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Keeping Current

How to use journal alerts, RSS feeds, saved searches, and more to receive updates in your areas of interest.

Lexis+ and Law360

Lexis+ and Law360 are excellent sources of legal news, providing access to materials from many different publishers, media outlets, newspapers, and wire services.

Lexis+ (login required)
Users can search the News and Legal News databases according to publisher, jurisdiction, practice area, or keyword and can set alerts based on their results by clicking the bell icon at the top of the page.

Law360 (login required)
Law360 covers litigation, policy developments, corporate deals, and more across dozens of practice areas, industries, and jurisdictions. Users can subscribe to daily email alerts by clicking the "Newsletter" icon at the top of the page. Alternatively, users can visit the Newsletters page to see a list of all available alerts. Use your Lexis+ credentials to gain full access to this resource.

Bloomberg Law

Bloomberg Law provides a wide variety of current-awareness materials, primarily focusing on business-related areas like antitrust, banking and finance, bankruptcy, labor and employment, securities, and tax, among others.

Bloomberg Law News (login required)
Users can subscribe to newsletters by clicking the "Subscribe to Newsletter" button at the top right corner of the page. Alternatively, users can visit the Subscription & Alert Management page to see a list of all available newsletters.

Bloomberg Law Trackers (login required)
Trackers provide summaries and commentary on developments affecting a select number of practice areas like corporate and securities, banking and finance, and intellectual property, among others.

Westlaw

From the Westlaw homepage, use the pull-down menu (the down arrow) at the top of the page to go to https://today.westlaw.com/. From there, you can browse the homepage or click on the link for "Practice areas" to view various topics.

From the Westlaw homepage, go to Content types > Secondary Sources > Legal Newspapers & Newsletters. Click on the "Publications Series" filter on the left side of the screen and select "Westlaw Daily Briefings."

From the Westlaw homepage, go to Content types > Secondary Sources. Click on the link for "Westlaw Bulletins & Topical Highlights" on the right side of the screen. From there, you can view various topics.