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Search for state-specific content with the power of WestlawNext while controlling legal research costs. Westlaw State Essentials and State Essentials Plus are designed to meet the unique needs of solo practitioners and small firms. To save you time and simplify your efforts, these unlimited-use libraries combine state and federal cases, annotated statutes, and exclusive WestlawNext features.
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- State Essentials provides state caselaw, annotated state statutes, and options for additional federal material, including cases from Supreme Court Reporter, Federal Reporter, Federal Supplement cases from your circuit, and USCA.
- State Essentials Plus gives you state caselaw, annotated state statutes, federal caselaw from your circuit, USCA, and federal topical materials to target your research to the legal issues of your clients.
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No matter which State Essentials plan you choose, you'll benefit from:
- Our exclusive caselaw enhancements – The West Key Number System directs you to specific points of law, where headnotes explain each point and case synopses save you time.
- Annotated statutes – Statutory credits show you citations to session laws, while historical and statutory notes reveal the history of a statute. Cross-references and library references lead to key numbers, law reviews, and more, while notes of decisions provide quick summaries of cases.
- KeyCite citation research service – With KeyCite, you can quickly verify that cases, statutes, and regulations are good law and access citing cases, administrative decisions, more than 700 law reviews, and other analytical sources. KeyCite covers more than four million reported cases, 20 million headnotes, one million unpublished decisions, USCA, statutes for all 50 states, and CFR.
- QuickView+ - QuickView+ lets you track WestlawNext usage and charges so you can allocate research costs to your clients.
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