (November 30, 2022 for May graduates).

Texas residents who register online for a Texas State Law Library card receive full-text HeinOnline access to many legal journals, periodicals, government documents, and other legal titles.

This electronic-only publication focuses "on lawyers who represent businesses in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters in Texas." SMU law students have access for one year after graduation.

To register, visit the website and click on the "Subscribe" button in the upper right corner. Complete the brief registration form with your SMU email address and a Texas Lawbook staff member will process your request.

Texas residents who register online for a Texas State Law Library card receive access to Fastcase. This database provides coverage of case law, statutes, constitutions, regulations, court rules, attorney general opinions, administrative opinions and orders for all state and federal jurisdictions. You can also search HeinOnline law reviews, newspaper abstracts, federal filings and treatises in the Loislaw Libraries.

Members of the State Bar of Texas receive free access to Fastcase.