Westlaw, now supported by Thomson Reuters is a legal research software and database, emphasizing access to a breadth of case law.
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Thomson Reuters Westlaw
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Westlaw Edge Single State Essentials
$115.00
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Westlaw Edge Single State Primary Law
$183.20
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Westlaw Edge Single State Primary Law
$237.00
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Westlaw Edge All States Primary Law
$249.60
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Westlaw Edge All States and Federal Primary Law
$315.20
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Westlaw Edge Single State Primary Law and Analytical
$404.00
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Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Lexis offers many of the same cases, but, in my opinion, the user interface is miserable, I get struck on plain search language, and I find it much more different to see citing references.
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Verified User
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
stacks up very well with competitors and chose Westlaw as I had prior experience with the product.
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Attorney in Legal at Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys (Law Practice, 51-200 employees)
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Like I said earlier, I previously used Lexis as the legal research tool. I did like Lexis because it was very easy to navigate, and you were able to utilize their Shepherds tool for case citations. However, I felt that their bank or library of cases, legal standards or …
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Verified User
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
We considered switching to Bloomberg Law because of the contractual provisions with Westlaw but ultimately decided to stay. The cost of getting out of the contract term was cost-prohibitive and left us with no choice.
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Verified User
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Compared to LexisNexis, Westlaw is easier to use. Text is easier to read with less distractions. Easier to find statutes and regulations. While Lexis has the shepardizing feature, Westlaw has a method of checking to make sure the law is still good law. Shepardize is Lexis's …
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Corporate Law Clerk in Legal at Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Higher Education, 10,001+ employees)
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Westlaw and Lexis Advance are pretty similar in quality -- whether a user has a greater preference for one over the other depends on a few factors: the area of law researched, the user's preference for filters, familiarity with the platform or interface, price, and what is …
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Verified User
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
I picked WestLaw because they had better secondary sources for my immigration law practice. I've also used WestLaw a lot more over the years so I am more comfortable with the interface. Lexis is slightly cheaper but not meaningfully so. Again, lawyers are stuck between a rock …
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Associate Attorney in Legal at Merritt, Webb, Wilson & Caruso, PLLC (Legal Services, 51-200 employees)
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Westlaw mobile is much easier to use than Lexis Advance. Further, Westlaw saves or remembers ones preferences for legal research. Lexis on the other hand does seem to have more "guide" content and maybe even more access to state related topics, though it may be possible that …
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President and Chief Everything Officer in Legal at On Call Notary, LLC (Legal Services, 1-10 employees)
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Hands down, WestLaw is the one tool to use. As I said before, you can use WestLaw as your go-to tool, giving you the ability to close subscriptions to other costly tools. WestLaw covers all the bases, allowing you to conduct your legal research in one place.
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Corporate & Securities Attorney in Legal at Snell & Wilmer (Law Practice, 501-1000 employees)
Chose Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Thomson is more user-friendly; easier to use and a much cheaper alternative. Also, Thomson's customer service is head and shoulders above the competition; always available and intelligent.
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Perhaps well-suited in enterprise agreements where many users need access to many areas, and a giant contract is cost effective. This was a good company to work with as a student and instructor where value was not my specific concern. I cannot speak to the value paid by the responsible party in that context.
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The program logs me off rather quickly when I have a window open stagnant on Practical Law. As I don't believe Practical Law bills per minute of use, I wish it would stay open longer.
Most of the corporate forms are still unavailable or not maintained in all 50 states. Would love to see practicioners like myself used as resources to get those updated and current.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
The specific product ordered was fine, but it was far too easy to mindlessly incur ancillary charges without warning. This is much less user friendly than other, similar providers of services such as LexisNexis. The Thomson Reuters Westlaw experience is not intuitive when compared to other, similar providers and ended up being less cost effective.
I was passed around like a hot potato and nameless responders were somewhat disrespectful and "snippy." There was no offer to resolve the issue I complained about, and I was basically made to feel as though I was lying about the problem. The solution was easy: fix my customized home screen to remove the possibility of wandering into a non-subscription area. This fix was never offered or pursued. Instead, I was offered the option of signing up for additional services.
Like I said earlier, I previously used Lexis as the legal research tool. I did like Lexis because it was very easy to navigate, and you were able to utilize their Shepherds tool for case citations. However, I felt that their bank or library of cases, legal standards or precedents, and providing the user with the quality of case law needed was subpar. [Thomson Reuters] Westlaw far exceeds [its] competitors when it comes to the necessary elements needed for legal practice/research.
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Accident report does not have auto insurance information, but [Thomson Reuters] Westlaw was able to locate information needed to make sure a client's injuries were taken care of
Case Citations in response to defendants' motions in trial citing decisions that are against our clients
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