Legal Commentary

Thomson Reuters has been busy fine-tuning and tweaking WestlawNext -- the latest upgrade to its flagship research network that was introduced at LegalTech New York. A few weeks ago, at the company's Eagan, Minn., campus, I was briefed on the latest developments from Brian Quinn, senior director of new products, and Gretchen DeSutter of TR's communications team.

Among the refinements added this spring: enhanced topical search and topical category pages and new search templates. On May 25, TR debuted WestlawNext Mobile. It mirrors the interface of the main product, Quinn explained, and can be used with any device that has a web browser. It helps legal professionals access and navigate their research folders, search using WestSearch, and read documents or notes on mobile devices.>

And yes, yes, yes, there's an iPad version that supports touchscreen search term navigation. Unfortunately, there's no link right now that provides information to non-subscribers about the integration. But subscribers can get more info once they log in.