Casetext v. Westlaw
A true replacement for Westlaw for only $65/month.
“I am extremely impressed with Casetext. Westlaw seems like an antiquated, obsolete research prison from 1820 in comparison.”
-Dan Farrar, Attorney at Law
4000+ Firms Have Switched to Casetext
And 35% of the Am Law 100
See why attorneys love Casetext
Easiest to Use
Casetext is designed from the ground up to be clean, simple, fast, and easy — not words often associated with legal research!
Fast
Casetext CARA A.I. researched so much faster that attorneys would save up to 210 hours — five whole weeks — every year, while finding better results.
Affordable
Casetext provides the best legal research experience at a price affordable for every attorney. Never again feel like you’re sacrificing quality or coverage to save costs. With Casetext, you get it all.
All the features you expect from Westlaw – but better.
Cases summarized — by judges
- Westlaw: Summarizes cases by an anonymous editor.
- Casetext: Summarizes cases straight from the judges themselves.
Case treatment flags — even more detailed
- Westlaw: Typical citator (red, green, and yellow flags) and get orange flags with an expensive upgrade to WestlawEdge
- Casetext: All the same flags with orange flags included. Orange flags to tell you when a case hasn’t been overturned, but relies on one that was. We also go beyond flags and have concise sumaries of important treatment.
Case treatment flags — even more detailed
- Westlaw: Typical citator (red, green, and yellow flags) and get orange flags with an expensive upgrade to WestlawEdge
- Casetext: All the same flags with orange flags included. Orange flags to tell you when a case hasn’t been overturned, but relies on one that was. We also go beyond flags and have concise sumaries of important treatment.
Cited passages — and cases with similar passages
- Westlaw: Shows you how passages have been cited
- Casetext: Shows you how passages have been cited and similar cases discussing similar issues (even if they didn’t cite to your case)
Filters – but actually useful
- Westlaw: Uses typical filters like Jurisdiction, Date and Published
- Casetext: Has all the basics AND Motion Type, Cause of Action and Party Type
Filters – but actually useful
- Westlaw: Uses typical filters like Jurisdiction, Date and Published
- Casetext: Has all the basics AND Motion Type, Cause of Action and Party Type
Searching – no (boolean /s required)
- Westlaw: Uses boolean search to filter results
- Casetext: Can use natural language or boolean or you can use our award-winning drag and drop search. Upload ANY legal document and we will find on-point cases for you.
Limited time
“This sounds great, but I’m in a LexisNexis/Westlaw contract already.”
No problem! We will give you free access to Casetext until your LexisNexis/Westlaw contract expires. Start saving over $2000 per year, per attorney.
See how 40+ Am law 100 firms experienced smarter legal research
Small Firm
“Excellent resource, and much, much less expensive for a solo like me than Westlaw or Lexis.”
Big Firm
“With Casetext, you can get rid of the high costs of Lexis and Westlaw!”
Judge
“In a perfect world, litigants would cite to all relevant case law in their briefs. In the real world, litigants often do not. Casetext can help judges and their clerks quickly find important case law that the parties may have overlooked.”
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