Below are the Validiti SKUs most often chosen by attorneys, paralegals, and independent legal researchers who currently use Westlaw for case search, statute analysis, and litigation prep. Your records stay on your hardware. No subscription burns idle when you're not researching.
| Question | Westlaw | Validiti Legal Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Where does the search run? | Thomson Reuters cloud | Your hardware |
| Where do your client files live? | Either your machine or their cloud, depending on integration | Your hardware. Never leaves attorney-client privilege. |
| Citation provenance | Tied to their corpus license | Signed citation per result, from any corpus you own or license |
| Computation (damages, statute, settlement) | Separate tool or hand-calc | Included via Validiti Maths — signed, reproducible |
| Annual cost per seat | ~$30,000+ depending on package | $8,500 |
| Internet required to use | Yes | No |
| If a court asks "where did this come from?" | Westlaw citation, depends on their continued access | Signed citation rooted in your own substrate, forever verifiable |