Find it faster with enhanced filters and search in Westlaw Edge Canada

If you run a search for “laptop bag" on amazon.ca, you're going to get more than 100,000 results. It sounds daunting, but if you get through the first page of results, you only have somewhere around 99,952 left to consider. Piece of cake, right?

Of course, nobody shops this way. The real-world approach is to combine searches with filtering. You start with a long list of results, then you winnow the options down to a more manageable list based on the criteria you've set.

Legal research is similar, but the stakes are much higher. When you accidentally choose the cheap laptop bag with a shoddy strap, it's only your shoulder that suffers. Build your case on substandard research, however, and the repercussions can be dire for your client, and your reputation.

Do you really need to be a legal research pro?

There's a lot riding on the quality of your legal research. So, it behooves lawyers to get “good at research" and maintain that skill throughout their careers. But what if you didn't have to be good at it? What if the legal research tools you used helped out more?

Welcome to Westlaw Edge. The new standard of legal research in Canada. Whether you're at your best in the search bar, or you delight in separating the wheat from the chaff with an array of filters, you're going to love what Westlaw Edge means for your research workflow.

Search and browse the law more effectively with new tools

Find more than results, get answers. With the addition of Common Queries, it's easy to answer everyday legal questions quickly and with confidence. Now, when you start a search in Westlaw Edge, related questions are suggested in the search bar as you type. See what you're looking for? Just click the question to reveal answers extracted from relevant cases.

Find your starting place simply by typing. In addition to answers to common queries, Westlaw Edge now presents a list of potential legal topics as you type keywords into the search bar. Click through to these topics and you'll find a curated set of relevant content that has been classified by legal editors. Consider it a kickstart to your own research. All you have to do is start typing.

Find relevant words and phrases with ease. While we're on the subject of finding things, have you ever felt like you're staring at a jumbled word find rather than a selection of possibly relevant caselaw? Now you can use Select Term Highlighting to call out the search terms or phrases you seek. It's another simple change that helps the precise content you need rise to the surface.