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Westlaw Edge
Unrivaled research features powered by the most advanced AI, built on the foundation of the market leading legal research platform.
Data-driven insights on judges, courts, attorneys, law firms, and case types.
Intelligent document analysis that identifies highly relevant authority based on the points of law in your document that traditional research may have missed.
Quickly understand how a statute or regulation has changed over time.
Legal Research Tools
Westlaw Classic
Essential features for effective legal research.
Access the most comprehensive collection of legal information.
Zero-in on a legal issue and quickly find relevant cases.
Ensure you’re relying on good law with an unmatched citator.
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KeyCite
Rely on the industry's most complete and accurate citator to ensure you rely on good law. |
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Key Number System
Use the most comprehensive and widely used indexing system for caselaw. |
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Headnotes View concise summaries of the points of law discussed in a case. |
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Intelligent document analysis
Find highly relevant authority that traditional research may have missed with Quick Check. |
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Data-driven insights
Get data-driven insights on judges, courts, attorneys, law firms, and case types with Litigation Analytics. |
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Citation safeguards
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Next-generation search
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Statutes and regulations tracking
See how any two statutes or regulations have changed over time with Statutes Compare and Regulations Compare. |
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