LexisNexis™ Edition of Time Matters^® Software Chosen by ATLA As Preferred Practice Management Solution

DAYTON, OH, July 22, 2002 - LexisNexis, the global leader in legal, news and business information services, announced today that the 58,000-member Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) has chosen the LexisNexis™ edition of Time Matters^® as the preferred practice management software and will make it available as part of its Member Benefits program at special pricing.

The LexisNexis edition of Time Matters 4.0 is a complete practice management system that is fully integrated with LexisNexis at www.lexis.com research. Only the LexisNexis edition of Time Matters allows legal professionals to use the Research Manager to link directly from a case file to the total research system, including LexisNexis Case Summaries, Shepard’s^® Citations Service, the Web’s most extensive collection of public records, and authoritative analytical content from Matthew Bender^®, Michie™ and Mealey’s.

This seamless integration of Time Matters software with LexisNexis legal research means easier, more efficient and more reliable research, with search histories and annotations linked directly to each case. By centralizing daily tasks and working more efficiently, legal professionals have more time for what really matters—practicing law and growing their businesses.

The agreement with ATLA announced today also establishes special member pricing for the newly introduced LexisNexis edition of Time Matters with the Civil Litigation Feature Package, which is an add-on module. The Civil Litigation Feature Package supplements the award-winning Time Matters software and offers users time-saving customized and automated features designed for attorneys practicing civil litigation.

Legal professionals who have tested and used the new LexisNexis edition of Time Matters Civil Litigation Feature Package estimated that the new software could save as many as 200 hours of set-up and customization time, freeing attorneys and legal staff for more important tasks. It can also help attorneys reduce or eliminate the need for consultants to customize or set up the software.

“This is as close as it gets to providing out-of-the-box functionality for practice management software. Time Matters experts have spent hundreds of hours customizing the software specifically for civil litigators. Developers invested the time so attorneys don’t have to,” said Ken Crutchfield, LexisNexis vice president and chief operating officer for Desktop Applications.

LexisNexis works in partnership with its customers to tailor and integrate its information content and productivity tools into the workflow of law-firm users. The Civil Litigation Feature Package is the result of seven years of consultancy with civil litigation firms. The product is designed for use by most types of civil litigators in plaintiff, defense and subrogative matters.

The LexisNexis edition of Time Matters Civil Litigation Feature Package leverages custom features and the close integration of LexisNexis research and Time Matters software to offer unique advantages to users, from solo attorneys to firms with hundreds of associates. The Civil Litigation Feature Package helps automate certain practice-management functions, improving control over case work flow.

More than 50 document templates are available to help users create common client- and case-related documents. Automated record creation also helps attorneys complete important tasks necessary for new matters. That same function also helps users produce timely materials necessary for statute dates and record requests. In addition, the software includes these features:

• 51 Document Templates
• 85 Auto-Entry Forms
• New-matter Chains
• 51 Triggers and Management Reports