This document provides information about pricing for legal research databases Westlaw, LexisNexis, and Fastcase. It also discusses options for recovering online research costs from clients. Key details include: - Westlaw pricing for Oklahoma primary law resources starts at $1,392 per year for one attorney - LexisNexis pricing for basic Oklahoma primary law starts at $1,116 per year for one attorney - Fastcase is free for Oklahoma attorneys as part of their bar association membership dues - Both Westlaw and LexisNexis offer tools to track usage and generate invoices to recover research costs from clients - Many federal and state court rules, forms, and jury instructions are available for free

1. Prepare to Practice
Lee Peoples
Oklahoma City University Law Library

2. Westlaw “PRO” Prices (2010)
• Westlaw Oklahoma Essentials (Oklahoma
primary law, KeyCite) 1 attorney $1,392 (year)
• Westlaw Oklahoma Essentials Plus (adds
USCA + 10th Circuit Case Law) 1 attorney
$1,992 (year)
• Add Secondary Sources: typically between
$1,000-$1,500 per source for 1 attorney
• By Credit Card; $14-$250 per document
retrieved and $6.25 per Key Cite

3. Lexis Prices (2010)
• Basic State Primary Law (Oklahoma Statutes,
Cases, and Shepard’s) 1 attorney $1,116; up to
10 $3,672
• State Enhanced (adds 10th Circuit, state statutes
in the 10th circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S.C.S.,
expanded Shepard’s, OK law reviews) 1
attorney $2,520; up to 10 $6,432
• All databases with all jurisdiction Shepard’s - 1
attorney $5,220; up to 10 $20,220
• Pay as you go - Lexis no longer offers.

4. WestlawNext Pricing
• WL requires you to sign confidentially
agreement.
• You can negotiate flat rate WestlawNext
pricing.
• Small firms and solos can get flat rate
access from about $1,400 - $18,000 per
year.

5. Lexis Advance for Solo
$175 per mo.

6. Transactional vs. Per Min.
• ALLCASES • ALLCASES $24
(1 search) $206
• OK-CS (1 search) $24 • OK-CS $9
• TP-ALL (1 search) $281 • TP-ALL $27
• Wright and Miller • Wright and Miller $15
(1 search) $110
• Oklahoma Practice
Series (1 search) $85

7. Initial Considerations - Proximity to existing libraries
and to colleagues who may be willing to share

8. Recovering Online
Research Costs
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/resources/costrecovery/index.html

9. Recovering Research Costs
• Need to have an agreement with client
– In writing
– Explains how research costs will be charged
– Model Rule 1.5 & ABA Formal Ethics Op. 93-
379

10. Recovering Research Costs
• A lawyer may seek reimbursement for the
cost of services performed in-house, such
as copying, or for other expenses incurred
in-house, such as telephone charges,
either by charging a reasonable amount to
which the client has agreed in advance or
by charging an amount that reasonably
reflects the cost incurred by the lawyer.
Model Rule 1.5

12. Westlaw QuickView
• See what databases are in your plan, and
the cost of going outside the plan
• Detailed reports to track usage
• Can generate invoices
• http://west.thomson.com/support/westlaw/
account-management/quickview/

14. LexisNexis
Client Validation
Cost Recovery Manager
http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/Training-and-Resources/Product-
Resource-Centers/About-LexisNexis-Cost-Recovery-Manager/

15. Fastcase – FREE ($275 OBA DUES)
• All US SP Ct Cases
• Federal Appellate Court Cases in F.2d
• Federal District Court Cases From 1915
• State Cases From 1950 – present
• Statutes From All States
• Federal Regulations
• Court Rules From All States
• Free iPhone App
• If Bar Doesn’t Provide Access prices range from
$1,000 to $695 per year

16. FastCase

17. FastCase

18. Advanced Caselaw Search

19. Search Results

21. CasemakerX
25 Bar Associations (TX)

24. FREE
Research Guides
http://law.okcu.libguides.com/index.php

25. Core Federal Collection (pp. 6)
• Statutes
• Reporters
• Administrative Materials
• Court Rules
• Treatises & Practice Resources

26. PACER

27. Bloomberg Law cost: $450 per user per month

28. https://www.bloomberglaw.com/login.htm

34. Court Rules and Handbooks

35. Free Federal Rules (as eBooks)
http://elangdell.cali.org/content/federal-rules-ebooks-legal-information-institute

36. Federal Local and Chamber Rules

37. Federal Local Court Forms

38. Federal Local Court Rules & Forms

39. Jury Instructions (pp. 9)

40. 10 th Cir. Criminal Pattern
Jury Instructions
http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/clerk/rulesandforms.php

41. Oklahoma Jury Instructions

42. 10 Circuit Practitioners’ Guide

43. Non-Jurisdiction Specific
Litigation Forms
Handout pp. 3

44. Am Jur Series
$1,000 per yr Westlaw - $3,000 print (each)

45. Bender’s Forms of Discovery
$3,200 per year on LexisNexis - $3,600 per year in print
http://www.lexis.com/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype

46. Bender’s Federal Practice Forms
$3,200 per year on LexisNexis
$3,600 per year in print
http://www.lexis.com/xlink?showcidslinks=on&ORIGINATION_CODE=00142&searchtype

47. Oklahoma Briefs & Motions
on Westlaw

48. WL Next - Briefs & Motions

50. Non Jurisdiction Specific
Transactional Forms
Handout pp. 3

51. Westlaw Form Finder

52. Transactional Forms
FORMS-ALL

53. Available from the Westlaw database
(WEST-LF)

54. Will from West Legal Forms

55. Available in Westlaw
Search the database directory for Am Jur Legal Forms

56. Deed From Am Jur Legal Forms

60. Core Oklahoma Collection (pp. 11)
• Statutes
• Reporters
• Administrative
Materials
• Municipal Ordinances
• Practice Resources
(pp. 13)

61. OSCN
For Research & Dockets
http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp

64. ODCR.com for 68 Counties
Prices: $10 per day, $50 per month, $129 quarter, $490 year

66. PDF Images

67. Court Rules and Handbooks

68. Vernon’s Oklahoma Forms
WL (VRN-OKFORM)
$1,000 for the entire set new - $100 - $150 per volume

69. West’s Oklahoma
Practice Series

70. OBA Formbook

71. Over 800 Forms on OBA-NET
http://www.oba-net.org/ (accessible to bar members only)

72. Muchmore
LN (OKLA;OKCIVP)
Approximately $150 per year to update

73. Muchmore Explanation

74. Muchmore Form

75. LN
(OKLA;OKBOFR)

76. Oklahoma Estate Planning
LN
(OKLA;OKEPFM)

77. Oklahoma CLE Collection
Search for CLEs in the Law Library
Catalog From Your Office

78. Subject Specific
Practice Areas
Handout (pp. 15 – end)
Bankruptcy
Business Organizations
Criminal Law
Estate Planning
Family Law
Insurance
Personal Injury
Tax
Texas

79. Free Access at the OCU Law
Library
• Bring your email address
or thumb drive
• Research and download
documents from these
databases for free!

80. OCU Law Library Copier / Scanners
Scan to USB Drive
Email to yourself

81. Use iPhone / iPad as
Document Scanner
CamScanner Pro - $5

82. Subject Specific Databases
CCH, RIA, BNA

83. BNA

84. CCH

85. RIA

86. Best Case Bankruptcy Software

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88. The End