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Briefs on Westlaw
The world's largest brief bank – over 1.5 million online
This resource helps litigators in two ways: it provides a quick read on the issues surrounding any legal topic; and allows instant access to related materials – cases, pleadings, motions and memoranda, and analysis.
Locate briefs that are on point
Search for briefs written on a specific legal topic and review the strategy
and positions on both sides of the argument.
Briefs are also available through links in cases, trial court filings, KeyCite and Profiler. West
has connected the arguments to the history and the people, so no matter
how you are formulating your strategy, all the information is just a click away
Federal, State and Topical Coverage Available
- Full text of selected briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme
Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Circuit Courts, U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the U.S. Tax Court
- Appellate Court Briefs in 49 states
- Choose briefs from 25 topics of law
How will Briefs help my practice?
Level the playing field
Gain a competitive advantage by having access to briefs written by leading experts, and see if cases cited in the brief are still
good law.
Discover new approaches
Grasp the issues in an unfamiliar area to gain insight and learn how
other attorneys analyzed and argued the issues.
Save hours of research and drafting time
Accessing briefs on Westlaw saves you the time and
inconvenience of a trip to the courthouse or a call to the court clerk.
You don't have to wait hours or days after placing an order – on
Westlaw. You have the documents in a matter of seconds.
Profile opposing counsel and judges
Study up on opposing counsel by reading their prior briefs. Learn how
they argued the issues and review a judge's prior opinions.
Understand key precedents
Read winning/losing arguments in similar cases so you can better
analyze and distinguish your case.
Feature Highlights
Court Docs Interface
- A new interface Westlaw that combines briefs, eforms, dockets, pleadings, motions,
memoranda, and expert testimony all in one location
- Select tabbed search to find information by terms and connectors,
natural language, or template
KeyCite Citing References
- Quickly link to discussions pertinent to your case with KeyCite
Citing References
- Gauge the precedential relevance of a document with KeyCite flags
and stars, and quickly determine if the brief cites good law
Table of Authorities
- Provides a list of authorities (cases, statutes, rules) that were cited
in support of an argument
- Links to cited cases and the location in the document as referenced
in the Table of Authorities
Westlaw Integration
- Briefs are integrated with supporting information and research
features on Westlaw
- Link to related documents, including: cases, statutes, the full
opinion of the case for which it was submitted, dockets, jury
verdicts, other briefs, and filings, such as pleadings, motions
and memoranda
- Research Profiler information, describing the experience and background of participating attorneys, judges, and expert
witnesses. See other briefs written by the attorney.
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