WestlawNext Now Optimized for Mobile Access
Increased productivity and confidence, no matter where you are
EAGAN, Minn., USA, May 24, 2010 – WestlawNext™, the new legal research system from Thomson Reuters, is now optimized for mobile device access at
http://m.next.westlaw.com. WestlawNext subscribers can access the mobile website from any device with Web browsing capabilities.
"We want to provide an entire ecosystem for customers to more easily interact with the law and with their work product," said James Jarvis, senior director of user experience for Westlaw Product Development. "With WestlawNext Mobile, an attorney can access his research from anywhere."
WestlawNext Mobile mirrors the clean, modern interface of WestlawNext, with a primary focus on helping legal professionals resume their research while on-the-go. The intuitive design makes it easy to navigate research folders and read documents or notes on any mobile device. And WestSearch™, the proprietary search engine that emulates the best practices of expert legal researchers, provides more inclusive, better ranked results wherever mobile access is available.
"The legal profession is getting more and more mobile, and it's exciting that we now have the tools to be more effective at our jobs from anywhere," said Mike Dahn, vice president of WestlawNext Product Development. "We will continue to enhance and improve upon the capabilities of WestlawNext to give legal professionals a better research experience, increased efficiency, and greater confidence in their legal research."
An iPad version of WestlawNext is available at
http://next.westlaw.com, combining the full WestlawNext experience with convenient mobile features, such as touchscreen search term navigation. According to Jarvis, this helps ensure that "researchers have the best possible experience regardless of the device they're using."
WestlawNext Mobile is available at
http://m.next.westlaw.com.
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