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Fastcase

Name: Fastcase
Price: Contact for Pricing USD
Author: Fastcase, Inc.

Backed By Fastcase, Inc.

Legal research platform with primary law, analytics, and workflow tools.

Legal & Compliance

Overview

Fastcase is a legal research solution providing access to primary law, statutes, regulations, and court rules with advanced search, timelines, and analytics.

Use Cases

Access US statutes and regulations

Advanced search and analytics

Visualize citation timelines

Analyze legal precedents

Integrate with practice management tools

Document management

Top Integrations

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API

Product Info

Deployment Method

API-basedSaaS

Model Type

Closed Source

Support

Pricing

Bar Association Member Benefit (Basic)

Free (included with bar dues)

Comprehensive US Primary Law (50-state and federal case law, statutes, rules, regulations)

Bar Association Member Benefit (Premium Upgrade/National Library)

$55/month

All Basic features

Standalone Subscription (Estimated)

$65/month

Access to the comprehensive legal research platform and national law library

Alternates Research On The Product

Top Features

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Comprehensive 50-State & Federal Law (case law, statutes, regulations, etc.)

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Vincent AI Case Analysis and Document Intelligence

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Cert Negative Citator (checks for 'bad law' with editorial review)

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Interactive Timeline and Authority Check (Fastcase 7 features)

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Natural Language and Boolean Search

Strengths

Cost-effectiveness (especially as a free bar member benefit)
Comprehensive database of primary law (cases, statutes)
Powerful, easy-to-use search and efficient workflow tools
Availability of mobile apps for on-the-go research
The new Cert citator and Vincent AI enhancements

Weaknesses

The quality of the search engine/content indexing has received minor past complaints (pre-vLex merger)
Transition from Fastcase 7 to vLex Fastcase may cause temporary user disruption.
The level of human-curated editorial support might be perceived as less comprehensive than that of legacy competitors (though Cert is a major improvement).
Uncertainty around the standalone subscription pricing without a bar membership (pricing is often custom or negotiated)
High cost of the Vincent AI add-on ($399+/month/user estimated)

Reviews From The Web

Real user experiences from across different platforms

I am a solo practitioner who loves Fastcase. Almost spent a fortune on Westlaw but now I know that would have been a huge mistake. Fastcase has everything I need.

Jack Grimes, Attorney

Recent

fastcase.com Testimonial

Recommendations

Solo and small-to-medium law firms looking for an affordable or free comprehensive legal research platform

affordable or free comprehensive legal research platform

Attorneys who are members of a supporting state or local bar association

local bar association

Large firms or practices requiring a deep, proprietary collection of secondary legal sources and annotations (like Westlaw's Keynote system)

tary collection of secondary legal sources and annotations (like Westlaw's Keynote system)

Firms unwilling to pay the additional cost for the full Vincent AI suite

full Vincent AI suite

Final Verdict

Democratizing legal research by providing a comprehensive, feature-rich, and AI-enhanced platform (often for free) as a member benefit to a vast network of bar associations, offering a highly competitive and cost-effective alternative to expensive legacy providers.

Best For

•Solo and small-to-medium law firms looking for an affordable or free comprehensive legal research platform
•Attorneys who are members of a supporting state or local bar association
•Firms prioritizing an AI-enhanced research workflow on a budget compared to Westlaw/LexisNexis

Watch Out For

•Lack of specific administrative decisions (according to old Reddit thread)
•Need for the full, proprietary editorial content/key systems of Westlaw or Lexis.
•The quality of the search engine/content indexing has received minor past complaints (pre-vLex merger)
•Transition from Fastcase 7 to vLex Fastcase may cause temporary user disruption.

Historically criticized for limited access to secondary sources compared to Westlaw/Lexis (though this has improved and can be purchased separately) Some users of the previous Fastcase 7 found the search function 'dodgy' Vincent AI features may require an additional subscription fee for bar members

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