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Was ist Fastcase?
Fastcase ist der führende Legal Research Service der nächsten Generation, der dir eine umfassende nationale Rechtsbibliothek und leistungsstarke Such-, Sortier- und Datenvisualisierungs-Tools zur Verfügung stellt.
Wer verwendet Fastcase?
Rechtsanwälte – alle Arten, Rechtsanwaltsfachangestellte, Strafjustiz, Rechtssekretäre, Rechts-/Strafjustiz-Professoren, Rechts-/Strafjustiz-Schüler/Studenten.
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A Comprehensive, Affordable, and Powerful Legal Research Tool
Kommentare: My overall experience with Fastcase has been nothing short of absolutely fantastic!
Vorteile:
Fastcase provides attorneys and other legal professionals with a comprehensive, affordable, and powerful tool for conducting legal research. Don't make the mistake of thinking the traditional "big players" of the legal research realm are better because they cost more. They're bloated with stuff you don't really need and lock you in with long-term, auto-renewing contracts. Fastcase is a very transparent company that will not disappoint.
Nachteile:
My only con about Fastcase is that statute and rule annotations are not yet available in my State.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 6 Jahren
Hi Mr. Shepard, Thank you for your positive feedback about the Fastcase application and your experience with the Fastcase team! And thank you for reinforcing the need for Maryland annotations. It is (and has been) on our list of updates needed. Sincerely, The Fastcase Team
Bob' your uncle
Kommentare: I do appeals. Factcase works quickly and well
Vorteile:
Anyone who has used the Lawnet will love Fastcase. The features are different but the function is very similar. The search is robust. It finds everything. Another nice feature is it lists the results based on the number of matches in the document. And the Authority Check is wonderful.
Nachteile:
I think that the most relevant paragraph title lies. If there isn't a paragraph with more than one search term hit, then don't select a most relevant paragraph say None.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Romaker, Thank you for your wonderful feedback! Your constructive feedback about the paragraph description is very helpful to know. We will look into this further to see what changes we need to make. Please feel free to contact us with specific examples so we can diagnose and update the issue faster - support@fastcase.com. Also, we are happy to hear you found us through our California Lawyers Association partnership! Warmly, The Fastcase Team
A free tool to try for Washington Lawyers
Vorteile:
I like that it is an additional service provided to members of the Washington State Bar Association, but it doesn't appear to be any more comprehensive or useful than Casemaker. The search window is very helpful if you don't know boolean commands.
Nachteile:
It just isn't that powerful. I haven't had it find anything useful that I didn't already first find more quickly with another tool.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 6 Jahren
Thank you Mr. DeGraaf for your honest review of Fastcase! We appreciate constructive feedback to improve the tool! In case you're not finding your search results to be relevant, you can manually change the relevancy algorithm to present and sort results based on what you find more important. In the Fastcase application, click "Options" next to the search bar and click "Advanced" on the search options window. You can adjust the algorithm by date, authority, document size, etc. The current settings are what we, Fastcase, feel will provide you the appropriate results, but everyone is different so we give attorneys the ability to change it. We are running a contest with law schools to come up with a better relevancy algorithm. Check it out here: http://www.fastcase.com/relevance-challenge/. Please feel free to contact us directly to give more specifics about your experience - support@fastcase.com. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Good Value and User Friendly
Kommentare: This works well for brief writing and pulling statutes.
Vorteile:
The citation cross reference links are super useful.
Nachteile:
Subsequent treatment of law would be a good addition.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Ms. Paluzzi, Thank you for your review of Fastcase! We are happy to offer a smart legal research application - smart functionality at a smart price. We agree with your constructive feedback and are excited to have Judicata's Clerk technology being incorporated into Fastcase. This will greatly enhance Fastcase's citator and subsequent treatment alerting capabilities. Stay tuned for those updates over the next few months! Warmly, Karli
Easily Integrated Legal Research App
Kommentare: Excellent.
