{"id":577,"date":"2021-02-05T01:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T01:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/sea\/legal\/posts\/the-fastest-way-to-check-your-legal-research"},"modified":"2021-02-09T21:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T21:56:28","slug":"the-fastest-way-to-check-your-legal-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com\/sea\/legal\/posts\/the-fastest-way-to-check-your-legal-research","title":{"rendered":"The Fastest Way to Check Your Legal Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite pouring hours of work into organising citations and rechecking every point of law, even the most competent lawyer can still feel somewhat underprepared. This is because as much as we\u2019d like to think that our cases are bulletproof, we know deep down there\u2019s still going to be that one error that manages to slip through the cracks.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

However, this discretion is not to be confused with poor attention to detail or lack of skill. We believe it can simply be chalked up to being human. But when it comes to presenting your case in a courtroom with your client right by your side, we don\u2019t have to tell you that nothing less than perfection is mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So where do you turn to when manually<\/em> proofreading your cases is no longer the standard to reach optimal client success? We believe the only answer is to leave the critical stuff up to the smart and intuitive technology that was built to do it, like the new<\/em> Westlaw<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new<\/em> Westlaw, you can say goodbye to unverified legal research and hello to confidence and legal expertise when you need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improve response time with smart legal research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With laws changing at a rapid pace, keeping up to speed is imperative for practising in a courtroom and serving clients. Developed in partnership with real lawyers, the new<\/em> Westlaw offers an unmatched user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westlaw puts knowledge first by providing users with the complete set of Australian legislation. You\u2019ll also be able to view case law summaries, legislation and commentary that are relevant to your line of work, plus have access to Australia\u2019s largest authorised reports database at the touch of a mouse. With that kind of unmatched authoritative content at your fingertips you’ll be confident in every answer you provide your business or client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a new<\/em> Westlaw subscriber, you\u2019ll benefit from features such as search bar suggestions and an intuitive interface which enables you to narrow in on the answer faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft accurate legal documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Given the number of documents you may sort through in a single day, it\u2019s not unusual to miss mistakes, whether an item is downright inaccurate or if a case is \u2018bad law\u2019. But what if you had the ability to eliminate these errors from your daily workload and save time along the way? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One tool that can integrate with the *new<\/em> Westlaw is Drafting Assistant<\/a>, a functionality that raises errors with you should you not find them yourself. In fact, according to a 2016 Thomson Reuters Customer Survey, 81% of lawyers said that Drafting Assistant catches items that they may have missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the key features Drafting Assistant provides include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n