Product Corner

McGrady on Social Media Released

2011-11-09T16:15:00Z

McGrady on Social Media is geared to helping practitioners answer important questions in the rapidly-evolving social media arena.

The product covers the impact of various laws, such as those in the areas of copyright and communications, on the creation of social media policies. McGrady on Social Media explores all the major social media players, such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, but also provides insight on up and coming social media providers. Author Paul McGrady Jr. is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig in Chicago.

This volume is available in the LexisNexis bookstore, and through these ebook links:

Bookstore Listing

Ebook Kindle

Ebook for ebook Reader

For more information about LexisNexis products and solutions connect with us through our corporate site.

LexisNexis® Mobile Solutions

2011-11-07T15:27:00Z

Whether you're in the office or on the road, you can use today's apps, mobile sites and eBooks from LexisNexis^® to make more informed, on-the-spot decisions.

Designed especially for mobile devices, these resources help you:

Quickly access current news and legal information
Uncover information relevant to a real-time law enforcement investigation
Effectively access, manage and review your background check request status

As a result, you can:

Expand your reach as you conduct your work from more locations
Gain greater efficiency and maximize your efforts
Achieve better outcomes for your organization or firm, clients or law enforcement agency
Accelerate the hiring process

AVAILABLE NOW! - VISIT http://www.lexisnexis.com/mobile to download these apps and start using them today!!!

CourtLink^®
iPhone^® app
Samsung^® Android^{^TM} app
iPad app-coming soon!

CourtLink^® users can review new court docket Alert- and Track-activity right from their mobile device.

View iPhone^® app demo

Order eBooks: LexisNexis^® store

eBooks from LexisNexis
Readable on iPhone^®, iPad^® and other mobile digital reading devices

Access authoritative, trusted legal treatises and guides from Matthew Bender^® and others on your e-reader or smartphone anytime and from anywhere. Stay current with electronic updates.

Get more details

Download the app

Lexis^® Advance for Solos
iPhone^® app

Wherever you need to work, you can get vital information quickly with basic functionality such as legal search, search filters, Shepard's^® Citations Service reports, work folders and recent history. For more info, visit the Lexis Advance mobile page.

Download the BlackBerry app Download the iPhone app

LexisNexis^® Accurint^®
BlackBerry^® app
iPhone^® app

LexisNexis^® Accurint^® mobile gets you one step closer to solving cases by providing you remote access anytime, anywhere. Rapidly follow up on new leads as they develop and obtain immediate search results on your mobile device. (Currently available for Accurint for Government and Accurint for Law Enforcement subscribers.)

Download the app

LexisNexis^® Get Cases & Shepardize^®
iPhone^® app

Conduct research and validation from anywhere with mobile access to the LexisNexis^® editorially enhanced case-law collection and Shepard's^® Citations Service.

Download the app

LexisNexis^® Law School Q&A Series
iPhone^® and iPad^® app

Test your skills with multiple-choice and essay questions (as well as detailed answers) for specific subject matter covered in the law school curriculum. Law students will be able to review questions, make educated guesses and receive detailed analysis all with a click of a few buttons.

Download the app

LexisNexis^® Lead Alert
iPhone^® app

Receive real-time notifications of new leads and connect with prospective clients quickly-before someone else does-maximizing your marketing investment in LexisNexis® Law Firm Marketing Solutions.

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LexisNexis^® Legal News
iPhone and iPad^® app

Stay on top of legal news, video, blog and Twitter^® sources with a continuously updating content feed.

Basic version includes access to limited open-Web content.
Enhanced version includes additional LexisNexis licensed news.

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LexisNexis^® Tax Law Community
iPhone and iPad^® app

Access legal news, analysis and commentary on emerging legal tax issues. Stay on top of legal issues impacting tax practice and interact with leading legal professionals through blogs, podcasts and commentary.

Access mobile site

Nexis^® News Search
mobile site¹
iPhone and iPad app-coming soon!

Search the LexisNexis^® news collection in a mobile-enabled site. Free; must have nexis.com^® or Nexis^® Direct subscription to use.

www.lexisnexis.com/nexisnews

Access mobile site

Lexis^® Legal Search
mobile site¹

Search the most common used legal and secondary, Federal and State & Local, collection in this mobile-enabled site. Free, must have Lexis.com subscription to use.

Visit www.lexisnexis.com/lexismobile to start your research on the go and see what apps are coming soon! Need assistance? Contact your LexisNexis Representative today! Happy Researching!

Fortune Magazine and ALM Team up with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell to Publish "Top Ranked Law Firms" Report

2011-11-04T18:21:00Z

Fortune Magazine and ALM Team up with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell to Publish "Top Ranked Law Firms" Report

Rankings Based on Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

November 3, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced an agreement with Fortune Magazine and ALM Media Properties to help them compile and publish a "Top Ranked Law Firms" special report to appear in Fortune's December 26 "Investor's Guide" issue. The list of firms recognized in the report will also be featured on CNNMoney.com, law.com and martindale.com^®.

