Caselaw research Web site
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Versuslaw's V. service challenges Westlaw and Lexis by providing a comprehensive resource of judicial opinions via the Internet. V. includes the US Supreme Court's court opinions from 1930 to present. It also features opinions from the US Circuit Courts of Appeal from 1950. Its opinions from the Eleventh Circuit Court and the Federal Circuit Court, however, are limited to include records from 1981 and 1982, respectively. V. also houses all 50 State Appellate Court opinions starting from 1950 to 1966 through the present. The service is available for a $595 yearly subscription, $375 for six months, $75 per month and $14.95 per day. Versuslaw's service provides date range and full-text searching of district collection court opinions. V.'s searching technology is based on the full-text search engine and is much easier to navigate than either Westlaw or Lexis. Users, however, must have some Web browser experience to effectively use the V. system.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1997
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The challengers to Lexis and Westlaw
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The World Wide Web (WWW) has made it possible for smaller companies to offer caselaw in the form of subscription services, so that companies such as Versuslaw and Law Office Information Systems are now able to challenge existing information providers Lexis and Westlaw. Veruslaw's V. and LOIS are offering access to opinions and caselaw from states throughout the US. Meanwhile, Lexis and Westlaw have reacted by enabling access to their online services via the Web. LOIS stands out in a comparison with V. because of LOIS' linking function, which references citations in a case via hyperlinks. Generally speaking, LOIS wins out in a detailed comparison of capabilities and resources accessed.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1997
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Lexis-Nexis Office 97 vs. Westmate 6.3
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It is difficult to decide between Lexis-Nexis' Office 97 and West Group's Westmate 6.3, legal practice software packages, both of which are offered free to subscribers. Lexis-Nexis Office 97 includes many features and capabilities that might be useful at times, but Westmate 6.3 has a friendly interface that makes it easier to use. Given that research is usually accomplished more cost-effectively and efficiently if a program is easier to use, Westmate is declared the winner.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1998
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