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Westlaw, now supported by Thomson Reuters is a legal research software and database, emphasizing access to a breadth of case law.Thomson ReutersWestlaw by Thomson Reuters2018-03-16T17:28:55.586ZWestlaw is used across the whole organization. It serves as a research platform, search engine, and document saving system. We can also use it to share files.
It is mainly used for research purposes. I use it for three main purposes: first, to locate primary resources (cases, statutes, black letter law); second, to locate secondary resources (law review, treatises, articles); last, to find templates or forms.,Easy to use
Logical, clear to follow
Access to certain publishers,Some functions/features may seem less familiar if you are used to other platforms
Certain resources are not the very best (and are available on other engines)
Costly!,8,Great resources available
Research
Document templates,LexisAdvance, Bloomberg and Justia,Jabber, Tikit Carpe Diem, CanvasRaymond TranWestlaw Easy and Great2018-02-13T19:47:52.785ZWestlaw does an amazing job of easily and quickly finding relevant legal literature on both small and large scale searches. Westlaw provides methods of narrowing one's search via specific criteria (for example, case law, statutes, regulations, etc.) as well as using other "key word" and other tools to allow one to narrow their search. Highly recommend.,Access to secondary sources
Great ability to save documents as pdf or word.
Great history function to help you pickup where you left off.,sometimes results are too broad
pricing
sometimes its hard to make searches relevant,9,expensive
has provided answers to key questions resulting in large verdicts
has provided access to information allowing one to expand their practice of law.,lexis advanceSteven PriceWestLaw - one tool, myriad possibilities.2018-02-12T22:55:42.782ZI first started using WestLaw while working as a contractor to a federal agency working in privacy and information security. When conducting legal research, one has to weed through sources to find unbiased information that provides the level of detail needed to finish the task. WestLaw provided me with the information I needed to be able to provide quality information to address the constantly changing needs of the agency.,I was able to immediately access information that directly related to the issues.
WestLaw provided access to information that would have taken tens of hours to locate in old and often out of print sources.,I am pleased with the overall experience with the tool. One does not have to scroll through long pages or click through page after page to get to the resources you need.,10,Many tools - one interface for a reasonable price.
You're able to use WestLaw as a replacement for other pricey tools - freeing up money for more important things.,John Kenneth ColeLOVE Westlaw products2018-02-12T22:41:01.209ZWe use Thomson Reuters Westlaw for securities reporting research, all of my caselaw research and to identify precedent through Practical Law for my corporate documents. I am a huge TR Westlaw fan!,Key cites for research are extremely helpful and save me a lot of time.
Practical law provides all sorts of wonderful forms and industry insight when I'm drafting corporate forms.
Easy to navigate and user-friendly.,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.,9,Saving myself and my clients time and money
Ensuring we don't overlook important caselaw,LexisNexis PCLaw and Edgar,Intapp Time, Adobe FlashOlivia CrellinWestlaw Bestlaw!2018-05-21T17:36:20.695ZI use Westlaw for legal research. I use it to search for cases to support my briefs and memoranda. I also use Westlaw to check on the legal citations that my adversaries use as support in their arguments. Westlaw is a great tool for legal research particularly its headnotes and keycites. Westlaw's headnotes are what set it apart from other legal research tools. The ease in searching through headnotes allow for quicker and more efficient research allowing me to get the job done faster. Keycites make it easier to search broad topics when I do not know exactly what I am looking for.,The headnotes allow me to quickly read through the key aspects of the case.
Keycites make for quick efficient searches.
The flagging system is great for making sure the case is still good law.
Ability to save highlighting and comments on cases makes for organized research.,More expensive than other tools.
Limited plans.,10,Positive return by making legal research more efficient.
Cost more to use however saves time and allows for more work to get done.,,LexisNexis Time Matters, LexisNexis Firm ManagerVerified UserWestLaw has Superior Secondary Sources for the Immigration Lawyer2018-02-13T21:52:34.328ZI use WestLaw as one of two legal research platforms. I have used WestLaw since law school and have never looked back. I only practice immigration law, so the most important thing for me are secondary sources and periodicals so I can stay up-to-date. WestLaw had superior content to Lexis when I decided to sign a contract. I need to get answers to my procedural and substantive questions fast and WestLaw helps me do that quickly and efficiently.,Immigration content
Navigation is fairly intuitive better UI than Lexis,Overpriced
Doesn't link statutes the way that immigration lawyers cite them
User interface could be better,5,Too expensive
Need the content it provides
Good secondary sources,LexisOne,Clio, Nimble, TodoistVerified User
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Thomson Reuters Westlaw
17 Ratings
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