Likelihood to Recommend 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.
Read full review PracticalLaw offers excellent Practice Notes, Checklists, Precedents, and Toolkits for a variety of practice areas - which is very helpful to in-house counsel and law clerks that are working on files across different practice areas. Less appropriate when there are already many resources available to me to help in drafting documents - then there is not much use to look up PLC.
Read full review Pros Apps Integrations Citations Read full review Resource guides Practical tips from practitioners Templates Recent articles and news Read full review Cons Sometimes the interface gets a little busy Could be more streamlined Too colorful Read full review Navigation can get tricky with some scenarios Some of the features can be offered for free as opposed to paid Sometimes there are precedents and forms that are not updated Read full review Alternatives Considered 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.
Read full review They are pretty similar. I rely on practical law for certain practice areas more, and rely on the other platforms for other areas as they are more comprehensive and up to date. Lexis also is connected with Law360, and has a different set of resources, and has a strong shepherdizing tool that integrates well with what I need to do sometimes.
Read full review Return on Investment Great for citations -- we have used it when writing briefs Good as a backup or secondary resource Integrates with MS Word Read full review Able to efficiently work on more files Get up to speed on new topics Better help cross-functional departments with more diverse issues Read full review ScreenShots