Westlaw
Elevate your legal research with AI and trusted content.
Executive Summary
Westlaw is a leading legal research platform by Thomson Reuters, enhanced with advanced AI capabilities. Products like Westlaw Edge and Westlaw Advantage leverage agentic and generative AI to expedite complex legal research tasks and provide strategic insights. It offers comprehensive access to primary sources of law and integrates with other Thomson Reuters legal resources like Practical Law. The platform enables legal professionals to draft, review, and analyze legal documents efficiently, directly within familiar tools like Microsoft Word. It is designed to help users work strategically, achieve better outcomes, and transform data into intelligent action by integrating select content into their systems and workflows.
Use Cases
- Conducting comprehensive legal research
- Drafting and reviewing legal documents
- Analyzing legal issues and precedents
- Integrating legal content into firm workflows
- Expediting complex legal research tasks with AI assistance
Features
Visibility
- Integrated Legal Research: Access primary sources of law and Westlaw business resources within a unified platform.
- Microsoft Word Integration: Draft, review, and analyze legal documents directly within Microsoft Word.
Intelligence
- AI-Assisted Research: Expedite complex legal research tasks using AI-powered tools.
- Agentic AI Capabilities: Leverage agentic AI to activate and employ comprehensive research capabilities.
- Deep Research in Practical Law: Innovative advancements for professional-grade legal AI research.
Technical Specifications
- Deployment
- SaaS
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- Generative AI
- Agentic AI
Integrations
- Microsoft Word
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR
Encryption: Data confidentiality is protected through robust security measures, including encryption.
Pricing
- Model
- Subscription-based, tiered plans
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- Mid-Market,Enterprise
- Free Trial
- Yes
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Corporation is a Canadian multinational content-driven technology conglomerate that integrates trusted content and technology to support decision-making for professionals and organizations. It offers specialized software and insights across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media sectors, serving a diverse customer base globally.
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