Lexis and Westlaw Headnotes Compared by Union Legal Research President

Article Compares Headnotes Coverage Between Lexis and Westlaw

April 23, 2018 /MarketersMedia/ —

Kurt R. Mattson, President of Union Legal Research, has co-authored a research article recently published in the Fall 2017 issue of The Law Library Journal entitled, Surprising Differences: An Empirical Analysis of LexisNexis and West Headnotes in the Written Opinions of the 2009 Supreme Court Term.
Mattson wrote the article with Peter A. Hook, Head of Digital and Scholarly Services, LawArXiv Administrator, and Lecturer in Law at Cornell Law School.
Mattson and Hook empirically examined opinions of the 2009 Supreme Court Term for the number of headnotes assigned by LexisNexis and West. Additionally, Citizens United is examined in detail to determine the overlap of headnote-worthy language. Discrepancies in the number of headnotes assigned and disagreement as to headnote-worthy language call into question the rigor with which headnotes are created.
The article can be found here: https://osf.io/preprints/lawarxiv/26tvu

About Union Legal Research
Union Legal Research, LLC, assists law firms and other business professionals with and content and writing services for their websites, blogs, and marketing. The company also conducts legal research, writing, and competitive intelligence for attorneys and law firms of all sizes.
This work includes caselaw, regulatory, and statutory research; article writing; and motions, pleading, and brief writing.
Mattson holds a J.D., LL.M. in labor and employment, and M.L.I.S in legal research. He is the author or co-editor of numerous titles for Lexis-Nexis and writes for several law and business publications.
Find out more about Union Legal Research at https://unionlegalresearch.com.

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Email: kurt.mattson@unionlegalresearch.com
Organization: Union Legal Research, LLC
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