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    Thomson Reuters Westlaw is an online legal research service designed to assist lawyers and legal professionals in accessing a vast array of legal information. This platform offers an extensive collect

    Users
    • Attorney
    • Paralegal
    Industries
    • Law Practice
    • Legal Services
    Market Segment
    • 58% Small-Business
    • 31% Mid-Market
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  • Westlaw features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.6
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.5
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Verified User in Legal Services
    UL
    I have used many legal research platforms before, and Westlaw is the best. It is extremely user-friendly and accessible. It includes many... Read review
    Verified User in Legal Services
    UL
    The plethora of information that this product provides to you os incomparable. Was able to get relevant case law to apply to arguments. Not... Read review
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2008
    HQ Location
    Toronto, CA
    Twitter
    @thomsonreuters
    152,775 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    34,134 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw is an online legal research service designed to assist lawyers and legal professionals in accessing a vast array of legal information. This platform offers an extensive collect

Users
  • Attorney
  • Paralegal
Industries
  • Law Practice
  • Legal Services
Market Segment
  • 58% Small-Business
  • 31% Mid-Market
Westlaw features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.5
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Verified User in Legal Services
UL
I have used many legal research platforms before, and Westlaw is the best. It is extremely user-friendly and accessible. It includes many... Read review
Verified User in Legal Services
UL
The plethora of information that this product provides to you os incomparable. Was able to get relevant case law to apply to arguments. Not... Read review
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2008
HQ Location
Toronto, CA
Twitter
@thomsonreuters
152,775 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
34,134 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Get proven legal research tools in a clean, modern design. With Lexis Advance, conduct authoritative research and develop solid strategy for your matter or transaction using vital intelligence from mo

    Users
    • Attorney
    • Associate
    Industries
    • Law Practice
    • Legal Services
    Market Segment
    • 62% Small-Business
    • 30% Mid-Market
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  • Lexis features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.1
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.7
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Verified User in Law Practice
    UL
    Easy to use with great results. User friendly. Read review
    Devin K.
    DK
    Well, I certainly like that I do not have to search through stacks of books for information for case cites and so forth. I like that I can search... Read review
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    Year Founded
    1970
    HQ Location
    New York
    Twitter
    @NexisSolutions
    1,291 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Get proven legal research tools in a clean, modern design. With Lexis Advance, conduct authoritative research and develop solid strategy for your matter or transaction using vital intelligence from mo

Users
  • Attorney
  • Associate
Industries
  • Law Practice
  • Legal Services
Market Segment
  • 62% Small-Business
  • 30% Mid-Market
Lexis features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.1
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.7
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Verified User in Law Practice
UL
Easy to use with great results. User friendly. Read review
Devin K.
DK
Well, I certainly like that I do not have to search through stacks of books for information for case cites and so forth. I like that I can search... Read review
Seller Details
Year Founded
1970
HQ Location
New York
Twitter
@NexisSolutions
1,291 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,492 employees on LinkedIn®

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    Nexis® is a cloud-based research platform that provides you access to a robust universe of content sources from licensed providers. Using powerful search and filtering technologies, Nexis reduces nois

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Higher Education
    Market Segment
    • 38% Mid-Market
    • 38% Enterprise
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  • Nexis® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    7.9
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.3
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Yini C.
    YC
    The academic journals on this platform have really good quality and it's easy to use and download. Read review
    Verified User in Higher Education
    UH
    I love Nexis for it's ease of use. I've used many other products before to conduct literature reviews and Nexis is the bet out of them all. It... Read review
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    1970
    HQ Location
    New York
    Twitter
    @NexisSolutions
    1,291 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Nexis® is a cloud-based research platform that provides you access to a robust universe of content sources from licensed providers. Using powerful search and filtering technologies, Nexis reduces nois

