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Law Library Student Services

Information for UW Law students about the services we offer.

Get Help from the Library

The Library is here to help you! We are dedicated to supporting UW Law students with all of their scholarly and educational pursuits. We are available via chat, email, Zoom, and phone (as outlined below) during the following times:

Click on the chat logo on this page or here to connect with a law librarian!
Email us at lawref@uw.edu
Zoom with us using the monitor at the Circulation Desk in the Library!
Call us! 206-543-6794
Schedule a one-on-one or group consultation with a law librarian by clicking here or using the "Schedule Appointment" button below.

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Law Student FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) by law students and answered by law librarians can be found here

Database Registration and Access

As a UW Law student, you have access to many specialized databases from our library. Some of these databases, such as Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg Law and CALI, require you to register with an individual account to access them. UW Law students can find registration information for each of these databases here:

If you have issues accessing these Canvas pages, please reach out to Law IT at lawhelp@uw.edu

If you have questions about our databases or the registration process, please contact us at lawref@uw.edu

For additional registration guidance, check out our Registering for and Using Legal Databases page on our guide, Gallagher Basics: Welcome to Law School! 

Research Guides

Research guides are librarian-curated compilations of resources related to a particular topic or area of law. Beginning a research project by finding a relevant research guide can save you time when figuring out first steps. The Law Library has a robust collection of research guides intended to help you with your research on topics ranging from Washington State legislative history research to immigration law. While these are a good starting point, remember that you can always contact us for help finding and navigating resources! You can find a full listing of our guides here:

A few of our most popular guides include:

Virtual Suggestion Box

Our virtual suggestion box below provides an opportunity for all law students to share questions, comments, suggestions, and/or concerns about the Law Library with anonymity.