March/April 2001
Research using westlaw.com
Speed up your research–
take advantage of the new
Customize feature in westlaw.com
If you practice in Pennsylvania, you probably never need to research
Nevada statutes. And if you specialize in securities law, you probably
don’t care about labor and employment databases. Now, when
you access Westlaw via westlaw.com, you can take advantage of the
new Customize feature, which helps you focus your legal research
on the areas important to you.
Select tabbed custom pages appropriate to your practice
When you first access Westlaw via westlaw.com, you see the tabbed
Westlaw page and the Westnews tab, which you can click to access
the Westnews page. In addition to these two pages, you can select
tabbed pages that are customized for researching in a specific jurisdiction
or practice area using the Customize feature. Pages are available
for federal and state jurisdictions, including all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and topical areas such as
Bankruptcy
Intellectual
Property
E-Commerce
Labor and
Employment
Securities
Environmental
Insurance
Compliance
Tax
To choose your tabbed pages, click Customize in the upper-right
corner of any page to display the Customize page. You can choose
up to six tabbed pages.
To add a tabbed page, select the check box next to it. To remove
a tabbed page, clear the check box. Click the page name to preview
a page. After choosing your pages, click Next. A list of
the tabbed pages you have chosen is displayed. Select a page from
the list to be your default page–the first page you see each
time you sign on Westlaw via westlaw.com. Then click Save.
The page that you chose as your default is displayed along with
the tabs for the other pages you chose. To view a page, simply click
its tab.
Jurisdictional and topical pages provide quick access to the databases
you use most often
When you select a jurisdiction or topical tabbed page, the materials
relevant to your practice are just a click away. The most frequently
used databases, including cases, statutes, legislative and administrative
materials, and secondary sources are displayed in the right frame
of the tabbed page for your convenience.
Other frequently used databases can be accessed from the drop-down
lists in the left frame. In addition, text boxes for entering a
search, a Find request or a KeyCite request plus a link to the Westlaw
Directory are available at this page.
For more information about the new Customize feature, call the
West Group Reference Attorneys at 1-800-REF-ATTY (1-800-733-2889). |
