Legal research database
About Westlaw Classic
Westlaw Classic is a legal research platform that has been a longstanding and reputable resource for legal professionals, providing access to an extensive collection of legal information and resources. Developed by West, a leading provider of legal research and information services, Westlaw Classic has been a cornerstone in legal research for many years.
While Westlaw has evolved over the years with the introduction of newer platforms and interfaces, Westlaw Classic remains a foundational tool for legal professionals who appreciate its familiarity, reliability, and the depth of legal content it offers. It continues to be utilized by legal practitioners and researchers seeking a comprehensive and trusted resource for legal information.
Today, Westlaw is used in over 68 countries.
Key Features of Westlaw Classic
1. Comprehensive Legal Database:
– Westlaw Classic offers an extensive database covering legal cases, statutes, regulations, legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and other primary and secondary legal materials.
2. Case Law Research:
– Legal professionals can conduct thorough case law research, accessing a vast repository of court opinions from federal and state jurisdictions.
3. Statutory Research:
– Westlaw Classic provides access to an extensive collection of statutes and regulations, allowing legal researchers to stay current with the latest legal provisions.
4. Legal Commentary and Journals:
– Users can access legal commentary, law reviews, legal periodicals, and scholarly articles, offering valuable insights and analysis on various legal topics.
5. Shepard’s Citations Service:
– Shepard’s Citations on Westlaw Classic allows users to check the validity of legal citations, ensuring that the cases, statutes, or other legal materials they are referencing are still good law.
6. Advanced Search Capabilities:
– Westlaw Classic provides sophisticated search features, enabling users to conduct precise and targeted legal research.
7. Legal Research Tools:
– The platform offers a range of tools and features to aid legal research, including document drafting tools, legal forms, and practical guidance.
8. Personalization and Collaboration:
– Users can customize their research experience, save research history, and collaborate with colleagues by sharing documents and research findings.
9. Training and Support:
– Westlaw Classic provides training resources and customer support to help users maximize the effectiveness of the platform and stay informed about its features and updates.
Comprehensive Legal Research,
at Your Fingertips!
Primary Sources
Access to thousands of Courts (Cases), Administrative Agencies (Rules & Regulations), Legislatures (Statues).
Secondary Sources
Access to Journals, Books, News, and more, with regular updates, and enormous back-file coverage.
More Sources
Access to International Materials of other Jurisdictions, Intellectual Property Contents, and more!
Personalized Access
WESTLAW access can be personalized via SSO, so you will have your search history, folders, notes, and annotations.
Built-in Citation Tool
Cite an article right away on the Westlaw platform. Several citation formats are available to choose from.
Unlimited Access
Students should have no restrictions to learning, and that’s how it should be. On campus, off campus*, or just about anywhere. (*refer to FAQ)
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Frequently Asked Questions
We are offering the Westlaw Academic to Academic Institutions/Universities and Westlaw Corporate/Government to Corporates and Government Institutions respectively.
These packages includes the primary sources, secondary sources, and other materials such as the International materials, forms, agreements, and more.
Contents may vary depending on the type of Westlaw package subscribed at your Institution.
Westlaw Academic pricing takes into account the full enrollment of the Faculty of Law, the subscription service will run for one full year.
Westlaw Corporate/Government pricing takes into account the number of users that will have access to the subscription, which will also run for one full year.
Nonetheless, we are flexible and would be very happy to discuss further to match and fulfill your faculty needs.
Westlaw Academic access is granted by authenticating with the Institutions’ Identity Service Provider (IDP) via SAML 2.0. Each user will then have to access via the Institution’s email domain. This will allow personalized access to all users by creating different profiles, this will also open the Westlaw personalized features and enable users to access Westlaw off-site.
Westlaw Corporate/Government access is granted via login credentials to each user. Login access will give each user a personalized access and also access to Westlaw personalized features.
Yes, free trial is available and will last for the maximum of 30 days.
Westlaw Academic access will be provided via IDP SAML 2.0 and accessible via Institution’s email domain.
Westlaw Corporate/Government access will be provided to the end-user’s email address.
Yes, usage report can be sent to the institution admin on a regular basis.
We, as the channel partner of WESTLAW, will provide an onboarding with both the library and faculty team, either by on-site training or webinars.
We want to make sure all the users can fully utilize the platform to its maximum potential.
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