LEGAL
Don Landis
Public defender
California
As a public defender, the only advantage that we have is that we can do [research] quicker, faster and better, and that's what Westlaw allows us to do. It allows us to research the topics thoroughly. It allows us to research with confidence. And it allows us to research with the entirety of that system.
That's what differentiates us. My lawyers go in confident that they have the right case on point that will address the legal issues in a timely fashion in a much more thorough way than our adversaries. And there's no doubt that time and time again, we show to the court that our citation, our arguments and our authority are the correct authority.
"It allows us to research the topics thoroughly. It allows us to research with confidence."
At 3:00 in the morning when I'm doing a brief, I don't want to second guess what I'm pulling up and I don't want to wade through 100 cases to find the one case that Westlaw would've pulled up first or second on the batting list.
"It's just a beautiful program. That's what I say to everyone."
We've tested the different products out there and there's no doubt that Westlaw gets you there quicker, faster and better. And to me, that's everything.
It's just a beautiful program. That's what I say to everyone.
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