Vorteile:
Very convenient. Fastcase is provided through our Bar Association and we access it through our Bar log in. The natural language search is intuitive and easy to use. The database also has administrative decisions which is something that we need for our research. I always use Fastcase 7 because I find that the UI is much more modern and user friendly.
Nachteile:
Sometimes decisions that should be available are not in the database.
Decent for What You Pay
Kommentare: Overall, the program is decent for the price you pay. If you are looking for cheap or free legal research, this will do the job. If you are used to another program, however, this one will seem mediocre at best.
Vorteile:
This product was free with my membership to different bar associations. That is always a plus as legal research programs can get expensive. Further, this program does have quite a few cases listed and the search feature can be handy.
Nachteile:
This program does not function as well and does not have nearly as many features as the more expensive legal research programs. You cannot check the sources for accuracy in the same way that other programs allow for so that really makes it difficult to know whether my research is the best.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Thank you, Ms. Adams, for your constructive feedback! We appreciate hearing from our users what they like about Fastcase and what we could improve in the application to provide a better searching experience. Your feedback is inline with similar feedback we have received and it's exciting to share that we have a project underway to address those challenges in the application. Please stay tuned for updates and announcements from Fastcase when those features go live. We would welcome an updated review to confirm if our efforts better meet our users' needs. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Great Legal Research Tool
Vorteile:
This is a very user-friendly legal research database. It has the standard citation, keyword and wildcard search capabilities. You can search across jurisdiction and there is a large library of secondary sources (available at additional cost, of course). It's part of my bar membership, and is a welcome benefit as an alternative to some of the larger, more expensive options.
Nachteile:
Sometimes the searches don't return the number of results it should. It just seems to go a bit wonky, but adding / removing a term definitely helps.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 6 Jahren
Hello, Thank you for your feedback on Fastcase! We appreciate knowing how easy and user-friendly you've found the application to be, and that you're enjoying the access as part of your bar membership! Regarding the searches not returning the correct number of results, if you could, please send us an email to support@fastcase.com when this happens again. Please include the search you ran, the results it provided and the results you anticipated receiving. We would like to replicate the experience and find out what is or is not happening in the application. Feel free to email us or live chat us in the application when you see it acting wonky. It's always helpful to hear about issues happening so we can quickly resolve them. Sincerely, The Fastcase Team
Saves me time and money
Vorteile:
Such a great progam. All the case law I need without the expense of Lexis or Westlaw.
Nachteile:
Nothing. I love Fastcase. No complaints or cons.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Thank you for your positive feedback on Fastcase! We strive to provide a smart tool for attorneys at a smart price. If you ever find an opportunity where the tool could be smarter, please contact us at support@fastcase.com. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Sufficient for case searches
Kommentare: Basic state searches are free through my bar discount. I can get a national subscription far cheaper than other search engines. For the price point, it does great.
Vorteile:
It offers basic search tools and does a great job of highlighting bad cases. It is easy to navigate. You can also set up specific alerts to receive email notifications of when a case is cited.
Nachteile:
It doesn't have all of the bells and whistles of other legal search engines, but it gets the job done.
Go to legal research software
Vorteile:
I use this product at least once a week. It is very easy to use. It provides a comprehensive database of case law from around the country. I highly recommend it.
Nachteile:
There is no shepardize feature. Otherwise I haven't found any other issues.
Simple and Effective
Kommentare: I access Fastcase through a subscription with my state Bar. At first, I had a difficult time using Fastcase because I learned how to use LexisNexis and Westlaw. Fastcase is pretty basic, so I had to unlearn the labyrinth of options and features that Westlaw and LexisNexis have. After getting over a rather stumped learning curve and using Fastcase for about 20 minutes, it has been easy to use. It's easy to access, easy to use, and the viewing and print options are easy. The updating functionality is less sophisticated than the competitors, but it serves my purposes. I'm not building multi-state or complicated arguments, and my focus on North Carolina statutes and case law. Fastlaw is not a Cadillac program, but I don't need a Cadillac. It's basic and dependable and it gives me the information I need quickly without trying to sell me a bunch of add-ons.
