WestlawNext is the next generation complete legal research system that dramatically improves research efficiency, productivity, and confidence. WestlawNext is powered by WestSearchÂ, whichsearches across multiple content sets by jurisdiction providing more comprehensive and more relevant search results, and giving you confidence that you have found all of the most relevant legal information on your issue. Using WestlawNext requires less training and enables better utilization of your Westlaw® plan. With its new research folders, document highlighting, and document-level research notes, WestlawNext helps analyze and organize results, allowing you to work smarter and faster, create higher quality work product, and serve your clients better. This course will teach the user how to use the multi-functional search box to find a document and to research an issue. The user will learn how to use the new results display and how to sort and filter their search results. This course will also show the user how to verify their research using KeyCite, as well as expand their research using the new document toolbar and other resources. The user will learn how to manage and share their search results using Research History and the new annotating and Foldering functionality.
- Logging InÂ
- Client IDÂs
- Return to Recent Research
- Home Page Overview
- Global Search Box
- Plain Language Searching
- Terms and Connectors still ok
- Cites
- Key citing
- Folder
- Favorites
- Fequently Used Items
- How Has Westlaw Researching Changed?Â
- Plain Language Searches
- Based on Key Cite, Key Numbers, Document Linking, Customer Usage Patterns
- No need to choose a database
- Can choose jurisdiction
- Overview Page
- Displays Most Relevant of 12 Content Sets
- Right-Hand Pane Displays Additional Relevant Sources
- Left-Hand pane allows you to narrow by content set
- Filtering Inside Content Sets
- Left-Side of Screen Will Show Filtering Options
- Of note: can filter down to Appellate Circuit
- Filtering options change depending on content set
- Document View
- Most Severely Negative Treatment Displayed At Top of Case
- Document Toolbar
- Filings related to case
- Negative Citing References
- History  graphical display
- Citing References  may be filtered
- Additional Resources
- New Functions
- Foldering
- Highlighting
- Notes
- Copy with Ref
- Set up Preferences, see link at bottom of Home Page
- Eye-Glasses
- History
- Upper-right corner of WL Next page
- Saves 365 days of History
- WhatÂs not available on Westlaw Next and Where Can I Find it?
- Public Records  click link for public records at WLNext Home Page. New window for Westlaw.com will open.
- Form Finder  Search Form Finder directly on Westlaw.com
- WL Next Home Page contains links for additional materials not available on Next at this time. Clicking links will take you to the westlaw.com page you have requested. No additional sign-on is required.
Pre-registration is required, as space is limited. Please click "Add to Cart" button to register.
If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
West LegalEdcenter will not provide accreditation for states not listed.
This product is intended for individual use by the named purchaser. Group viewings for online programs may be arranged for five or more attorneys within the same organization prior to viewing by emailing west.wlec-sales@thomson.com.
