Compliance Alert Center
Latest
Updates
Regulatory Guidance Alerts
WestClip
KeyCite
Alert
Topical Alerts
To receive an e-mail containing information about statutes and regulations that have recently been enacted or adopted, follow these steps:
Click the Latest Updates tab if it is not already selected.
Click Create next to the topic for which you want to receive updates.
Type your e-mail address in the E-mail Address text box.
Select one of the following frequencies:
Daily with summary snippets
Weekly—with summary snippets (Delivered Sunday)
Weekly—with No snippets (Delivered Sunday)
Click Subscribe. To edit your selections, click the Latest Updates tab, then click Edit next to the topic you want to edit.
To receive new regulatory guidance materials via e-mail, click the Regulatory Guidance Alerts tab, then follow these steps:
Click Create. The Regulatory Guidance Summary Alerts page is displayed.
In the Entry Name text box, type a name for your entry.
Browse the list of topics by clicking the plus (+) and minus (−) symbols. To choose a topic, select its check box.
Under Select Jurisdictions, choose one or more jurisdictions by selecting their check boxes.
Under Select Frequency, choose a frequency for your update by selecting its check box.
Type your e-mail address in the Enter e-mail address text box.
Click Save.
WestClip runs your Terms and Connectors searches on a regular basis so you can stay up-to-date on news and legal developments. To create a WestClip entry, click the WestClip tab, then follow these steps:
Click Create. The WestClip: Create Entry page is displayed.
Type a name for the entry (maximum of 40 characters) in the Name of clip text box.
The client identifier for the current research session is displayed in the Client ID text box. Type a new client identifier to assign this entry to another client.
Specify a database in which you want your search to be run by typing the database identifier in the Database(s) text box. (For help with selecting a database, click Find a Database.) If you accessed WestClip from a search result, the database identifier is entered for you.
Type a Terms and Connectors query in the Query text box. (For a list of connectors and field restrictions to use in your query, click Full Search Editor. Then click the arrow next to Add Connectors or Expanders at the bottom of the page.) If you accessed WestClip from a search result, the query is entered for you.
To modify delivery settings for an entry, including how often the entry should be run and the destination to which your WestClip results should be sent, click Edit. When you finish specifying your settings, click Save to return to the WestClip: Create Entry page.
Click Save to save your entry.
To make changes to a WestClip entry, click an entry name. To delete an entry, select the check box next to the entry and click Delete.
KeyCite Alert automatically monitors the status of your cases, statutes, administrative decisions, and regulations and sends you updates when their KeyCite results change. To create a KeyCite Alert entry, click the KeyCite Alerts tab, then follow these steps:
Click Create. The KeyCite Alert: Create KeyCite Alert Entry page is displayed.
Type the citation of the document you want to monitor in the Citation text box and click Go.
Select the type of history you want to monitor and specify whether you want to include citing references in the result.
If desired, click Limit Citing Refs to restrict the citing references for your KeyCite Alert entry. The restrictions available vary depending on the type of document you are monitoring. After selecting your restrictions, click Apply in the left frame to return to the KeyCite Alert: Create Entry page.
Click Edit next to Delivery Settings to change the delivery settings listed on the right side of the page. When you finish specifying your settings, click Save to return to the KeyCite Alert: Create Entry page.
Click Save to save your entry.
Topical Alerts allows you to receive new documents relating to a specific topic of interest to you. To create a Topical Alert entry, click the Topical Alerts tab.
Type your keywords in the Enter Keywords text box at the top of the page and click Scan. A list of topics related to your keywords is displayed under Topic.
Select specific topics by selecting the appropriate check boxes. You must select at least one topic in order to run a search.
After your topic restrictions are processed, restrict your collection to specific jurisdictions, if desired, by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Jurisdiction.
After your jurisdiction restrictions are processed, restrict your collection to specific agencies, where available, by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Agency.
Type a name for your entry in the Alert Name text box.
Choose a frequency to receive alert results from the Select Frequency drop-down list.
Type your e-mail address in the E-mail Address text box.
If desired, restrict your report to specific document types by selecting the appropriate check boxes under Document Types.
When you have made your selections, click Save.
To edit or delete entries, click the Topical Alerts tab. The Compliance Alert Center page is displayed. To edit an entry, click Edit next to the entry name. To delete an entry, select its check box, then click Delete.