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LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Legal Articles Now Available on lexis.com
Full-text thought leadership articles from nation’s leading law firms added to LexisNexis online research service
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ, May 30, 2006 - LexisNexis, the leading provider of client development solutions for the legal profession, today announced that Legal Articles, a Martindale-Hubbell® product of thousands of fully searchable articles providing current legal analysis, are now available on lexis.com®.
The articles offer insights from the nation’s most respected legal minds regarding judicial decisions, commentary on new statutes and regulations, and other legislative and regulatory developments. Users of lexis.com will now be able to search for articles by topic, industry or area of practice, article title or keyword, date range, author name and firm name.
"Our research has found that roughly 45% of lawyers find thought leadership articles from their peers to be a top aid in identifying and evaluating the expertise of other attorneys," said Barry Solomon, Esq., vice president and general manager of large law firm client development services for LexisNexis. "By making the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Articles database available to researchers on lexis.com, we’re extending the distribution of thousands of substantive articles about timely and important legal topics, written by top-notch attorneys."
According to a survey by Brand Research, legal articles are an important factor aiding in decision support when lawyers or in-house counsel are looking to refer cases to other attorneys. To assist with the lawyer search process, one-click links from a Legal Article on lexis.com offer users the ability to dive deeper into additional content by instantly pulling up other articles from the firm, the author, or just related news on the topic. Moreover, built-in links to the Martindale-Hubbell professional biographies point users to the article authors, allowing users to gain additional insight about the firm or lawyer who contributed the article.
"The availability of the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Articles in a searchable format on lexis.com enables legal professionals to stay abreast of top legal news by industry and practice areas that are of interest to them," said Solomon. "Moreover, we make it easy for buyers of legal services to quickly identify and locate the lawyer or firm who authored the article."
To access the complete Legal Articles database and to register for free email alerts regarding new articles that become available, go to www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Legal_Articles/article_search_basic.xml.
About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis® and Nexis® research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.
LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® (www.martindale.com) provides client development solutions for the legal profession, partnering with its law firm customers to meet their practice development goals. An integral part of Martindale-Hubbell’s service to the legal community is its Peer Review Rating system, which evaluates lawyers and law firms in the U.S. and Canada based on peer review. Peer Review Ratings attest to a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics, and reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary. The Martindale-Hubbell database of more than 1 million lawyers and law firms, accessible at www.martindale.com and www.lawyers.com, is the number-one lawyer directory on the Internet (as measured by Nielsen//NetRatings). The company provides lawyers, business executives and consumers with detailed information to help them identify, evaluate and select legal counsel.
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