To create this list of Top Ranked Law Firms, LexisNexis^® Martindale-Hubbell^® tapped its comprehensive database of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings^TM to identify U.S. firms with 21 or more attorneys in which at least 1 in 3 of their lawyers achieved the AV® Preeminent^TM peer review rating - the highest peer review rating available.

"Thousands of people use the Martindale-Hubbell^® Legal Network every day to find local attorneys, confirm their credentials and select firms that provide services for their personal and professional legal needs," said David Palmieri, Vice President and Managing Director of Marketing and Consumer Solutions at LexisNexis. "We're excited to work with Fortune to help them compile their list of 'Top Ranked Law Firms,' and we're delighted to help bring greater exposure to firms whose lawyers have been deemed by their peers to be among the best in the country."

"We're very happy to have teamed with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell and ALM to present the 'Top Ranked Law Firms' section in Fortune magazine. Fortune reaches more than 4.4 million business decisions makers, and this program will identify the leading legal counsel available to help successful businesses address their legal needs," said Newell Thompson, Executive Director, Time Inc. Custom Content.

Fortune partnered with ALM, the leading provider of news and information to the U.S. legal industry, to co-produce the special section in the magazine and market it to advertisers in the industry.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are driven by the confidential opinions of lawyers and members of the judiciary who receive invitations from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell to provide reviews of lawyers of whom they have professional knowledge. As the highest rating available, an AV Preeminent Peer Review certification mark is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. Peer Review rated lawyers are not required to have a paid listing on Lawyers.comSM or martindale.com^®.

To learn more about our ratings services and how to promote them, go to http://www.lexisnexis.com/law-firm-marketing/products-and-services/lawyer-ratings/.

About LexisNexis Legal & Professional

LexisNexis Legal & Professional (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. Today, LexisNexis Legal & Professional harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

Fannie Mae Selects LexisNexis CounselLink Software for Legal Matter Management and e-Billing

2011-10-27T16:25:00Z

CounselLink Provides Fannie Mae Cost-Effective Solution for Managing External Legal Spend, Matters and Law Firms

October 26, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today it has reached a multi-year agreement to provide its CounselLink software to Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) chartered by Congress with a mission to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the U.S. housing and mortgage markets. LexisNexis^® CounselLink^® enables corporate law departments to more effectively and efficiently manage their legal spend and matters, while at the same time optimizing their outside counsel relationships. The service consists of robust e-billing capabilities, comprehensive matter management functionality, actionable reporting and analysis tools, and various outside counsel collaboration features.

"We've seen tremendous interest in our CounselLink product in recent months particularly within the financial services vertical, and we're honored that Fannie Mae has chosen CounselLink to help them manage their outside legal matters and costs," said Jeff Schuett, General Manager and Vice President Corporate Counsel Solutions, LexisNexis.

"Fannie Mae is constantly looking for ways to reduce our costs and streamline our operations," said Amy S. Barry, Chief of Staff to the General Counsel, Fannie Mae. "One of the main reasons we chose LexisNexis CounselLink was the software's ability to provide a single solution for matter management, e-billing and analytics."

More information about CounselLink can be found at http://corporate.lexisnexis.com/counsellink/.

About LexisNexis Legal & Professional
LexisNexis Legal & Professional (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. Today, LexisNexis harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis helps professionals at law firms and legal departments of all sizes manage the business element of their practice with innovative software and mobile solutions for customer relationship management, competitive intelligence gathering and assessment, time and billing management, matter management, client analysis, legal holds and more.

About Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae exists to expand affordable housing and bring global capital to local communities in order to serve the U.S. housing market. Fannie Mae has a federal charter and operates in America's secondary mortgage market to enhance the liquidity of the mortgage market by providing funds to mortgage bankers and other lenders so that they may lend to home buyers. Our job is to help those who house America.

Hawaiian Electric Company Chooses LexisNexis CounselLink Software for Legal Matter Management and e-Billing

2011-10-12T16:12:00Z

CounselLink to Help Legal Team More Effectively and Efficiently Manage their Costs and Matters

LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced today it has reached a multi-year agreement to provide its CounselLink® software to Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries, which serve 95 percent of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, Lanai and Molokai. LexisNexis® CounselLink® enables corporate law departments to more effectively and efficiently manage their legal spend and matters, while at the same time optimizing their outside counsel relationships.