Vorteile:
Straightforward user interface and search function. With other products, I feel like basic information about how to search gets lost in bright colors and hidden behind other features being pushed. The Fastcase I use is just a search engine, plain and simple. It provides relevant results and a few features for authority checking. My FAVORITE feature links case law to statutory research. This streamlines a lot of my research since I typically enter my search from the statute, then update through case law research.
Nachteile:
It is barebones, so the functions of other major law research companies (like Westlaw or LexisNexis) are lacking. But Westlaw and LexisNexis are also expensive, and I don't use those added features from the big companies enough to justify those costs. This isn't something I dislike, so much as it is something that makes Fastcase more attractive. It fits a practice that doesn't rely on intensive research.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Mr. Brooks, Thank you for an honest and insightful review of Fastcase. It's helpful to understand the frustrations attorneys have switching from the law school taught legal research providers to 21st century legal research providers. It's also lovely to hear that you enjoy some of the key features that make Fastcase a unique legal research application. As always, the team is here to help so please feel free to contact us at 866-773-2782 or support@fastcase.com if you ever need one-on-one help. Thank you again for your feedback and your loyal usage through your state bar association! Warmly, The Fastcase Team
A Barrister Bargain
Kommentare: As a solo practitioner, cost of doing business is always a critical factor. There is no disadvantage to using this Fastcase instead of the other cost prohibitive research software of the "big publishers." I can say that I have never been "caught short" by missing a citation or case when I have used Fastcase and tools like "authority check" have been very persuasive in the courtroom
Vorteile:
This search engine allows the lawyer to conduct queries in a number of different ways: citations, words and phrases, and plain language. The results can be saved in several formats and copies of search results can be mailed to others working on the same project. Most importantly, Fastcase is a FREE benefit of the Wisconsin State Bar. Better yet any case can be given an "authority check" which shows graphically how the case has been by other courts that have cited it. This is much stronger than a simple "shepardizing" to see if the case is still valid.
Nachteile:
Often, Fastcase will refer to other authorities like learned treatises, periodicals, journals and the like. These are sometimes at extra cost. I simple wish this feature was integrated into the software without additional cost.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Thank you Mr. Liska for your thoughtful feedback on Fastcase! It's wonderful to see a State Bar of Wisconsin attorney appreciating the value of their bar benefit. Your constructive feedback on the secondary material appearing as suggested results is very helpful. I will share it with the team so we can find the right solution to improve your experience even more. Please feel free to send us additional feedback at support@fastcase.com. We love hearing from our attorneys! Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Good alternative to the pricey options
Kommentare: Fastcase gives my small firm access to all cases and statutes (more than we really need) at an excellent value. As a small business owner, it is critical to keep my monthly overhead low, and this product delivers. They do continue to improve, adding new features and upgrades, to keep their product relevant and at the leading edge of technology.
Vorteile:
I like that Fastcase makes it very easy to locate, read, quote with citation, and save research. It allows you to search for cases by name/citation, and has annotated statutes, which is really useful. It is less robust than the pricier options available, but the value for this product is excellent as it has keyword(Boolean), natural language and citation look up options. In family law, going to the annotated statutes is a great jumping off point to find the cases that address your client's specific issues. You can save your research by downloading, emailing or printing very easily.
Nachteile:
It is less robust than some other products, but for primary source research (case law and statutes) it is really great and covers all state and federal courts.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Thank you Ms. Diaz for your thoughts on Fastcase! We appreciate hearing how Fastcase helps your firm practice smartly. We encourage you and your team to stay tuned on all things Fastcase - there are new search features and integrations in the works! As always, please contact our support team if anyone at your firm have questions or need personalized assistance - support@fastcase.com or 866-773-2782. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Old Lawyer New Tricks
Kommentare: My practice is primarily criminal defense. Fastcase gives me what I need in order to prepare for trial and I can always rely on it to be complete and up to date.
