How legal librarians use Vizlegal to manage information across a law firm

They are expected to stay across court decisions, legislative updates, regulatory changes, and tribunal activity , simultaneously, and across multiple practice areas. The tools they rely on have to match that standard.

For many librarians, the traditional approach meant checking multiple websites repeatedly throughout the day, manually tracking whether something new had been published, and spending significant time locating information that should, in theory, be easy to find. That time adds up quickly.

Vizlegal's search tools are built around the way research professionals actually work. Powerful filters allow librarians to focus quickly on what they need , by judge, adjudicator, tribunal member, legislation, or date, without wading through irrelevant results.

For firms with broad practices, this matters. A librarian supporting a litigation team needs different tools than one supporting a planning or employment practice. Vizlegal's flexible search accommodates both, within the same platform.

Staying current without repeated checking

One of the most time-consuming aspects of legal information management is monitoring sources for new publications. Vizlegal's alert system removes that burden entirely.

Librarians can create personalised alerts for specific phrases, legislation, or topics. The next time a term appears in Iris Oifigiúil, a WRC decision, or any other tracked source, the alert arrives in the inbox , without any manual intervention. No more repeated checking of websites to see if something has been published or issued.

Librarians across some of Ireland's leading law firms have told us they have saved hundreds of hours of work by being able to locate information quickly, or be alerted to it automatically.

Built with librarians, not just for them

Vizlegal's development has been shaped significantly by feedback from legal information professionals. New features are regularly added based on direct input from librarians and research professionals, ensuring the platform evolves with the specific needs of its users rather than ahead of them.

That collaborative approach was recognised in 2023, when Vizlegal was awarded the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) Supplier of the Year Award, a recognition voted on by the legal information community itself.

As Ann O'Sullivan, Library Manager at A&L Goodbody, puts it: Vizlegal has become an invaluable part of how her team conducts legal research , making content that was previously hard to locate genuinely accessible, and giving the team back time they can use where it matters most.

If you would like to see how Vizlegal can support legal information professionals at your firm, book a demo today or get in touch at vizlegal.com/contact.