Online Resources

Bloomberg Law provides a wide variety of primary and secondary sources for legal research. Bloomberg Law access is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of the Gould School of Law. To sign up, click on "Register Academic Account" and register using your USC Gould email address.

Database with CEB's practice guides, California primary sources, news, and continuing legal education materials. CEB is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of the Gould School of Law. Email reference@law.usc.edu for a registration code.

A legal current awareness tool providing up-to-date information for all major practice areas.

LexisNexis provides a wide range of legal and news sources on its Lexis+ research platform. Lexis access is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of the Gould School of Law. Email reference@law.usc.edu for the authorization code to set up an individual user account.

Access to news, primary law (cases, statutes and regulations) and law review articles. The best source for primary law for USC students. faculty, and staff who are not affiliated with the law school.

VitalLaw (formerly Cheetah) has a variety of law, business, tax, securities, and healthcare tools.

Westlaw provides a wide range of legal primary and secondary sources on its research platform. Westlaw access is restricted to students, staff, and faculty of the Gould School of Law. Email reference@law.usc.edu for the authorization code to set up an individual user account.