Vorteile:
I have used Fastcase for my legal research for years. It is provided to Virginia attorneys "free" as part of our bar dues. I have been in practice for 40 years and I have seen the evolution of legal research from running around a law library to today's marvelous point and click research. To me Fastcase is a bargain and is comparable to the other expensive legal research platforms.
Nachteile:
Fastcase was revamped this fall and I find the user interface easier and more productive than ever, now that I am used to it. I have no complaints.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Faegans, Thank you for being a loyal user since the VSB partnered with Fastcase many years ago! Thank you for evolving your legal research motions as we have evolved our research application along with technology advancements. Please contact the team should you have any questions - support@fastcase.com. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
How I Learned to Love Fastcase
Kommentare: My overall experience is I have found Fastcase to be a reliable and up to date legal research tool.
Vorteile:
I have used Fastcase for years for my legal practice and subscribed to recent upgrades for case notifications. The comprehensive national research base separates the software from much more expensive commercial sites with no $ signs popping up for case research.
Nachteile:
My first impression of the updated format for research was too complicated and difficult. With a little trial and error, I am now navigating Fastcase with ease.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Evans, We are happy to hear that you've adapted to the new Fastcase 7 research experience. We continue to make small adjustments to the experience to help users find what they need faster. If you ever have suggestions or ideas of ways we could improve the experience, please send them to support@fastcase.com. We love adding user suggested ideas to our plans. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Fastcase gives solo attorneys the best bang for the buck.
Vorteile:
I like Fastcases' citation checker feature. The software gives clear case mapping, allowing the user to determine whether a case is still good law.
Nachteile:
The statute look-up feature is a bit cumbersome. It takes multiple steps to find previous versions of statutes, rather than intuitively linking to the appropriate version.
Excellent reach tool
Vorteile:
This tool is the best computer research tool that I have use over many years. There are so many features and I am a senior lawyer so it is difficult for me to do more than basic non complex research. Younger lawyers more adept at using computers would find fastcase a pleasure to use, however for me sometimes it is a hurdle. I do however frequently recommend this to attorney who have used the more well know and longer stand research companies
Nachteile:
The difficulty for me to learn all of its attributes.
User Friendly
Kommentare: Fastcase is a great resource for legal professionals looking for easy sources to find good case material.
Vorteile:
I liked that Fastcase was very easy to use. Many Paralegal programs focus on Westlaw and LexisNexis for case searches. I found Fastcase to be just as useful and easy.
Nachteile:
I did not have anything with Fastcase that I did not like.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 6 Jahren
We are thrilled to hear how you enjoyed Fastcase! Paralegals are powerhouse legal researchers and we designed features such as the Interactive Timeline with those users in mind. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Value proposition
Vorteile:
I am a California lawyer. Fastcase is a free member benefit after becoming a member of the California Lawyers Association. So for less than $10 per month, I have a subscription giving me full access to all of Fastcase (this includes CA cases and all states and Federal law as well.) There is no better value - this saves me over I have found.
Nachteile:
Like any new software, there is a learning curve. So prepare to be patient when starting.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Kleink, Thank you for being a loyal Fastcase user through the California Lawyers Association! We are happy to hear you are enjoying your member benefit! Yes, there is a learning curve. We hope you have had an opportunity to speak with our reference attorneys who may help you maximize your legal research experience in Fastcase. Feel free to contact them at support@fastcase.com. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Better Value Than Competitiors
Kommentare: I have been very pleased with Fastcase and I appreciate that there are multiple jurisdictions available for search.
Vorteile:
While I think this product could provide access to more articles and research, it by far exceeds the competition from a cost perspective.
