Consider the top 10 reasons why you should use Research One to handle your legal research and writing needs. Or download the online version of our brochure (PDF, 365 KB) to read about these advantages later.
1. Win more cases
Lots of factors can affect a case's outcome. Quality research, evidence, and the ability to argue a case persuasively are three factors. We can show you examples where we believe our research and writing have significantly improved the odds of success.
2. Cut your costs
Do you pay for permanent research staff? Do you spend money maintaining a library and subscribing to information sources?
We can save you that money. We can save you the costs of hiring permanent staff. We have few of the overheads of law firms, which means our services are competitively priced. There are no subscription fees for using our services. And you can use us as much or as little as you like.
3. Get a life
It would be no surprise that you are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with your "all work and no play" lifestyle. Free up your time by outsourcing your legal research needs to us. You'll get more time to focus on the important parts of your life.
4. Increase your profits
Having time to focus on "high-value" work, like client retention and client development, is nowadays vital to your practice's profitability. Outsourcing your "hackwork" to us will give you more time to focus on those higher-value tasks.
5. Let us take the load
You don't like research work. You feel you do not have all the necessary skills. Sometimes, you don't know even where to start. You get frustrated with the different types of databases and other information sources that are available. And once you've mastered one source, it soon becomes obsolete, and so you spend even more time getting your skills up-to-date. Now, you can relax, and let us take the burden off you. Focus on the things you are good at. We are research specialists, so we know the tools of our trade.
6. Get a competitive edge
As a lawyer, you're facing increasing competition. You need to give your clients reasons for choosing your practice over another. By being able to access our specialist services, you can give increasingly discerning clients an extra reason for choosing your practice over a rival firm.
7. Expand your resources
You have a suite of online legal information databases. You may even have your own law library, internal computer systems, and dedicated research staff. But the universe of materials needed for quality legal research is so huge these days that you can never possess more than a representative segment. Now, you can tap into our global network of resources. We have access to formidable information resources, including first-rate law libraries and powerful expert connections.
8. Expand your horizons
These days, you increasingly must be aware of the law of more than one jurisdiction. You could research the jurisdiction yourself, but there is no substitute for local knowledge. Our research specialists are located both nationally and internationally, which gives us essential local knowledge of different places.
9. Open your mind
You can't master every area of law. So, you tend to compartmentalise the law and focus on one or two areas of expertise. But the law can't be so neatly contained, and so you may miss a winning argument because it's not within your experience. We can research and analyse across legal subject areas, and even across other disciplines relevant to litigation, such as science and history.
10. Take a reality check
You're conducting your own research. You're anxious for a particular result. You may sometimes not look as objectively at a legal problem or legal argument as an independent researcher. We are independent of your law firm or legal department, which means we can look at your problem more objectively.