Aderant Handshake vs. Lexis Advance Quicklaw

The user of Handshake takes a certain amount of user computer literacy and the user needs to be resourceful. When building our site, I needed to google quite a bit. On the contrary, if budget allows, Handshake developers will do it all for you.

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Well suited for case law research across many areas of law in Canada. Specifically found that it works well for extensive research where there are lots of things going on. It works well for reviewing precedents that need to be considered to make decisions for taking a decision. Less suitable for situations where we need access to real documents from the courts such as decisions or motions as Lexis doesn’t have that.

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• The main reason we got Handshake was to display visual gadgets for our accounting systems. We always provided spreadsheet type reports, but pictures and more engaging. Attorney gets a dashboard in real time of where they stand financially.
• Additional use as FAQ's in different departments in the firm, that is, accounting, IT, and office services.
• Knowledgebase - How to's and software.

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• Apps
• Integrations
• Citations

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• Documentation is weak, but hopefully, since Aderant just acquired the company, that will improve

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• Sometimes the interface gets a little busy
• Could be more streamlined
• Too colorful

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None. Always need about Handshake's interface with Aderant, way before Aderant purchased them. Seemed like a natural fit.

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Lexis Advance is way better in terms of usability and search features. The content is pretty much the same for both platforms except in Litigation where WestLaw is much stronger than Lexis. However, the Feature functionality of Lexis is a lot better to keep users efficient and productive and collaboration is also good.

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• Hard to say, but ultimately putting knowledge in the hands of fee earners immediately it is positive.

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• Great for citations -- we have used it when writing briefs
• Good as a backup or secondary resource
• Integrates with MS Word

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