In addition to trying to addict students by giving away unlimited access, the legal research duopoly (Lexis and West) attempts to win the battle for the legal research clicks of students by giving away free stuff, like this Westlaw-branded Nalgene bottle:
Playing into the idea that lawyers have time for frivolities like hobbies, the bottle came with a carabiner branded with the Westlaw URL, because you never know when and where you might have internet access and need to do some research:
Westlaw: your trusted source for legal research and mountaineering supplies. Well, perhaps a trusted source for legal research. Perhaps the promotional item is not quite sturdy enough to hold more than a water bottle:
(It is somewhat blurry in the photos, but the back of the clip reads “Not for hiking.”)
Free Stuff!
Andrew Raff
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