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About this app

The Thomson Reuters Westlaw® Android™ app gives you the flexibility to work no matter where or when the need arises.

Doing research on your subway commute? Working at an off-site client meeting? Whether you are a trial attorney in court, or a law student preparing for class, gain the competitive edge you need when you access the world's most comprehensive collection of legal content on your Android™ smartphone or tablet. For help with research, call 1-800-328-0109.

• Intuitive Technology and Design:
- Complimentary app
- Included in your subscription (Westlaw® subscription needed to use the app)
- Use your same username and password
- Optimized display and navigation
- Compatible with Android™ phones and tablets running 4.0+

• Your Research and Workflow is Synchronized:
Research is efficient on the go with your Android™ device. It automatically syncs with the Westlaw® website and our iOS® apps, so research in one place and easily access and continued from anywhere. Because Westlaw® is synchronized across all your devices, your research is always up to date.

• Homepage:
Access previous research or begin a new research project. The Android™ app makes it very easy to find and read documents, save research, and more.
Designed for research efficiency and productivity, you can: Browse Content, KeyCite® a document to assess whether it’s still good law, access your main Project Folder, Recent Documents, and Recent Searches.

• Search:
Search all core content using WestSearch®, the world's most advanced legal search engine. It incorporates over 125 years of West's proprietary analysis of the law to deliver the best results faster. You can run simple descriptive terms or Boolean Terms and Connectors searches.

• Folders:
Save and organize your research while on the go! Access your folders at anytime from the home page by clicking on your Project Folder. View documents in your folders and create new folders.

• Notes:
Understand the content better by adding your own notes to it. You can add a note to the document for later review.

• E-Mail Content:
When you find a document you'd like to deliver, simply email the document from the Tools menu.

• KeyCite®:
Check the status of the law using KeyCite® from your Android™ device.

• Terms and Conditions:
To learn more about the terms and conditions to provide access to Westlaw® though our Android™ app, please follow this link: http://store.westlaw.com/about/terms-of-use/westlawnext-android/default.aspx

Ratings and reviews

I genuinely don't understand why this application is so bad. I've been a Westlaw user since 2008 and have had its app on my phones since it started making them. The website has always been slick and easy to use. The app looks, feels, and works like it was made made in 2008 and never upgraded or optimized. I'd have thought Westlaw has all the technical sophistication to make the app what it should be--amazing, like the website. It's very disappointing.

I can look up cases, save them, and follow links to cites cases but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to navigate to a home screen or search page. Going back with either the in-app navigation arrows or Android back gesture just takes me back through recently urls and then the login. If there's a menu button or options screen it's hidden. The iPad app is great.

No integration with web alerts on your account. Cannot use a majority of Westlaw Edge functionality in app. Does not even recognize Westlaw pages opened outside the app to offer to open them in app. Very clunky overall. I had this app 8 years ago in law school. It's exactly like I remember. That's not a good thing...

What's new

Performance improvements and bug fixes