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Casefleet vs Case Notebook

Thomson Reuters Case Notebook is a long-standing trial-prep and case-file tool integrated with Westlaw. Casefleet is a modern, cloud-native litigation workspace with agentic AI, public pricing from $30/user/month, and a 14-day free trial.

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The honest bottom line

Case Notebook (formerly West Case Notebook) is Thomson Reuters' litigation case-file and trial-prep product — a centralized, searchable electronic case file with deposition tools (LiveNote real-time streaming and synced video/transcript review) and Westlaw research integration. Pricing is not publicly listed; it's sold by enterprise contract and commonly bundled with Westlaw and CoCounsel.

Casefleet covers the same litigation fact-management problem with a different bet: cloud-native, browser-only, agentic AI built into the workspace from day one, and transparent per-user pricing.

Feature comparison

Casefleet
Case Notebook
Cloud-native, browser-only ✓Hybrid — desktop client + cloud features
No installation required ✓✗ — desktop client for full feature set
Structured facts → citations → source documents ✓ — fact chronologies✓ — long-standing strength
Visual interactive timelines ✓Static timeline output
Built-in document review with linked highlights ✓Limited
Deposition / transcript review ✓ + audio/video✓ — LiveNote real-time streaming
Agentic AI inside the case workspace ✓ — Agentic WorkflowsPrimarily via bundled CoCounsel
AI-proposed facts you approve per-record ✓ — Suggested FactsLimited inside Case Notebook
Public pricing, self-serve trial ✓ — pricing + free trial✗ — custom, not listed; demo only
Starting cost $30/user/month (annual)Custom enterprise pricing

What Case Notebook does well

  • Deposition review with synced video and transcript — the LiveNote integration is a real workflow advantage
  • Westlaw integration for firms anchored to the Thomson Reuters research stack, with CoCounsel in the same ecosystem
  • Long product history (since West LiveNote) — institutional inertia for firms with years of case files in it

Worth weighing: pricing isn't public (sales call required), cross-platform support is uneven (the desktop client still anchors the workflow), and agentic AI sits primarily in adjacent products rather than in Case Notebook itself.

Where Casefleet is different

  • Cloud-native, no install — case file live in minutes on Mac, Windows, iPad, or mobile
  • The fact is the atomic unit; timeline is a live view
  • Agentic AI proposes facts, tags sources, and drafts demands, motions, and correspondence — you approve every change
  • Transcript review and audio/video review built in (no real-time LiveNote-style streaming)
  • Outlines, reports, full-text search for trial prep
  • Public pricing from $30/user/month; no practice-area lock-in

From a Casefleet user

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Casefleet is an essential tool for keeping track of and categorizing facts. With Casefleet, you can review a document, recording, or deposition transcript, extract all the relevant dates and facts, link them to the relevant people and issues, and never have to turn back to the source. Then you can create terrific reports that include hyperlinks to the source documents. If you need to draft a fact-based motion or prepare for a deposition or trial, you will be ready to go.

Labor and Employment Litigation Attorney, New York

When Case Notebook may be the better fit

Case Notebook is the better choice if your firm is deeply standardized on Thomson Reuters / Westlaw and the integrated research + bundled CoCounsel story is decisive, you rely on real-time LiveNote synced video + transcript as a daily workflow, or you have enterprise procurement comfortable with sales-led custom pricing.

When Casefleet is the better fit

For teams evaluating modern AI without an enterprise contract, Mac users, and firms not standardized on the Thomson Reuters stack, Casefleet is the more practical alternative. See also CaseMap+ AI and Harvey.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Case Notebook cost?

Thomson Reuters does not publish pricing — it's custom and sales-led. Casefleet publishes all of its pricing: $30 Starter, $140 Advanced AI, custom Enterprise.

Can Casefleet import data from Case Notebook?

Migration is supported on Enterprise plans. Get in touch and we'll plan the migration. See document management.

Does Casefleet do real-time deposition transcript streaming?

Casefleet's transcript management handles transcripts after (or imported during) the deposition, plus audio/video review. For real-time live-streaming during the deposition, LiveNote-style tools integrate with Case Notebook in a way Casefleet doesn't replicate today.

Is Casefleet a fit for trial-heavy practices?

Yes. Outlines are built for cross-examination prep, summary judgment, and opening/closing; reports generate filterable chronologies for witness binders and motion exhibits.

Does Casefleet draft motions and briefs?

Yes — the agentic AI drafting toolkit drafts motions, briefs, summaries, demand letters, and correspondence grounded in the structured facts in your case file.

See Casefleet for litigation fact management

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