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Press Releases — July-September, 2007

LexisNexis Launches Lexis® Back Office Powered by PCLawTM 9 to Help Law Firms Improve Cash flow
Newly enhanced business management software provides law firms with expanded functionality including integrated credit card processing and online payroll

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NEW YORK, NY, August 27, 2007 - LexisNexis today announced the launch of Lexis® Back Office powered by PCLawTM Version 9, a newly enhanced billing, accounting and management software system that provides law firms with industry leading tools needed to manage the business side of their practice. With Lexis Back Office powered by PCLaw, this complete “back office” solution now features integrated credit card processing and online payroll – bringing together a more complete back office solution. Additionally, billing and reporting enhancements round out an existing list of impressive product attributes.

“Lexis Back Office powered by PCLaw 9 provides law firms with a complete back office solution.  The integration with industry leading credit card processing and payroll provides our clients with the convenience of managing all their back office needs from one solution” said Loretta Ruppert, vice president of Back Office Products for LexisNexis. “For law firms, the credit card processing capabilities improves client service by providing additional means to complete billing transactions –improving cash flow and reducing the effort with collecting payments.”

Over 25,000 law firms use PCLaw, which is designed to help law firm staff easily capture more billable time.  PCLaw software’s complete back office functionality provides law firms with the ability to effortlessly manage the business side of their practices including, time tracking, check writing, trust accounting, billing, financial and management reporting.

Additional enhancements featured in Lexis Back Office powered by PCLaw 9 include:

• Online payroll powered by ADP – simplifies payroll processing
• Integrated credit card processing – improves cash flow for law firms by electronically processing credit card payments directly within PCLaw, and enables confirmation of payment within seconds
• Bill flow manager – expedites billing, provides more control and management of the entire billing process from a centralized location
• Simplified bank reconciliation screen – enables users to view their information in a preferred, selective manner
• More flexible reporting – allows for new sorting and filtering options for firms to run reports

“LexisNexis is committed to helping legal professionals and law firms succeed in every area of their profession, including the business of law,” said Alan Tuback, Back Office product manager for LexisNexis.  “Lexis Back Office Powered by PCLaw 9 reflects our mission to provide the profession with the most complete, most innovative solutions for improved billing, collection and payroll processes through one, centralized application.”

Legal-specific functionality features included in PCLaw provide law firms with added value, with features such as trust accounting management, e-billing and law firm-specific productivity reports – attributes not usually found in general billing/accounting packages.

For more information on Lexis Back Office Powered by PCLaw 9, please visit
http://law.lexisnexis.com/back-office-pclaw or call (800) 711-9726.

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