WestClip is a currency awareness service that allows you to monitor legal developments that could affect you, your organization and your clients. Clips can be delivered to your e-mail box, wireless device, printer or fax machine.

How can it help me?

WestClip provides you with the most efficient and comprehensive way to stay up to date on any issue of interest to you.

WestClip enables automated searching of case law, legislation, commentary, journals, law reviews, and thousands of WestlaweCarswell and Westlaw databases.

You can create up to 99 WestClip queries – daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly.

Why WestClip® from Westlaw Canada?

·          Discover new case law, legislation or commentary that can impact your practice and clients, or the arguments you are preparing in the course of litigation.

·          Monitor a variety of case law, legislation or commentary for legal developments on an issue. 

·          WestClip runs searches automatically, with the search criteria you create, at intervals you select: daily, weekly, biweekly or monthly

·          You can search all WestlaweCarswell and Westlaw databases (included in your subscription) at no additional charge.

·          Notifications arrive via e-mail or a wireless device or can be sent to your printer or fax machine.

·          WestClip’s intuitive format allows you to quickly locate on-point documents: receive full-text documents or a citations list that highlights search terms and surrounding text.

How much does it cost?

A WestClip search on content within your subscription is FREE of charge.

When would I use WestClip® vs. KeyCite® Alert?

Refer to the comparison chart for additional information.

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