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Analyze briefs and memos with Litigation Document Analyzer

Analyze your work

  1. Under Brief or memo analysis, select
    Analyze your work
    .
  2. Upload your document by dragging it into the upload field or selecting
    Choose file
    .
  3. Review the following tabs:
    1. Arguments and Counterarguments
      : Opposing arguments, potential counterarguments, and supporting authority. It includes a document summary.
    2. Recommendations
      : Relevant authority (cases, secondary sources, other briefs/memos) organized by your document’s headings. Use
      Navigate headings
       and
      Document headings
       filter. For each recommendation, review Outcome, Relevant portion, Related cases already cited, and Recommendation tags (for example, frequently cited, high court, decided in the past 2 years). Select
      See additional cases
       to view up to 25 more. Use filters, including integration with prior Westlaw research (viewed in the last 30 days, foldered, annotated).
    3. Warnings for cited authority
      : Lists citation issues and negative KeyCite treatment; filter by KeyCite treatment. Displays criticizing cases with relevant excerpts to help identify errors before filing.
    4. Language Analysis
      : Shows potential misrepresentations of law, quotations, and paraphrases that may be out of context. Use filters and jump into source documents for more context.
    5. Table of authorities
      : Sortable list of cited cases (alphabetical, order of appearance, depth of discussion, severity of negative treatment, date) and flags citation issues.
  4. Select the following delivery options: email, print, download, Dropbox, or Kindle.
  5. You can add recommendations to research folders for future reference and to collaborate with your colleagues.

Analyze your opponent's work

  1. From Brief or memo analysis, select
    Analyze an opponent’s work
     and upload their document.
  2. Review the same types of tabs as
    Analyze your work
     to view arguments and counterarguments, negative KeyCite information and citation issues, language analysis, and relevant cases your opponent omitted. Tags indicate when recommendations come from the same motion type or contain contrary authority. Use this to build your reply.
  3. Select the following delivery options: email, print, download, Dropbox, or Kindle.
  4. You can add recommendations to research folders for future reference and to collaborate with your colleagues.

Litigation Document Analyzer Judicial

  1. Upload up to 6 documents from a single matter.
  2. Review the following tabs:
    1. Omitted Authority
      : Find highly relevant cases omitted by both sides or by a specific party.
    2. Cited Authority
      : View all citations across documents, surfaced by most negative KeyCite treatment, and view which cases each party cited and overlaps.
    3. Quotations/Language Analysis
      : Review quotation accuracy and context across filings by party. Generative AI shows misstatements and omissions in quotations.
  3. Select the following delivery options: email, print, download, Dropbox, or Kindle.
  4. You can add recommendations to research folders for future reference and to collaborate with your colleagues.

This article applies to:

  • PRODUCT: Westlaw Advantage

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