OnLAW Pro

The OnLAW Pro is a comprehensive legal research solution designed specifically for California lawyers. It serves as a trusted resource for solo attorneys, small firms, mid-size and large firms, in-house attorneys, and law schools. According to the vendor, this software solution caters to the needs of attorneys, legal professionals, law firms, in-house legal departments, and law schools, providing them with the necessary resources and information to conduct efficient legal research.

Key Features

Practice Guides: CEB's community of contributing judges and lawyers organize legal issues for research and drafting. OnLAW Pro offers comprehensive practice guides tailored to California, providing valuable insights for lawyers in the state.

Select Forms: OnLAW Pro provides ready-to-use templates for legal documents, saving time and effort for users. These forms are available as part of many CEB practice guides.

Primary Law: OnLAW Pro offers powerful legal search capabilities, enabling users to quickly find relevant content. The software provides advanced filters to refine search results based on court, cause of action, procedural posture, and disposition. It covers California Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court case law, as well as the California Codes and California Constitution.

TrueCite®: OnLAW Pro features TrueCite®, a case law citator that determines the current status of a case. According to the vendor, TrueCite® uses color-coded treatment flags to indicate negative history and critical treatment by subsequent decisions. It ensures accuracy and reliability through automated and manual review by attorneys.

Business Law: OnLAW Pro covers a wide range of business law topics, including entity formation, business agreements, litigation, and related areas such as intellectual property, employment, and municipal government issues.

Criminal Law: OnLAW Pro provides comprehensive coverage of California criminal law, offering guidance on procedures, search and seizure, sentencing enhancements, and evidentiary issues. It aims to be a valuable resource for attorneys practicing criminal law.

CEB & Simmons Employment Law: This feature focuses on employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and leave laws disputes. OnLAW Pro also provides civil procedure and discovery guidance, assists in drafting employment agreements, and offers support for both employers and employees.

Litigation Practice and Procedure: OnLAW Pro offers extensive coverage of civil procedure throughout the litigation process. It provides guidance on discovery, attorney fee awards, enforcement of civil money judgments, evidence, writs and appeals, and more.

Personal Injury: OnLAW Pro covers various aspects of personal injury law, including government tort liability, tort damages, automobile insurance law, uninsured and underinsured motorists, workers' damages, client communications, and fee agreements. It also provides civil procedure and discovery guidance.

Real Property: OnLAW Pro provides comprehensive coverage of real property law, including topics such as landlord-tenant issues, property transactions, construction, land use, environmental and natural resources law, municipal law, and more.