Westlaw Deep Research

Westlaw Deep Research searches Westlaw's database of caselaw, statutes, and administrative decisions and returns a written research report that explains, analyzes, or synthesizes relevant authority.

Deep Research employs an agentic process that mirrors the methodology of human researchers, utilizing Westlaw's proprietary tools to systematically analyze the trusted content available on Westlaw and Practical Law.

This skill will autonomously run the full research cycle: start, poll, report.

Prerequisites

The cocounsel-legal MCP server must be connected. Verify it is available before starting research. If the server is not connected, inform the user and stop.

When to Use

• Use for any questions answerable from caselaw, statutes, regulations, administrative materials, secondary sources, Practical Law documents and Current Awareness materials, including JD Supra. Examples include:
• How courts have ruled on an issue or what authority supports or challenges a position
• The elements or defenses of a claim, or the governing standard for an issue in a particular jurisdiction
• How a statute, regulation, or doctrine is being interpreted and applied
• The arguments on both sides of an unsettled question