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Higher Education
Market Segment
  • 38% Mid-Market
  • 38% Enterprise
Nexis® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.9
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.3
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Yini C.
YC
The academic journals on this platform have really good quality and it's easy to use and download. Read review
Verified User in Higher Education
UH
I love Nexis for it's ease of use. I've used many other products before to conduct literature reviews and Nexis is the bet out of them all. It... Read review
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
1970
HQ Location
New York
Twitter
@NexisSolutions
1,291 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
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  • Product Description
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    Law Insider launched a premium subscription service in 2019 to help lawyers and other legal professionals draft and negotiate contracts more effectively. Today we serve over 300,000 users across more

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Law Practice
    • Legal Services
    Market Segment
    • 57% Small-Business
    • 32% Mid-Market
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  • Law Insider Contract and Clause Search features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.4
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • RP
    User interface for the search engine built in Law Insider is very intuitive and work quite similarly to popular browsers, such as Google.... Read review
    Verified User in Telecommunications
    IT
    Contract wise and clause wise keyword search really helps. Read review
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    Year Founded
    2010
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, California
    Twitter
    @lawinsider
    5,835 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    18 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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This description is provided by the seller.

Law Insider launched a premium subscription service in 2019 to help lawyers and other legal professionals draft and negotiate contracts more effectively. Today we serve over 300,000 users across more

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Law Practice
  • Legal Services
Market Segment
  • 57% Small-Business
  • 32% Mid-Market
Law Insider Contract and Clause Search features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.4
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
RP
User interface for the search engine built in Law Insider is very intuitive and work quite similarly to popular browsers, such as Google.... Read review
Verified User in Telecommunications
IT
Contract wise and clause wise keyword search really helps. Read review
Seller Details
Year Founded
2010
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
Twitter
@lawinsider
5,835 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
18 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Legal professionals like yourself are expected to respond to unfamiliar issues, confidently advise your clients/business and increase productivity within resource constraints. The law is always ch

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Law Practice
    Market Segment
    • 50% Mid-Market
    • 30% Enterprise
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  • Practical Law features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.7
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.6
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • JAMIE P.
    JP
    They have updated materials and good checklists, that's nice. Read review
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2008
    HQ Location
    Toronto, CA
    Twitter
    @thomsonreuters
    152,775 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    34,134 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Legal professionals like yourself are expected to respond to unfamiliar issues, confidently advise your clients/business and increase productivity within resource constraints. The law is always ch

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Law Practice
Market Segment
  • 50% Mid-Market
  • 30% Enterprise
Practical Law features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.7
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.6
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
JAMIE P.
JP
They have updated materials and good checklists, that's nice. Read review
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
2008
HQ Location
Toronto, CA
Twitter
@thomsonreuters
152,775 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
34,134 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Arguminer helps patent prosecutors write winning office action responses. All you need to do is upload your office action into the software to pull out proven arguments that worked in cases similar to

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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  • Arguminer features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.2
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    10.0
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Aditi S.
    AS
    Arguminer makes it super easy to fetch successful arguments especially needed when overcoming 101 rejections in patent prosecution. It's so... Read review
    Verified User in Computer Software
    UC
    I think Arguminer's flexibility is what makes it different and has allowed us to adapt the software to meet most of our customer's needs and demands. Read review
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    HQ Location
    Cincinnati, OH
    Twitter
    @IPToolworks
    701 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    3 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Arguminer helps patent prosecutors write winning office action responses. All you need to do is upload your office action into the software to pull out proven arguments that worked in cases similar to

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Arguminer features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
10.0
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Aditi S.
AS
Arguminer makes it super easy to fetch successful arguments especially needed when overcoming 101 rejections in patent prosecution. It's so... Read review
Verified User in Computer Software
UC
I think Arguminer's flexibility is what makes it different and has allowed us to adapt the software to meet most of our customer's needs and demands. Read review
Seller Details
HQ Location
Cincinnati, OH
Twitter
@IPToolworks
701 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Blue J is the leader in AI-powered research and analysis tools for tax practitioners. Designed by lawyers and experts in machine-learning, Blue J provides better insights, faster. Here's what you can

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    7.5
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    6.7
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • SC
    Easy to use and reports generated are nicely presented and help in detailed analysis. Read review
    DE
    I love all the tools it offers and the insights into data that the organization analyzes Read review
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    HQ Location
    N/A
    Twitter
    @BlueJLegal
    1,272 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    71 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Blue J is the leader in AI-powered research and analysis tools for tax practitioners. Designed by lawyers and experts in machine-learning, Blue J provides better insights, faster. Here's what you can

