LexisNexis®
 
LexisNexis® is the leader in comprehensive and authoritative legal, news and business information, public records and more. Available through an easy-to-use Web-based interface, LexisNexis® gives you flat rate access to more than three billion online documents from thousands of credible sources.

With LexisNexis® you can:

  • Research legal issues (case law, statutes, regulations, law reviews)
  • Monitor key issues in the news (trade journals, business wires, newspapers, magazines, interview transcripts)
  • Research companies and their principals (SEC filings, company profiles, private company information)
  • Conduct financial/public record due diligence (bankruptcy filings, judgments and liens, secretary of state filings/DBAs, real and personal property ownership)         
  • Monitor legislative changes affecting our industry at both the federal and state level
  • Research tax issues (federal, state, local, excise, sales, international tax issues)

Who can benefit from LexisNexis®?

Many business and legal professionals can benefit from LexisNexis®. Here are a few examples:

Litigation Attorneys and Staff Attorneys – These attorneys litigate and practice law on behalf of the company. Therefore, these attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants need comprehensive information on court rules, procedural information, legal news, jury verdict settlements, public records to determine value of a suit, Regulations, Federal and State statutes and caselaw, treatises and law review articles and journals.

Underwriting Attorneys – An underwriting attorney who is involved with the assessment of risk associated with insurance policies can benefit from LexisNexis®. This attorney, paralegal or legal assistant would need reliable and comprehensive public records information for due diligence purposes to assess and/or verify entities, properties or individuals.

Claims Attorneys – A claims attorney who is involved with assessing the nature and validity of claims made against the insurance policy can benefit from LexisNexis®. This attorney, paralegal or legal assistant would use public records to further investigate information on people, entities or property related to claims. This attorney may also have the need of specialty treatises and docket information.