You have been hearing about Bloomberg Law and how they are creating serious competition for Westlaw and Lexis. And now, a major U.S. law firm has signed on to Bloomberg Law in a big way. Today, it was announced that DLA Piper, “the world’s largest global business law firm” will use Bloomberg Law “to provide high quality, cost-effective legal research for all its lawyers throughout the United States.” Fourteen hundred lawyers practicing in 25 cities will have unlimited access to Bloomberg Law from their desktops. We have yet to learn how this will impact their ongoing contracts with other major systems – and how many other law firms are ready to jump on board, as well.
All first year law students are being trained in Bloomberg Law this semester (having already had Lexis and Westlaw training), and 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLMs are signing on more and more so they can be part of this new movement. If you want to get a Bloomberg Law password or training, contact our Bloomberg representative Pamela Haahr at oribe@bloomberg.net.
Pat Court
Associate Law Librarian
