• 2 Jul 2012

Thomson Reuters Westlaw Debuts WestlawNext Android App

Next-generation legal research system now available on Androidtm tablets and smartphones

Eagan, Minn. July 2, 2012 – Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has added powerful new functionality to WestlawNextTM with the introduction of the WestlawNext AndroidTM app. The mobile app will work on both Android tablets and smartphones, extending the capabilities of legal professionals and giving them mobile access to the preferred legal research service to enhance their productivity and efficiency.
Features that can be leveraged through the app include the ability to: search all core content with WestSearchTM, the world’s most advanced legal search engine; use KeyCite® to confirm whether your cases and statutes are still good law; read and email documents; add notes to documents; and access and add documents to your folders.

“The release of the WestlawNext Android app is the latest in our effort to accommodate the rapidly evolving mobile workflow of legal professionals,” said Dinyar Mehta, director of New Product Development at Thomson Reuters. “The app provides very easy and intuitive access to the best content and features of WestlawNext for our customers who are frequently on the go, and enables our Android-using customers the same convenience as users of our other mobile platforms, including our mobile WestlawNext interface and the WestlawNext iPad app.”

Developed as an additional resource to access WestlawNext, the Android app delivers on the Thomson Reuters Westlaw goal of helping customers increase their responsiveness, improve productivity and deliver better client service by accessing their legal research anytime, anywhere. The mobile suite for WestlawNext now offers users the ability to continue their work on any web-enabled device, whether through the mobile site, the award-winning iPad app or the new Android app.

The app, which will work on devices using Android OS version 2.2 or higher, is streamlined for optimal viewing and provides users with all the content and functionality needed while on the go. Now, wherever and however WestlawNext is accessed, research is automatically synchronized, allowing work to begin in one place and continue on any device.

The app can be downloaded at westlawnext.com/android, Amazon Appstore for Android, BlackBerry App WorldTM or Google Play. 

To learn how some of the nearly 40,000 legal organizations are using WestlawNext and the WestlawNext mobile suite to deliver the best results and client service, visit customers.westlawnext.com/.

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