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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 provides an extensive collection of resources, including case law, statutes, regulations, secondary sources, news articles, briefs, trial court documents, public records, and expert materials. With its robust database, Westlaw serves as a vital tool for legal practitioners seeking comprehensive and reliable information to support their work. The latest iteration, Westlaw Advantage, enhances the research experience by integrating powerful legal research tools that enable legal professionals to achieve thorough and accurate results. One of its standout features, Deep Research, allows users to emulate the workflow of an experienced legal researcher by utilizing agentic AI. This tool formulates and executes a multistep research plan that explores every angle of a legal question, providing a transparent step-by-step approach and a comprehensive report that links to authoritative sources. This capability ensures that users not only receive trustworthy results but also gain insights that might otherwise be overlooked. Westlaw Advantage goes beyond traditional citation checks with its Litigation Document Analyzer, which helps users gain deeper insights into their cases. This feature uncovers potential misrepresentations of the law throughout entire documents, rather than just within quoted material. It analyzes opposing arguments, suggests potential counterarguments with supporting legal authority, and simplifies complex complaints into clear, concise summaries. Such tools are tailored to meet the specific needs of legal researchers, enhancing their ability to respond efficiently to challenges presented by their cases. Additional features such as Claims Explorer and AI Jurisdictional Surveys further streamline the research process. Claims Explorer utilizes AI to identify the strongest claims relevant to a user's case, while AI Jurisdictional Surveys facilitate the creation of detailed legal surveys tailored to specific jurisdictions. Users can initiate targeted search queries and access authoritative sources promptly, benefiting from KeyCite flags that highlight the latest legal developments. The Precision Research tool allows for efficient searching and filtering of legally and factually similar cases, while the KeyCite Cited With feature provides broader context by revealing related cases cited together. Westlaw Advantage also includes organizational tools like the Outline Builder, which helps users structure citations and text snippets into customizable outlines, and the Graphical History feature, which visually maps out a user's research journey. The Keep List/Hide Details functionality allows users to save cases of interest while filtering out irrelevant information, ensuring a more focused research experience. By combining advanced AI capabilities with expert legal content, Westlaw Advantage empowers legal professionals to build stronger cases with greater efficiency and less manual effort.

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Mark M.

Adjunct Professor

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/6/2021

"Good and Getting Better"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

Westlaw's AI suite is very helpful. A user can ask it complex legal questions in everyday language and receive generally good answers. The deep research is good as are the products that check work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

The AI is not perfect. It can generate documents and answers that require attorney review of specifics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Westlaw solving and how is that benefiting you?

Westlaw is certainly Top Tier with respect to Legal Research platforms. It will certainly help users address legal questions and topics, find relevant authority and indicate when the same is at risk of being undermined. More generally, the question feature is helpful inasmuch as the same narrows down the potential hits - i.e.makes better/specialized research predictions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mara M.

Barista

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/9/2021

"Daily use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

They still have the same features I enjoy using, especially being able to narrow down my case law research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

West law dud some updates but they aren’t able to get as specific with jurisdictions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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Thank you Mara, for your positive review! We appreciate your feedback and always look for ways to improve Westlaw. I would be very interested in hearing how we can improve our jurisdictional offerings. Please feel free to contact me @ greg.fidler@tr.com to share any thoughts or ideas on how we can improve this area of Westlaw.

Verified User in Legal Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/19/2024

"There are times and places where Westlaw is the best resource. Other times Lexis Nexis is the best."

3/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

I like the formatting, it's easy to take in a decision or appeal and the details of each case study are organized in such a way that crucial information is obvious and easily accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

The search feature is not always consistent. I wish there were more options to refine a search, and more choices to sort and save the data which comes back from a query. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're glad to hear that you find Westlaw's formatting and organization helpful for accessing case studies. We understand your feedback about the search feature and we are addressing that in the latest versions of Westlaw.

Alexis B.

Unemployed

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/12/2024

"Westlake is extremely user friendly and provided me with the most complete records I have requested."

5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

The most helpful is the complete searches that are provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

The least helpful thing is the complexity of the tools they have if you are switching fron a different research program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're glad to hear that you find Westlaw user-friendly and that it provides you with complete records. We understand that transitioning from a different research program can be challenging, and we are constantly working to improve our tools to make the transition smoother for our users.

Verified User in Government Administration

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/12/2024

"Westlaw is the top of the top"

5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

Westlaw is extremely helpful in everyway. Their new AI tool is so great. Research is simple, fast, and easy with WL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

While there are few things that I dislike about Westlaw, the fact that there is not many inexpensive options is a bummer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're thrilled to hear that you find Westlaw extremely helpful and that our new AI tool is making research simple, fast, and easy for you. We appreciate your feedback about the pricing options, and we are constantly working to provide the best value for our customers. Thank you for choosing Westlaw for your legal research needs!

Verified User in Law Practice

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/12/2024

"Westlaw is great and easy to use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

Westlaw is incredibly easy to use. Searching is made simple and the secondary sources are a tremendous help at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

There is nothing I dislike about Westlaw at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're thrilled to hear that you find Westlaw easy to use and that our secondary sources are helpful. Thank you for your positive feedback!

Verified User in Retail

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/12/2024

"Go to for legal research"

4/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

It's got EVERYTHING, and is super easy to navigate. Not only that, it's just so familiar from law school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

Sometimes the quantity of new features can be a bit overwhelming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're glad to hear that you find Westlaw comprehensive and user-friendly. We understand that the constant updates can be overwhelming, and we're continuously working to improve the user experience.

Verified User in Legal Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/15/2024

"It has been a fairly good experience"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

Its helpful for legal research and is well-organized Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

It could sometimes offer a greater variety of service functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're glad to hear that you find Westlaw helpful for your legal research and that it benefits you by providing appropriate primary and secondary sources. Look for additional service functions in our latest versions of Westlaw.

Rudra N. Z.

Managing Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/9/2023

"Exceptional Legal Research platform tailored to the needs of lawyers."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

Legal research tools are very helpful. The user interface is great, and is friendly to use and access. The platform is fluid, and operatable by different types of users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

The reach among customers and prospective users is less. Not many people in the legal field are aware of this platform, and a larger and broader reach would be beneficial for the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear that you find our platform fluid and operable for different types of users. We understand the importance of reaching a wider audience and are continuously working on expanding our reach in the legal field.

Daniel M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/27/2023

"Excellent legal research software to obtain legal information for cases"

5/5

What do you like best about Westlaw?

I like it because it is an essential and convenient software to find legal cases and easy-to-use category filters to find what we are working on. I also like that it helps us in the legal investigation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Westlaw?

It's a great product that gives you the information you need, and I don't see any displeasure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Greg Fidler of Westlaw

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We're thrilled to hear that Westlaw has been an essential and convenient tool for your legal research needs. Our easy-to-use category filters are designed to make finding relevant information as efficient as possible.