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I have PL without Westlaw Edge and only pay a fraction of that price (~400/mo). Practical Law I need quite a bit. Actual Westlaw - not so much. If I ever need to do actual legal research that I can’t do with free resources, I typically farm that out to outside counsel.
I got lexis and it works just as well and is cheaper. They have some specials right now.
Thanks for the lead on Lexis. I went thru the exact same situation re: Practical Law with Westlaw and my budget people a couple weeks ago. Same stats as the poster - midsize company.
I love PLI. The app is fantastic.
What do you mean by PLI? What is the ‘I’?
Just having this discussion with my boss. I think practical law is super helpful for trying to figure things out in-house, and helps us filter through what we need to hand off to outside counsel. We never use Westlaw, and it would kill me to switch to Lexis.
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PLC without westlaw is cheaper. Look into that. Or hire a law student intern and use their student license. Would be cheaper bc it's unlimited.
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Connect helps with drafting. Just reg old Practical Law is fine.
I have a full schedule subscription now. It’s super expensive. I use it two to three times a week. I’m forced to buy two seats.
Also curious what kind of things you are using it for that regularly.
I was in your position for about 4 years. Didn’t use westlaw or lexis and got along just fine, culminated in a 9 figure acquisition. Now I have practical law as a sole practitioner and it is helpful and it would have made me somewhat more productive in house, but at $1500?? That’s a joke. Not worth it. You could find everything you need through free legal resources and the occasional visit to a library. I’d rather they put the $1,500 in my own pocket.
That makes perfect sense. I’m not opposed to it, even though I didn’t use it myself. I just think $1500 can have some sticker shock, especially at certain companies.
Bro, you gotta brush off those advocacy skills! Practical law has saved me several times and I think that if you can frame it as a risk-cost-benefit analysis you’ll prove your case. Best of luck.