Another resource available to attorneys is on-line legal tools. Technology in the law firm has changed the way research is engaged in. Lawyers are shifting away from the hard copy editions to on-line tools such as LexisNexis, Westlaw, FindLaw, etc. These on-line tools provide information for a price. Though the subscription fee can be pricey the benefits prove well worth it. Westlaw and LexisNexis permit the user to shepardize a case. Sheperdizing is when you use a seminal case on a given topic and then you track it to see how the courts have used it. The point being you are able to she if the case has received positive treatment, how it has been sited, if it has been modified, and most importantly has the case been overturned. Utilizing the on-line tools not only permits you to find this information quicker and thereby save your clients money, it also provides you ready access to cases which have used your seminal case. You therefore not only have an overview of the courts treatment you also have quick and easy access to what they have specifically asserted.