Key Reasons To Use Litigation Analytics
Litigators don’t usually have the time to find, let alone fully analyze all the data that could provide advantages in court. Luckily, litigation research options just got a major upgrade with Westlaw Edge.
Legal research is unique for litigators because they need strong insights into judges, courts, and opponents in order to be competitive. The job of a litigator is to win; however, they don’t usually have the time to find, let alone fully analyze all the data that could provide advantages in court.
Luckily, litigation research options just got a major upgrade with Westlaw Edge. By using Litigation Analytics on Westlaw Edge, litigators can amplify their case strategy, better manage client expectations, understand judges, gain competitive insights on opponents, and access the best legal research support in the industry.
- Amplify litigation strategy
Constructing the best approach to litigation involves analyzing dozens of variables, usually at every point of the matter in question, starting with whether or not to even take on a client. Regardless of experience, each case is unique, requiring attorneys to continually flex their strategy. With Litigation Analytics on Westlaw Edge, attorneys can amplify their litigation strategy through data-driven insights they can trust.
Advanced filtering capabilities, including 13 different motion types and a custom “search within” capability, let litigators focus on their specific need. They can easily gather relevant information on the potential outcomes and timelines of a case, and better determine the likely associated costs. Then dig deeper into related content to further craft their case strategy.
Litigation Analytics has been very helpful when formulating settlement strategy. It helps me understand how long I can expect a motion to be pending. It also helps me predict, based on prior rulings, how the judge may rule on the motion. This information gives me a sense of who has leverage during settlement negotiations.
Rusty Perdew
Partner, Locke Lord LLP
Only Litigation Analytics searches across dockets, and the full text of related trial documents, to find arguments, issues, and fact patterns that are applicable to the case. Plus, Litigation Analytics saves the time of searching through an entire docket, which can be hundreds of pages long. Right from the results list, researchers can get to the exact portion of the docket that references the information they need. All of this is fully integrated with Westlaw Edge, providing a seamless legal research experience.
As most litigators already know, the need for good data doesn’t stop once trial starts. Motion strategy plays a key role in developing litigation. Litigation Analytics lets attorneys see how judges and courts have addressed each of the 13 available motion types. Then they can narrow motions within judge and court search results by case type, filing role, even the party name, attorney, and law firm. These filtering and search options let litigators determine what made a case successful in the past, so they can more easily clear the way for the judge to follow the same path for their case.
Read on for four more reasons to use Litigation Analytics on Westlaw Edge.
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