[blindLaw] Lexis vs West Law

[Syed Rizvi]

thank you all so much, west law it is! 




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> On Jul 15, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Julie McGinnity via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yep. I agree with the others. I like Westlaw and do not find Lexis as
> intuitive. I have had to use both throughout my first year in law
> school because they made us do research assignments using both sites.
> I definitely prefer Westlaw and use it over Lexis anytime I can. The
> heading layouts make it easy to navigate with Jaws, and some of the
> information you might need to get to you can find in tables that Jaws
> will locate for you. I also find that there search feature works well
> with Jaws. Until Westlaw, I had not found an auto complete type search
> feature that wasn't clunky with a screen reader.
> 
> Good luck...
> 
> Julie
> 
>> On 7/15/21, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I mostly rely on WestLaw, occasionally use Lexus+ to do some final research
>> because rarely some cases are on Lexus+ and not on Westlaw. But I can do
>> without Lexus+.
>> 
>> Warmly,
>> Teresita Rios
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 11:07 AM Vaughn Brown via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I prefer Westlaw, used it in my schooling without a problem. When I tried
>>> using Lexis the home page was not accessible. It showed an image to click
>>> on to launch the site but the image was not clickable by keyboard methods.
>>> 
>>> Go with Westlaw! It is loaded with useful features.
>>> 
>>> Vaughn
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sanho
>>> Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 10:48 PM
>>> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Lexis vs West Law
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I personally prefer Westlaw. My experience is that it's more accessible,
>>> more intuitive, and more robust. The only time I've used Lexis in the past
>>> couple of years was to access People Search. TR/Westlaw also has fantastic
>>> research assistance and tech support via phone. Never having used Lexis's
>>> similar services, I can't speak to them one way or the other.
>>> 
>>> Warmth,
>>> Sanho
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 14, 2021, at 7:51 PM, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <
>>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> 
>>>> My firm has both west law and lexis. Would you say one is easier to
>>> learn than the other? I've only been using JAWS for a few years, so I
>>> can't
>>> say I am the most advanced. Which site is a smoother experience using a
>>> screen reader?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> 
>>>> Syed
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
>>>> 
>>>> SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com
>>>> (413)250-3523
>>>> 
>>>> Harvard Law School, JD Candidate, 2024
>>>> Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
>>>> Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow
>>>> SEO Law Fellow
>>>> Lighthouse Guild Scholar
>>>> 
>>>> The University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government, 2020
>>>> Dean's Distinguished Graduate
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