Throughout its history, West has been a leading innovator in its field. Today, its products and services are considered the world standard for supporting the business and practice of law. West offers a powerful competitive advantage to its customers by providing authoritative resources, tools and services, including:
- The West Topic and Key Number System, the master classification system of U.S. law
- Westlaw, the industry-leading research service, with more than 30,000 legal, financial, and business news databases
- KeyCite, the revolutionary citation research service
- Westlaw Litigator, an essential tool designed to aid with all phases of litigation
- West Monitor Suite, competitive intelligence services to monitor markets, securities, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and litigation trends
- Westlaw Business, delivering business filings, relevant law, and expert guidance with tools geared for business law professionals
- West KM, the most popular knowledge management tool for law firms and corporate legal departments
- West LegalEdcenter, the leading online continuing legal education service for U.S. legal professionals
- BAR/BRI, the leading provider of bar exam preparation programs
In addition, West annually prints more than 60 million books for legal and compliance professionals and law students.
West was acquired by The Thomson Corporation in 1996, and is now part of Thomson Reuters. With headquarters in Eagan, Minn., West has more than 8,500 employees in locations across the U.S.
About Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs more than 50,000 people in 93 countries. Thomson Reuters shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. For more information, go to
www.thomsonreuters.com.