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Thomson Reuters Practical Law

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What is Thomson Reuters Practical Law?

Thomson Reuters offers Practical Law, a research assistance tool containing up-to-date legal intelligence decisions, aimed at providing strategic advantage to legal teams.

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Director in Legal (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Legal research and staying on top of new news in my arena: Search for specific content related to new legislation and case law; see if there are any trends related to new legal issues; and get updated on legal news, not in my area of specialty.

Pros

  • News articles.
  • Specific content on areas of law.
  • Research jury verdicts and dispositive motions decisions.

Cons

  • Easier interface.
  • More searchable features.
  • Cost

Return on Investment

  • Cost savings related to proactive training is easily in the hundreds of thousands.
  • Having various types of content available in one platform makes research efficient.
  • I have used Practical Law to search for judgments and lessons learned from my training sessions for our leadership.

Alternatives Considered

Lexis Advance Quicklaw, Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Bloomberg Law

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat, LogMeIn Rescue by GoTo

Excellent choice of practical guidance for many areas of law

Incentivized
Rajiv Chidambaram, BE, MBAView profile
Marketing Strategist in Marketing at FCT (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Real decisions from the courts
  • Practical guidance from top practitioners
  • Updated forms for different practice areas
  • Overall solid coverage for my legal needs

Cons

  • 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

Most Important Features

  • Checklists
  • Toolkits
  • Practice Notes
  • Expert Commentary

Return on Investment

  • Able to efficiently work on more files
  • Get up to speed on new topics
  • Better help cross-functional departments with more diverse issues

Alternatives Considered

Lexis Advance Quicklaw (formerly LexisNexis Quicklaw)

Other Software Used

Asana, Sitecore Experience Manager, Blackbaud FIMS (formerly MicroEdge)

Westlaw Practical Law--Good to Use

Incentivized
Raymond TranView profile
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant in Legal at Emory University (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

  • Resource guides
  • Practical tips from practitioners
  • Templates
  • Recent articles and news

Cons

  • Some resources are more detailed and on point than others
  • Competitors offer platforms that are more user-friendly
  • Sometimes navigating back to an old resource takes a bit more time than other platforms

Return on Investment

  • Fantastic resources
  • Multiple examples
  • Document saving platform

Alternatives Considered

Lexix Nexis and Bloomberg

Other Software Used

LexisNexis PCLaw, Thomson Reuters Westlaw

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