I’m a solo litigation attorney and like many others, I was hooked during law school by the free Westlaw access provided to students (this is like giving free cigarettes to high schoolers). Currently, users need to add-on secondary sources to any of their subscriptions, often at a significant price. However, this is also where they charge the most. This is where Westlaw (and LexisNexis) set themselves apart from the rest. Westlaw’s software features a comprehensive secondary sources database that includes a streamlined interface to browse and bookmark publications. Statutes Compare shows exactly how a statute has evolved and is included with a Westlaw Edge subscription. This insight allows incorporation of legislative intent into business advice and litigation advocacy. Statutes Compare allows statutory revisions comparisons on the state and federal level to help understand the legislative intent. Users can find cases that have been explicitly overruled through Keycite, all at once. Ke圜ite Overruling Risk comes with the Edge subscription and expands Ke圜ite by flagging a case if it relies on bad or overruled law. But users still have to increase their plan, or include substantial add-ons to get access to Federal Law, analytics, dockets, and secondary sources. It includes litigation analytics, predictive searching, and Ke圜ite overruling risk. Essentially, this plan adds some Edge features to the Classic plan. However, Westlaw recently reduced its power. And at somewhere around $174.40/user/month, it’s not much more than Classic. Westlaw EdgeĮdge is now Westlaw’s premier product. At this time, it does not appear to be a useful product for small to medium sized law firms. They bill this product as a way to cut research time significantly. Users can request a free trial, but there does not appear to be any specific pricing details on the website at the time of this review. Westlaw is still rolling out its Precision product. Which doesn’t include what they are known for-robust secondary sources. At its most basic, this Westlaw subscription runs $119.20/user/month, which includes State Court case law (for one state), Ke圜ites, Statutes, and Court Rules. But it can quickly add up with customizations. It’s much less expensive than Westlaw’s other plans. This Westlaw pricing tier is intended to compete with some of the less established legal research platforms out there like Casetext, and Fastcase. Westlaw Subscription Pricing Westlaw ClassicĬlassic is a no frills legal research database. Additionally, firms that need a specific secondary source along with case law review, will likely need to include an add-on to their Westlaw subscription at an additional cost. Firms needing sources from more than one state, or that bill on a flat fee, might not find the best fit in Westlaw.Īlternatively, larger law firms billing for associate research time, may actually find Westlaw Edge costs less for their clients. These plans are actually more limited than other, less expensive, resources out there. Westlaw’s Classic plans are likely to be more attractive to firms of all sizes who are looking for a legal research solution.
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