For staying up to date on new case law and legislative developments. The products keep me on track with new laws and allow me to reduce risk for our organization.
Lexis Advance Quicklaw
I rely on Thomson Reuters Westlaw for the vast majority of my legal research needs. The Thomson Reuters Westlaw product helps me identify cases and secondary sources in preparation for litigation, while drafting briefs, and in developing oral argument strategy. While I mostly rely on the tradition search features, I've enjoyed the Quick Cite feature to quickly pull cited authorities and like playing around with new tech innovations that Thomson Reuters Westlaw offers.
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Lexis
Beware of Westlaw's pricing mechanisms. I'm a solo practitioner with a limited subscription, and while I appreciate and use the Form Builder, I made the mistake (apparently) of downloading exactly two documents that were outside the scope of my subscription. They weren't even used once I opened them, and I was charged hundreds of dollars extra each month (because of course, with my luck, the two downloads fell into different billing cycles). Rather than billing me for just the documents, I was billed for an entire monthly subscription. As a small firm, a surprise $500 bill (instead of $200)—two months in a row—was quite a hit. Once I realized what had happened, I of course stopped even exploring documents outside the scope of my subscription but wanted to post this to hopefully prevent it from happening to someone else. I'm sure this pricing structure is laid out in fine print, but it was certainly never mentioned to me in the three intro sessions I had with the sales team before signing up.
Lexis Advance, CloudNine LAW and formerly from LexisNexis
Litify, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), FoxitPhantom PDF
LexisAdvance, Bloomberg and Justia
Jabber, Tikit Carpe Diem, Canvas
