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The Perfect Storm of Legal Research

By Robert J. Ambrogi

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If there is to be a perfect storm in the tumultuous sea of legal research offerings, it is likely to hit sometime Monday at LegalTech New York. That is when Westlaw will formally unveil its most sweeping overhaul since its move to the Web and LexisNexis will announce what it says will be a major new product for legal professionals, even as it prepares to announce an overhaul of its own research service at a date yet to be specified. These moves by the two giants of legal research have drawn the attention of The New York Times and in-depth coverage by the ABA Journal. Earlier this week, West brought a bevy of influential legal-technology bloggers and journalists to its home base in Minnesota to preview its new-and-improved research service, which it calls WestlawNext. Although I was not able to attend the preview, West gave me an online demonstration and a password to try it out. I've posted my first look at WestlawNext at my LawSites blog. These developments come amid an unusual confluence of events already stirring the legal atmosphere, with Google making its first foray into legal research, Bloomberg Law positioning itself as a serious contender to take...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on January 28, 2010 (boomark / email).