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Corporate Edge
Summer 2009

Getting the Maximum Value from the Client ID Feature on Westlaw.

Use the Client ID feature on Westlaw as a metric to help determine the value of your legal department.

Assigning a client identifier

Westlaw Sign On PageAt the Westlaw sign-on page, type a client identifier in the Client ID text box to assign your Westlaw session to a particular project or department. This makes it easy for you to track the research you do on behalf of the project or department. Assigning a client identifier to your Westlaw session enables you to use other Westlaw features to assign a real and fairly accurate dollar value to the work you perform.

Your account manager can provide you with a Westlaw Advantage Report, which shows the value of your Westlaw plan.

Changing a client identifier at the Preferences page

You don't have to sign off from Westlaw in order to assign a Westlaw session to a different project or department. Click Preferences at the top of any page; click Change Client ID in the left frame; type a new client identifier in the Enter Client ID text box or choose an identifier from the Recent Client IDs drop-down list, if available; and click Save Changes.