# Westlaw

Skill · Legal and Compliance

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/westlaw

Westlaw is a subscription-based online legal research platform owned by Thomson Reuters, providing access to case law, statutes, regulations, legal journals, and analytical tools like KeyCite for checking case validity. It is widely used by lawyers, paralegals, judges, and law students to research precedent and draft legal arguments. Proficiency with Westlaw is considered a core skill in legal practice.

Related skills: [Legal Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/legal-research), [Legal Writing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/legal-writing), [Case Law](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/case-law), [LexisNexis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/lexisnexis)

## Open roles requiring Westlaw (0)

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