Fastcase
Legal research software
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What is Fastcase
Fastcase is a legal research platform that provides access to U.S. case law and related legal materials for attorneys, law students, and legal professionals. It supports searching, reading, and citing cases, and is often offered through bar association member benefits as well as direct subscriptions. The product emphasizes streamlined research workflows and cost-conscious access to primary law compared with enterprise-focused research suites.
Broad U.S. case law access
Fastcase provides searchable access to a large collection of U.S. federal and state case law. It supports common research tasks such as keyword searching, filtering, and navigating within opinions. For many small and mid-sized practices, this coverage can address day-to-day primary-law research needs without requiring a full enterprise research stack.
Bar association distribution model
Fastcase is widely distributed through state and local bar associations as a member benefit, which can reduce procurement friction for individual attorneys. This model can make it easier for firms to standardize on a baseline research tool when attorneys already have access via membership. It also supports predictable access for solo and small-firm users who may not purchase larger research bundles.
Research workflow and citation tools
The platform includes tools oriented to practical research workflows, such as saving results and working with citations while reviewing cases. It is designed for rapid retrieval and reading of primary law rather than extensive editorial analysis. For users who primarily need to locate and cite relevant opinions, these capabilities can be sufficient for routine matters.
Less editorial depth than enterprise suites
Compared with more comprehensive legal research platforms, Fastcase typically offers fewer proprietary editorial enhancements and practice-oriented secondary analysis. Users who rely heavily on curated guidance, deep annotations, or extensive treatise libraries may need additional resources. This can increase tool sprawl for firms that want research plus practical guidance in one environment.
Coverage varies by content type
Fastcase is strongest for primary law, but coverage for specialized content types (for example, certain niche secondary sources, news, or highly specialized regulatory materials) may be more limited depending on subscription and jurisdiction. Organizations with broad multi-domain research requirements may find gaps. Teams should validate jurisdictional and content coverage against their specific practice areas.
Advanced analytics may be limited
While Fastcase supports core search and retrieval, it may not match the breadth of advanced analytics and integrated litigation intelligence available in some higher-end platforms. Firms that need extensive docket analytics, judge analytics, or deeply integrated workflow tooling may require separate products. This can affect power users who expect a single system for research plus analytics.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Appellate | $695 per year OR $65 per month | Flexible no-contract monthly pricing; Federal and 50-state appellate case law; nationwide statutes & regulations; includes timeline view and printing. Source: Fastcase pricing page. |
| Premium | $995 per year OR $95 per month | Everything in Appellate plus Federal District Courts and Federal Bankruptcy Courts; flexible no-contract monthly pricing; adds broader primary law coverage and premium features. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Enterprise solutions for law firms, associations, law schools, corporations; custom feature set and volume pricing; contact Fastcase sales for quote. |
Additional official add-ons (examples from Fastcase site):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Add-on / Content | Price | Notes |
| Littler Complete National Library (28 titles) | $695 per year | Optional secondary content available to purchase and search inside Fastcase. |
| Littler Complete State Library (51 titles) | $1,195 per year | State-specific secondary content bundles. |
| Littler Both National & State (79 titles) | $1,895 per year | Full Littler Employer Library bundle. |
| Dakota Disc Basic package (includes 1-year Fastcase) | $500 one-time (plus tax) | State-specific offering; additional Fastcase subscriptions available at listed incremental annual prices. |
Notes: Prices and plan names taken directly from Fastcase’s official pricing/plans and product pages; Enterprise pricing is listed as custom on the official site.
Seller details
Fastcase, Inc.
Washington, D.C., United States
1999
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