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WESTLAW ADVANTAGE: WEST CITEADVISOR

Automate citation formatting and table of authorities compilation.

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West CiteAdvisor is the productivity solution legal writers have always wanted.
A West exclusive, West CiteAdvisor automates the usually slow, painstaking process of formatting citations and building tables of authority in your briefs, motions, opinions and other word-processing documents.
West CiteAdvisor puts you in control of your document citation tasks.
West CiteAdvisor offers you:
  • Letter-perfect accuracy - Your documents will meet the standards of the appropriate court, publisher or law professor
  • Flexibility - You can select the formatting rules you want to use: The Bluebook, ALWD Citation Manual, several jurisdictions' rules or your personal preferences
  • Efficiency - You can complete document editing and proofreading in a fraction of the time ordinarily required
  • Full control - You can accept or reject formatting changes West CiteAdvisor suggests
West CiteAdvisor is available in two versions to meet your firm's needs.
  • The software version is compatible with Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, and document management systems, and it offers local cite checking for enhanced security.
  • The server version works with Microsoft Word documents and provides fast online access without the need for any software downloads.

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View a demo
This self-paced video shows how the server version of West CiteAdvisor takes the tedium out of formatting citations and building a table of authorities.

This image shows how easy it is to customize your results from the West CiteAdvisor Option Details screen.
All you need to log on is your Westlaw password and a Client ID.
This self-paced video shows how to use the software version of West CiteAdvisor.
The software version of West CiteAdvisor works with most current versions of Windows. Click the link to learn more about system requirements and download the most recent version.

Product Support

A variety of free user manuals and quick references are available to help you get the most out of West CiteAdvisor.

Learn More

Monitor citations from within Word or WordPerfect to ensure that citations in your internal documents are accurate and up-to-date.
With WestCheck software or WestCheck.com, you can automatically extract citations from your word-processing documents and check them against Westlaw.
Westlaw gives you comprehensive, accurate content and the tools to find it faster - plus free research assistance, alerts for key legal developments, and help with routine document tasks.

WestCiteLink users:
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Get better results with two next-generation tools from West.

Create tables of authorities
West CiteAdvisor can build an advanced Table of Authorities in your document, formatted to your liking. It can also check the formatting of your citations using The Bluebook or your local guidelines, and it correctly recognizes long and short forms of the same citation and treats them accordingly.

Link citations to Westlaw
West BriefTools can find case citations in your word-processing documents and link them to the full-text documents on Westlaw. And unlike WestCiteLink, it can identify incorrect citations and check the validity of all citations. There's even an option to insert KeyCite flags into your documents.

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