Supported operating systems

• Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
• Windows Vista®
• Mac® OS 10.5 or later

Internet browser

• Internet Explorer 11 or later (Windows only)
• Mozilla Firefox current version or Extended Support Release version
• Safari 5.0 or later
• Chrome current version

Mobile apps

• iPhone (iOS 9.0 or later, iPhone 4S or later)
• iPad (iOS 9.0 or later, iPad 2nd generation or later)
• Android (4.0 or later, Android 4.0 or higher)

Other requirements

• 1024x768 or higher screen resolution recommended
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or later (some print functionality is lost with older versions)

Westlaw Classic lists the common Terms & Connectors on each advanced search form. For a more detailed explanation and a list of Field restrictions click here for the Westlaw Classic Searching with Boolean Terms & Connectors Quick Guide.

If you have your phone or tablet set to Private Browsing the cookies that are used to save your username & password will not be saved or honoured. Click here to see how to turn off Private Browsing.

If you have your phone or tablet set to Private Browsing the live session will not be saved or honoured. Click here to see how to turn off Private Browsing.

Westlaw International was decommissioned and replaced by WestlawNext in 2012.

WestlawNext was renamed Thomson Reuters Westlaw in January 2016.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw was renamed Westlaw Classic in October 2020.

You can still access Westlaw from all of the following web addresses:

• westlaw.com [primary]
• next.westlaw.com
• international.westlaw.com

The inactivity time out period is 120 minutes. Before timing out a message will be displayed.

The “Additional Terms” search box only becomes active when a Smart Term is selected.

No. Groups need to be created manually in Westlaw.

OPML is a file format used by feed aggregates.

90 days.