From August 2021, law firms and law schools worldwide will benefit from exclusive access to the entire Irwin Law E-Library collection on the vLex legal research platform. The availability of Irwin Law’s high quality and well-respected publications alongside Canadian, common law, and international primary and secondary sources from vLex on one platform will create a unique service for the law sector in Canada.
Early access for existing customers
If you are an Irwin Law customer, you will receive early access to the vLex platform to help you become familiar with your new resources. Your access will begin at the start of August, and we will send you your access details as soon as we can.
Access to vLex
You will receive your login information from vLex at the start of August. If you have not received yours by the end of the first week in August please contact your new account manager, Tom Atkinson on hello@vlex.com who will be happy to assist you and your team with access. Once you have received your login information, visit: app.vlex.com
What content do I have access to?
On vLex, you will be able to access all the same materials that you had access to on Irwin Law’s E-Library. Additionally, you will have access to indexed information, and be able to search across vLex’s entire database of 120 million documents from over 100 countries. This includes Canadian case law dating back to 1876 and indexed CANLII content. But please note that this will be for search purposes and display of results only, and not any full text. You will only have access to the full text of Irwin Law’s collection.
If you would like to add any other full-text content to your subscription, please contact your account manager for more information on pricing and plans.
How do I find Irwin Law books and journals?
Using the Browse feature located on the left-hand menu, you can navigate to all legal information from Canada, including books and journals.
Your subscription and renewal
vLex will be managing your subscription from the 1st of August 2021, and you will continue to have access to vLex until the end of your current subscription. Before your renewal date, your vLex Account Manager will contact you to discuss options for renewing your subscription on vLex.
Training and webinars
vLex are offering Irwin Law’s customers personalised training sessions. These online sessions are perfect for individuals and teams and will show you how to use vLex and access your content. To book a training session, please contact your account manager.
vLex Contact details
Tom Atkinson, Head of New Business for Canada
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