Nachteile:
The would like to see a filter with subject content to choose from to help narrow searches down further.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 5 Jahren
Thank you, Ms. Quattlebaum for your honest review of Fastcase! Regarding the ability to refine search results by subject content, have you used the "Tag Cloud" in Fastcase 7. It will include or exclude those words/phrases from your search in 1-click. It alleviates the need to have to write the perfect Boolean search from the beginning! Feel free to contact our support team for a one-on-one tutorial on how to use Tag Cloud and other great features in Fastcase 7 - support@fastcase.com or 1-866-773-2782. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Terrific enhancements
Kommentare: I use the software to do research for my divorce litigation cases.
Vorteile:
I have been using this software for several years. Especially in the past year, the enhancements made to Fastcase have been astounding. It is now much more powerful than previously, and much more intuitive.
Nachteile:
The feature "more like this" I find very helpful, but it doesn't exist on Fastcase. You find a phrase or sentence that is on point, and you press a button "more like this," and the application takes you to cases which express the same point. Very powerful, and would be helpful to have on Fastcase.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Aaron, Thank you for your wonderful feedback about Fastcase! We appreciate knowing that you find the legal research application powerful and meets your needs. Your suggestion is a great one, and is on our roadmap! Stay tuned for updates in 2021 as this feature becomes a reality. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Review of Fastcase
Kommentare: It allows me to do legal research to help my clients.
Vorteile:
It has a lot of cases that are easy to find.
Nachteile:
It doesn't have a perfect Shepardizing method, but it's method is useful. It also does not have all the official reported pages in some of the cases, particularly some older cases.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Tinsley, Thank you for your honest review of Fastcase! We're happy to hear Authority Check is a good citator resource for your needs. As you may have heard, Fastcase acquired Judicata's Clerk technology in September 2020, which will enable us to build an even better citator. Stay tuned as the team is actively working on incorporating the technology! Please feel free to contact the Fastcase team if you find cases without the officially reported page information - support@fastcase.com. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Extremely valuable resource
Vorteile:
This software is extremely affordable compared to Lexis and Westlaw. While those sites may offer access to more databases, I don't need access to those databases. Fastcase has access to all relevant legal databases including nationwide court cases and statutes.
Nachteile:
Logging in takes me three steps, because I access it from another site, but otherwise, no gripes.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Dunne, It's wonderful to hear that you have access to the primary law you need for your practice! We continue to add primary content - new opinions and going further back in history - to help all attorneys find the cases they need. Please don't hesitate to contact the team should you ever need help locating content within the database. Warmly, The Fastcase Team
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Kommentare: FastCase is so much more reasonably priced for what I need for my small firm.
Vorteile:
It was very easy to use prior to the upgrades, I think I will really like the upgrades once I learn how to use them.
Nachteile:
Learning how to use the new upgrades to Fast Case.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Mr. Henline, Thank you for your honest review of Fastcase! Yes, the new interface is an adjustment. Please contact our support team at support@fastcase.com to set-up a 10 minute walk-thru. We have provided a brief walk-thru to other attorneys and the have found it be very helpful during the adjustment. Thank you for your loyal usage of Fastcase through the North Carolina Bar Association! We are happy to hear you enjoy your member benefit! Warmly, The Fastcase Team
Good Legal Research Software
Kommentare: Overall, Fastcase has been beneficial in my law practice as a research tool.
Vorteile:
The software is easy to use and can be personalized based on jurisdiction, if needed.
Nachteile:
I have noticed that after having selected my jurisdiction when searching, it sometimes allows caselaw and research from other jurisdictions to be included. I'm not sure why this happens but it doesn't minimize the overall usefulness of the software.
Antwort von Fastcase
vor 4 Jahren
Hi Ms. Gates, Thank you for your honest review of Fastcase! Other users have provided similar feedback about the jurisdiction selection process. The team is actively reviewing ideas to improve that experience right now. Stay tuned for mild enhancements to the interface, which will make it easier to select and save jurisdictions in the future. Please contact us at support@fastcase.com with additional ideas on ways we can improve your research experience. Warmly, The Fastcase Team