Thrall Databases


WestlawNext Patron Access



About WestlawNext Patron Access


From the database provider:
"WestlawNext simplifies your starting point for legal research":
  • Search in plain-English, using simple descriptive terms.
  • Search across core WestlawNext content (you no longer have to choose a database).
  • Results are ranked by relevance.

Your search automatically includes these WestLaw "content categories":
  • Statutes and Court Rules
  • Regulations
  • Administrative Decisions and Guidance
  • Trial Court Orders
  • Secondary Sources
  • Forms
  • Briefs
  • Pleadings, Motions, and Memoranda
  • Expert Materials
  • Jury Verdicts and Settlements
  • Proposed and Enacted Legislation
  • Proposed and Adopted Regulations
Please note: Some search results may not be accessible because they are not included in our library's subscription plan.

Please follow this link for WestlawNext Patron Access.

Access Options:



This database can be accessed from any of Thrall Library's public Internet or research computers. Home (remote) access for this database is not available at this time.

Access Issues?

Please call our Reference Dept. at 1-845-341-5461 when the library is open.

Tips & Special Features:



From WestLaw: "The West e-Learning Center website provides a training guide on how to use WestlawNext Patron Access. Patrons can use this resource to help them understand how to use the legal research site."

Please click here to access the WestLawNext Patron Access training guide.

Please note: the training guide requires headphones. You may use your own headphones. The library does not provide headphones.

For Further Assistance...


Please visit our Reference Department, call us at 1-845-341-5461, or ask a librarian.