Westlaw alternative for solo attorneys and small firms
CaseCode is a Westlaw alternative for solo attorneys and small firms that want research they can trust at a flat monthly price. You ask in plain English, get cases and statutes, and see a verification status on every citation. Plans start at 149 USD per month for one user and 349 USD for up to five.
Every citation links to its source text. Not legal advice.
Who switches and why
The firms that move are usually one to ten attorneys paying for seats they barely use, or firms burned by a citation that looked right and was not. If most of your research is a question, a statute and a handful of cases, a lighter tool covers it.
If your work depends on formal treatment flags or on unpublished opinions, treatises and dockets, keep a full platform for those matters. CaseCode says plainly where its coverage stops.
One price per firm, not per seat
Solo is 149 USD per month for one user. Practice is 349 USD for up to five users. Firm is 799 USD for up to fifteen, with SSO, an audit log and invoice billing. Annual billing takes 50 percent off every plan.
You know the cost before the quarter starts, and a new paralegal does not change the bill.
Every citation matched to the source
Each citation in an answer or in your draft is checked for existence, case name, court, year and pin cite range, then marked verified, not found or ambiguous. A citation that cannot be found is never shown as real.
Paste a brief or upload a DOCX or PDF and clear the list before you file.
Built for the whole workflow
Save answers into matters, export a research memo to DOCX with a table of authorities, and let a paralegal run cite checks that the attorney reviews. Matters stay private to your workspace and are not used to train models.
CaseCode compared with a full research platform
| CaseCode | Full platform such as Westlaw or Lexis | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Solo attorneys and firms of 1 to 15 doing research and brief checking | Larger firms and teams with deep treatise, docket and citator needs |
| Pricing | Flat plans from 149 USD per month, 50 percent off annual | Quote based, usually per seat or per contract. Ask for a written quote |
| Plain English questions | Yes, with a status on each citation | Available, with varying citation checks |
| Citation check of your draft | Yes, from text, DOCX or PDF | Brief analysis tools, often a separate add-on |
| Citator treatment flags | No. Shows later opinions that cite a case | Yes (KeyCite, Shepard's) |
| Unpublished opinions, treatises, dockets | Not covered | Broad coverage |
| U.S. Code and CFR | Complete | Complete |
Competitor details reflect public product descriptions. Pricing for full platforms is not published, so confirm it with each vendor.
Questions
Is there a cheaper alternative to Westlaw?
Yes. CaseCode starts at 149 USD per month for one user and covers published US case law, the U.S. Code and the CFR, with every citation checked against the source. It does not include a citator or treatises.
Can CaseCode replace Westlaw completely?
For many solo and small firm workflows, yes: research questions, statute lookup and cite checking. If you need KeyCite or Shepard's flags, or unpublished opinions and treatises, keep one seat of a full platform for those matters.
How does CaseCode check citations?
Each citation is parsed into reporter, volume, page, court and year, then matched to the source opinion. The result shows whether the case exists, whether the name, court and year match and whether the pin cite falls inside the opinion.
Can I buy a plan for my whole firm?
Yes. Practice covers up to five users at 349 USD per month and Firm covers up to fifteen at 799 USD per month, with invoice billing on Firm.
Check your next brief before you file
Every case and statute citation matched to the source, with a status you can read in seconds.