Westlaw features
Time-saving features and competitive edge
Speed up time consuming, complex legal research tasks with advanced tools made for lawyers by lawyers.
Feature topics
Up-to-date content across all leading practice areas
With legal experts creating and maintaining content around the clock, you can trust you have the most up-to-date content at your fingertips.
Largest database of authorised reports in one place
Avoid looking at 3-5 different platforms to find the latest case law like 65% of legal professionals. Access law or court reports across Australian federal, commonwealth, states and territories.
Law summaries
Practice with confidence with quick access to black letter law. Type your question and be provided with a suggested answer sourced directly from up-to-date, relevant and authoritative case law and legislation.
KeyCite
Don’t second guess whether you’re citing good law with KeyCite flags. Quickly see whether a case has received negative treatment, been reversed or overruled at the click of a button.
Natural legal language search
Increase your team’s efficiency with a Google-like plain language search. Type in keywords to see relevant cases, legislation and commentary in one platform.
Practical Law integration
Expedite matter response rate further with integrated access Practical Law's up-to-date checklists, tool-kits, precedents with drafting notes and more.
Key numbers
Confidently navigate through less familiar areas of law with Extensive Case Law collection classified by leading legal experts.
Personalisation
Exceed expectations with easily shareable personalised folders, history, favorites and alerts with your clients or the business.
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All-in-one platform - made for the way lawyers work and think
So, why choose Westlaw? Our local technology and research teams are working with lawyers to address everything that makes legal research traditionally difficult. Finally, there's an all-in-one intelligent platform designed for the way lawyers work, and think.