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Blue J features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
6.7
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
SC
Easy to use and reports generated are nicely presented and help in detailed analysis. Read review
DE
I love all the tools it offers and the insights into data that the organization analyzes Read review
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Twitter
@BlueJLegal
1,272 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
71 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Doctrine is a legal research and analytics SaaS for legal professionals, law firms, companies, and individuals to search through the law, manage their cases, and grow their business.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Enterprise
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  • Doctrine features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.3
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    6.7
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Verified User in Law Practice
    UL
    2 things in particular : its case law database is richer than that of most of Doctrine's competitors ; and it (controversially enough) provides... Read review
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    Seller
    Doctrine
    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    Paris, FR
    Twitter
    @DoctrineFR
    114 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    184 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
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Doctrine is a legal research and analytics SaaS for legal professionals, law firms, companies, and individuals to search through the law, manage their cases, and grow their business.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Enterprise
Doctrine features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
6.7
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Verified User in Law Practice
UL
2 things in particular : its case law database is richer than that of most of Doctrine's competitors ; and it (controversially enough) provides... Read review
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Seller
Doctrine
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
Paris, FR
Twitter
@DoctrineFR
114 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
184 employees on LinkedIn®
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    The all-in-one medical & legal research tool. Understand medical issues and simplify medical malpractice litigation with trusted content and time-saving tools in one solution.

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    Industries
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    No information available
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  • Lexis Medical Navigator® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    0.0
    No information available
    0.0
    No information available
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    Year Founded
    1970
    HQ Location
    New York
    Twitter
    @NexisSolutions
    1,291 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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The all-in-one medical & legal research tool. Understand medical issues and simplify medical malpractice litigation with trusted content and time-saving tools in one solution.

We don't have enough data from reviews to share who uses this product. Write a review to contribute, or learn more about review generation.
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
No information available
Lexis Medical Navigator® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
0.0
No information available
Seller Details
Year Founded
1970
HQ Location
New York
Twitter
@NexisSolutions
1,291 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Legal practice guidance from leading practitioners on the topics, transactions & perspectives that matter most.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 60% Small-Business
    • 40% Mid-Market
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  • Practical Guidance® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.3
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.6
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.5
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  • Brint H.
    BH
    There was a lot of great content. I liked the search feature, and many of the documents and practice notes I reviewed were very informative and... Read review
    Verified User in Legal Services
    UL
    The assistance provided to help you succeed in your research techniques and needs. In addition, they also overview the software. Read review
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    Year Founded
    1970
    HQ Location
    New York
    Twitter
    @NexisSolutions
    1,291 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Legal practice guidance from leading practitioners on the topics, transactions & perspectives that matter most.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 60% Small-Business
  • 40% Mid-Market
Practical Guidance® features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.6
Quality of Support
Average: 8.5
Brint H.
BH
There was a lot of great content. I liked the search feature, and many of the documents and practice notes I reviewed were very informative and... Read review
Verified User in Legal Services
UL
The assistance provided to help you succeed in your research techniques and needs. In addition, they also overview the software. Read review
Seller Details
Year Founded
1970
HQ Location
New York
Twitter
@NexisSolutions
1,291 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10,492 employees on LinkedIn®
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    UniCourt Enterprise API is LegalTech’s only API-first suite that is purpose-built to automate the discovery and delivery of structured state and federal court data and analytics for business developme

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    0.0
    No information available
    0.0
    No information available
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    UniCourt
    Twitter
    @UniCourtInc
    4,468 Twitter followers
Product Description
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UniCourt Enterprise API is LegalTech’s only API-first suite that is purpose-built to automate the discovery and delivery of structured state and federal court data and analytics for business developme

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Industries
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Market Segment
No information available
UniCourt Enterprise API features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
0.0
No information available
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Seller
UniCourt
Twitter
@UniCourtInc
4,468 Twitter followers