Thomson West's electronic databases of cases, statutes, regulations, newspapers, journals, business magazines and other materials used by lawyers in doing legal and non-legal research. WESTLAW includes the West Legal Directory (a database of attorneys throughout the country) and other databases which are useful to students in searching for possible employers and to career services and recruitment professionals.

A legal information service provided by West Publishing.

Westlaw is one of two major online legal research services for lawyers and legal professionals in the United States (the other being Lexis Nexis). In addition it along with Lexis, Choicepoint and others engage in proprietary database services. Westlaw gives subscribers unique search technologies and tools that help them find, understand and apply the law and legal concepts in the service of their clients.