Performing legal research is an important and unavoidable aspect of the practice of law, but the costs of using the largest commercial legal research tools (namely, Westlaw and Lexis) are not insignificant. Thankfully, there are numerous no-cost and/or low-cost legal research options available that can help you cut down, or even bypass entirely, those costs,…
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WestlawNext: A Review

By Mark Oganessian | September 11, 2012
I recently wrote about LexisNexis’ new online legal research tool Lexis Advance. Since then, I’ve been trying out Westlaw’s new system, WestlawNext. Personally, I never saw much of a difference between the old systems. While I am predominantly a Westlaw user, that’s really only because they gave out better stuff the first few weeks of…Read More»
Cost-Effective Legal Research Alternatives for Solo Attorneys
By Matthew Hickey | February 15, 2012
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