OnLAW^® Pro plus Practitioner™

Turn Research into Results with the Only California-Specific Legal Know-How Solution

Integrated with OnLAWPro, Practitioner provides expert insights to help you apply the law with confidence.

Discover the Power of Practitioner: Legal Research plus Practical Guidance

Practitioner is essential to OnLAW Pro, designed to give you practical tools, guidance, and expert insights to help you bridge the gap between legal research and real-world application.

Begin your research with expert-authored treatises you can't find elsewhere to give you a clear understanding of the issues at hand. Then find the relevant primary law all in the same platform. Save time and ensure your work is grounded in expert commentary, as well as the most current legal precedents.

Practical Legal Guidance at Your Fingertips

Why You Want It:

Authoritative California-Specific Content: Access unmatched depth of practice-focused content tailored to California law.
Exclusive, Expert-Authored Intelligence: Leverage the experience of an elite network of sitting judges and seasoned attorneys to help you navigate the complexities of California law.
Comprehensive Practice Area Coverage: Whether it's business law, real property, complex litigation, family law or other, we have it covered.
Checklists, Guides and Templates: Streamline your workflow with practical tools that guide you through common processes and grow understanding, even in unfamiliar areas of law.

Maximize Efficiency with California-Focused Legal Know-How

Comprehensive Legal Research with Practical Guidance

Begin your legal research with in-depth, expert-authored treatises that provide a clear understanding of the issues at hand. These treatises, authored by California’s top judges and attorneys, offer practical insights and deep analysis you can’t find anywhere else. Seamlessly transition to the relevant primary law all within the same platform.

Enhanced Efficiency and Improved Outcomes

Handle more cases and more complex issues without the need for extensive training. Practical tools such as forms, checklists, strategy guides and templates simplify the research process, ensuring that even the most nuanced details are addressed. You can focus more on high-value tasks while reducing the risk of errors, improving client outcomes and increasing productivity.

Access to Exclusive, Expert-Authored Content

Gain access to practical guidance, workflows, and insights authored by California’s top judges and attorneys. These expert contributors provide deep, nuanced perspectives and insider knowledge that can’t be found in any other resource. This gives your firm a competitive edge, ensuring that you are applying the law with the most accurate and up-to-date information.

Improved Client Outcomes

Achieve better outcomes by leveraging research accuracy and practical tools. The depth of information available, combined with step-by-step guidance, ensures that every legal argument is built on solid, thoroughly researched ground. This improves client satisfaction and positions you as an expert in handling California-specific legal issues.

Speed Up Onboarding and Training for Associates

Onboard new associates easily and quickly. With step-by-step guidance, sample documents and how-to workflows, junior attorneys can handle complex legal matters faster and with more confidence. This allows firms to scale and handle more cases without sacrificing quality or accuracy while also reducing the learning curve for new hires.

Expand into New Practice Areas with Confidence

Extend your expertise in unfamiliar practice areas. With practical guidance tools that include workflows, forms, and checklists, you can confidently handle cases in any area. This makes it easier for small and mid-size firms to expand their capabilities, take on more complex matters, and grow their practice without hiring additional staff or investing in extensive training.

Features That Make a Difference

Primary Law with TrueCite®

Leverage our best-in-class legal search to find the most relevant content, fast. Narrow your results with advanced filters, including court, cause of action, procedural posture and disposition. Coverage includes California Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court case law, as well as the California Codes and California Constitution. Plus, TrueCite’s color-coded treatment flags let you know at a glance whether a case is still good law.

California-Focused Practice Guides

Rely on CEB’s expert community of contributing judges and lawyers to frame and organize the legal issues for you before you dive into case law research or start drafting. The most trusted and comprehensive California-specific practice guides are available in curated practice area libraries that meet the needs of California lawyers.

Workflows

Work smarter by accessing all Practitioner’s resources via Workflows that provide a logical and dynamic overview of major categories of work and legal tasks required by specific types of California state and federal cases. Find the specific resource you need, when you need it, while understanding how that resource fits into the broader context of your case.

How-to Guides

Spend less time navigating the local rules of court and multiple pages on each court’s website. Let the judges in the California counties and district courts you practice in guide you through the proper procedure. Each how-to guide provides clear, concise step-by-step guidance, including Judges' perspective notes, practice notes and more.

Strategy Notes

The best lawyers always want to know how other experienced practitioners analyze the issues. Strategy notes give you an outline of the key strategic and tactical considerations you should take into account when analyzing a new development in your practice area, approaching settlement negotiations, or advising your client.

Charts and Checklists

Not everything requires in-depth legal research. Sometimes, all you need is a quick overview of the key tasks or issues or a reminder to not forget an important step. Includes cause of action checklists that outline the key elements, statutes of limitations, relevant jury instructions, remedies, and damages for a particular claim.

