1. Cost Effective Research on WestlawNext
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Instructional Aid Series

2. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

3. WestlawNext – The Difference
WestlawNext is the next evolution in legal research and it will help you to be more efficient in producing strong work product through relevant results.
With this evolution, there is an accompanying pricing model that is easy to understand
Great steps were taken to redefine what is considered a chargeable event
Pricing is tied to the documents you use to resolve your issue rather than the number of searches you run

4. WestlawNext – Important to Know
Keep in mind that subscription plans vary widely and are highly customizable to meet firms’ needs
Majority of WestlawNext customers have plans that include the content they use most often
Any prices shown hereafter reflect costs as if not included in your plan*
Costs may vary based on your subscription and for specific sources
* Prices subject to change at any time

5. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

6. WestlawNext—New Pricing
WestlawNext has two different options for pricing:
Transactional Pricing: charges incurred by transaction
Hourly Pricing: charges incurred by the minute
Depending upon the type of research you are doing one option may be more cost-effective than the other
You may change your pricing option depending upon the type of research you are doing to ensure that you are conducting the most cost effective research

7. Changing Your Pricing Preference
Select ‘Preferences’ from the bottom left side of the screen. The Preferences screen will display. Select the Billing Tab to change your settings. Once you have selected your preference click ‘Save Changes’ from the bottom of the screen. You must sign off for changes to take place.

8. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

9. WestlawNext – Transactional Pricing
Generally, there are three broad categories of chargeable events on WestlawNext:
Searching for Documents (global search, cost recovery)
Reviewing Documents (charged per document view, KeyCite)
Document Delivery (print, , download, etc.)

10. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Searching for Documents
Your firm’s monthly rate covers searching for documents both within and outside your plan’s content
For cost recovery only, the use of the global search box across the core content carries an “included” charge of $60* for all searches
Global searching removes the need for individual searches across all content sets as a single search covers 13 content sets
Our new search engine, WestSearch, heightens your efficiency by automating the processes of expert researchers. Not only do you save time, but searching across everything is more cost efficient
*Pricing current through Sept 2011

11. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Reviewing Documents
In the result list, the number of results returned for each content set is seen on the left side of the screen
Once you select a content set, you will see highlighting to indicate where your terms are located within the document, and the potential usefulness of the document

12. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Reviewing Documents
In each content set there are filters available that are specifically tailored for that content which allow you to narrow your results like never before.
If a filter is applied, your results will be reduced to those documents matching your criteria.
You can filter a result list as many times as you like as there is no charge for the use of any filters.

13. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Reviewing Documents
When you find a document that is helpful, you can click into it to view the full text.
Clicking open the document incurs a transactional document view charge. Transactional prices vary depending on the type of document.

14. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Reviewing Documents
Efficiency tools include purple highlighting, eyeglasses, and download icons that appear near documents in your result list.
Easily see what documents you have:
Added notations/highlighting
Viewed in the last 30 days and/or
Saved to a folder
These tools help you understand where you are in your research, saving you time and money by showing your interactions with the documents so as to avoid duplicating your research.

15. WestlawNext—Transactional Events
There is no charge for the following in transactional pricing:
Using the Filters or ‘Search Within’ feature
Using “Search this document” feature
Adding annotations to a document
Browsing a Content Page
Browsing a Table of Contents, KeyNumber Digest, or Secondary Source Index
Viewing the Scope screen for a Content Page

16. WestlawNext—Transactional Events
Index
Scope
Table of Contents
Key Number System

17. WestlawNext—Transactional Events
KeyCite
Each citation checked in KeyCite incurs a charge of $7.00*
KeyCite charges may be included based upon your WestlawNext subscription plan
*Pricing current through September 2011

18. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Delivery of Documents
On WestlawNext, your delivery options include print, , download, kindle, export to Case Notebook or save to a folder.
Like on Westlaw.com, your pricing options for documents include billing by line or by document.
The charges incurred for delivery of documents included within your plan will appear, for cost recovery purposes, as “included charges.”
You can change your pricing option within Preferences, as previously discussed.
Which option is more cost effective depends on the size of your document.
Prices vary depending on the type of document.

19. WestlawNext – Transactional Events
Delivery of Documents
Printing, ing or downloading a document from a folder carries the same charge as those formats from a document.
Documents that are saved to a folder remain in the folder until deleted.
Documents that have been viewed and saved to a folder are accessible without charge for one year from the date added to the folder.

20. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

21. WestlawNext – Hourly Events
Browsing charges
There are no search charges in hourly (per minute) billing. Instead hourly billing includes browsing charges.
Browsing charges are included in all WestlawNext subscriptions.
There are two browsing hourly rates
Home Rate: For cost recovery purposes, browsing the home page or content category pages, the included charge will show as $5* per minute.
Result List Rate: When browsing a search result list, the cost recovery included charge will show as $10* per minute.
*Pricing current through September 2011.

22. WestlawNext – Hourly Events
Document View, KeyCite & Communication Charges
Communication charges of $0.22/minute* apply from sign-on until you log-off.
When you click open a document, a new hourly rate will be charged. Each content type has a different per minute charge when viewing a document .
Each citation checked in KeyCite incurs a $10 per minute billing rate.
KeyCite charges may be included based on your WestlawNext subscription plan.
*Pricing current through September 2011

23. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

24. WestlawNext – Transactional v. Hourly
When to use Transactional:
If you plan to spend most of your time researching online doing the following:
Reviewing, highlighting and annotating documents
Applying & adjusting filters to tailor results
Navigating through multiple content sets from a smaller number of searches
Sharing & reviewing documents with colleagues through shared folders

25. WestlawNext – Transactional v. Hourly
When to use Hourly:
If you plan to quickly use WestlawNext to accomplish a task including:
Obtain a document for which you know the citation.
Check for the availability & coverage of a particular content set.

26. CONTENT Introduction WestlawNext New Pricing Transactional Pricing
Hourly Pricing
Choosing the Best Pricing Option for Searching
Other Cost-Effective Services

27. WestlawNext – Folders & History
Only available in transactional billing.
If you save a document to a folder while in hourly, you will incur a transactional viewing charge when you come back to that document.
Billing is suspended while viewing folders page.
History
History is saved for one year
If you view a document but do not move it to a folder, you can access it without charge until 2am CST the following day.
Hourly billing is not suspended on the History page. Home Rate charges will apply.

28. Cost Effective Research on WestlawNext Resources
Subscriber Pricing Guide (for commercial plans)
Located on the WestlawNext home page under Tools
For specific plan costs, please contact your dedicated Customer Service Representative
For research assistance, contact the Reference Attorneys 24 hours/day, 365 days/year
1.800.REF.ATTY ( )
Support: Reference Attorneys