Sample Documents

High-quality templates, forms, and standard clauses, with detailed Guidance Comment annotations explaining the document’s requirements, as well as how, when or why to adapt the sample language or use an alternate clause. Downloadable in Word, either with or without Guidance Comments.

Features that Make a Difference

Primary Law with TrueCite^®

Leverage our best-in-class legal search to find the most relevant content, fast. Narrow your results with advanced filters, including court, cause of action, procedural posture, and disposition. Coverage includes California Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. Supreme Court case law, as well as the California Codes and California Constitution. Plus, TrueCite’s color-coded treatment flags let you know at a glance whether a case is still good law.

Each Practice Area is Carefully Curated

Whether your focus is on business law, real property, corporate law, employment law, litigation, family law or emerging areas like privacy and cybersecurity, CEB’s library spans a wide range of relevant practice areas. This breadth ensures that you can find the precise, actionable guidance you need for any legal matter.

Litigate business disputes, including breach of contract, partnership disputes, business torts and insurance coverage issues. Use practical workflows and how-to guides to master the procedural requirements for different counties.

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Get workflows for wage and hour, discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. Rely on strategic insights and annotated sample documents by expert practitioners on PAGA, leave laws, wrongful termination, civil procedure and other issues.

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Handle divorce, child custody and support, marital settlement agreements, visitation and more with CEB’s comprehensive California-focused coverage of family law, including the “green bible.” Confidently hand off work to paralegals and new associates with workflows and practical guidance.

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Navigate California state and federal courts with confidence. Get county- and district court-specific guidance from judges, workflows that cover drafting and responding to complaints, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation and more.

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Litigate disputes arising out of real property purchase and sale contracts, disputes with brokers and title disputes. Master litigation practice and procedure in the counties where you have a case, using workflows and other guidance tools.

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Navigate the complex interplay of the Probate Code, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure and Evidence Code when litigating will and trust disputes or elder law litigation.

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Common Questions Attorneys Ask About Practitioner

Practitioner extends legal research beyond finding the law by providing practical guidance, expert-authored insight, and actionable tools designed to help California attorneys apply the law with confidence. Here are answers to common questions attorneys ask about using Practitioner in daily practice.

What makes Practitioner different from traditional legal research platforms?

Practitioner complements legal research by helping attorneys apply California law in practice through expert-authored guidance, workflows, forms, checklists, and practical analysis designed for real-world legal matters.

Rather than relying solely on primary law research, Practitioner provides actionable know-how that helps attorneys move more efficiently from research to execution.

Practitioner includes:

Step-by-step legal workflows
Practical guidance and procedural insight
Forms, templates, and checklists
Expert-authored practice analysis
Strategy guidance across key California practice areas
Integrated access alongside OnLAW Pro research capabilities

Written by California’s leading attorneys and judges, Practitioner helps attorneys handle unfamiliar legal issues more confidently while reducing research time and improving efficiency.

Is Practitioner built specifically for California law?

Yes. Practitioner is built exclusively for California legal practice and provides deep coverage of California statutes, regulations, procedural rules, and practical guidance across a wide range of practice areas.

Because CEB focuses solely on California law, attorneys gain access to jurisdiction-specific procedural insight, expert-authored guidance, and legal analysis tailored to the realities of practicing in California courts and regulatory environments.

Practitioner helps attorneys navigate California-specific legal complexities with greater confidence, efficiency, and practical understanding.

Who contributes Practitioner content?

Practitioner content is authored and maintained by an extensive network of practicing California attorneys, sitting judges, experienced practitioners, and legal editors with deep subject matter expertise.

CEB contributors bring real-world legal experience across California practice areas, helping ensure Practitioner content reflects not only current law, but also practical application and procedural considerations attorneys encounter in daily practice.

Content is continuously reviewed and updated to reflect changes in California statutes, regulations, case law, and legal developments.

How do attorneys use Practitioner in daily practice?

California attorneys use Practitioner to prepare filings, evaluate procedural requirements, advise clients, and navigate complex litigation, transactional, and compliance matters with greater confidence and efficiency.

Practitioner helps attorneys move beyond primary law research by combining expert-authored practical guidance with workflow support and procedural insight.

Attorneys commonly use Practitioner for:

Motion and filing preparation
Procedural and litigation guidance
Compliance and regulatory interpretation
Client advisement and risk analysis
Access to California-focused forms and practice tools
Practice-specific workflows and checklists

How does Practitioner help attorneys work more efficiently?

Practitioner helps attorneys reduce time spent piecing together guidance, procedural analysis, and practice tools from multiple sources by combining expert-authored practical guidance, workflow support, and procedural insight within a single California-focused platform.

By integrating practical guidance alongside OnLAW Pro legal research capabilities, Practitioner helps attorneys:

Get to answers faster
Reduce nonbillable research time
Identify procedural considerations earlier
Apply California law more confidently
Deliver more informed client guidance

The result is a more streamlined research and practice workflow built specifically for California attorneys.

Why do California legal professionals choose CEB?

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