"The legal team at Hawaiian Electric is eager to take advantage of the e-billing and matter management tools available through CounselLink," said Susan A. Li, vice president and general counsel, Hawaiian Electric Company. "Hawaiian Electric and its subsidiaries engage nearly 50 outside law firms at any given time and by leveraging CounselLink, we believe we can become much more efficient in how we work with these firms in order to control costs so we can keep rates as low as possible for our customers."

"We're excited that Hawaiian Electric has chosen CounselLink to help them manage their outside legal matters and costs," said Jeff Schuett, vice president and general manager, Corporate Counsel Solutions at LexisNexis. "With the introduction earlier this year of stronger matter management tools as well as our recent integration with Microsoft? Outlook?, CounselLink has become a truly indispensable tool for corporate legal departments."

CounselLink consists of robust e-billing capabilities, comprehensive matter management functionality, actionable reporting and analysis tools and various outside counsel collaboration features. More information about CounselLink can be found at http://corporate.lexisnexis.com/
counsellink/.

About LexisNexis Legal & Professional
LexisNexis Legal & Professional (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. Today, LexisNexis harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

About Hawaiian Electric Company
Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company and Hawaii Electric Light Company, serve more than 400,000 customers on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Lanai and Molokai, home to 95% of the state of Hawaii's population. Hawaiian Electric Company is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries. (NYSE: HE). For more information, visit www.heco.com.

LexisNexis® Law School Q&A Series

2011-10-12T12:43:00Z

The popular Q&A exam prep series for law students is now available as an interactive app! Test your skills with multiple choice and essay questions (as well as detailed answers) for specific subject matter covered in the law school curriculum. Review questions, make educated guesses and receive detailed analysis all with a click of a few buttons. Anticipate questions professors might ask in class and prepare well-reasoned answers to them with the LexisNexis® Law School Q&A Series app. The Questions & Answers series is part of LexisNexis Study Guides - the building blocks for success in law school and beyond. Preview the first ten questions of any title before deciding to purchase more questions for that title. Once the title is purchased, take a full practice exam and view your results in the provided scoreboard. The practice exam may be taken multiple times.

All Q&A subject areas have been written by law school professors and experts in their chosen field. For each multiple-choice question, our authors provide detailed answers that indicate which of the options is the best answer and explains thoroughly why that option is better than the other choices. Each short-answer question is designed to be answered in fifteen minutes or less. For these questions, the authors have prepared thoughtful, comprehensive, yet brief model answers.

The Q&A Series App will include 20 subject areas (in the first release) which users will be able to purchase for $29.99 via Apple's In-App purchases.

The app can be downloaded at iTunes or by visiting www.lexisnexis.com/mobile .

Time Matters from LexisNexis Named Best Docket Management Software in New York Law Journal Reader Rankings

2011-09-23T14:11:00Z

Time Matters Also Ranked Among the Best in Three Other Categories

September 21, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced that LexisNexis® Time Matters® was named the Best Docket Management Software in the recently released New York Law Journal Reader Rankings. In addition to receiving that honor, Time Matters was also named among the top three in the Best Case Management Software, Best Docketing & Calendaring Software and Best Time & Billing Software categories.

"We're thrilled to see Time Matters recognized by our users and customers in New York state," said Michael Lipps, vice president and managing director, Legal Business Software Solutions for LexisNexis. "Time Matters has a strong legacy as an installed application, and through the recent launch of Time Matters® Mobility service, we've enabled users to access the program even while they're on the go, helping them to convert downtime into billable hours, respond to client inquiries faster and improve productivity and efficiency."

Time Matters is a flexible practice management application that allows law firms and other organizations to manage and collaborate on legal matters and to streamline their operations to increase profitability. Through the Time Matters Mobility service, the application can be accessed using Internet-connected smartphones and other mobile or tablet devices, allowing legal professionals to be productive even when they are not in the office.

LexisNexis also received top honors in the Tables of Authority category, and LexisNexis® CaseMap® - a tool for effectively capturing, organizing and evaluating the relevant facts, individuals and research in a case - was named among the top three in the Best Case Management Software category.

The 2011 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings surveyed more than 4,200 lawyers and legal professionals in categories across technology, litigation support, consulting and outsourcing, recruiting and staffing, research, accounting, financial services, mediation, and education. The winners and top three finishers in all 51 categories were announced in a special supplement in the New York Law Journal on September 12, 2011.

About LexisNexis
LexisNexis Legal & Professional (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content and technology solutions that enable professionals in legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations to make informed decisions and achieve better business outcomes. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis^® and Nexis^® services. Today, LexisNexis harnesses leading-edge technology and world-class content, to help professionals work in faster, easier and more effective ways. Through close collaboration with its customers, the company ensures organizations can leverage its solutions to reduce risk, improve productivity, increase profitability and grow their business. Part of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 100 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis® Study Finds Fraud Rates and Data Breaches Could Increase for Retailers Next Year

2011-09-15T16:56:00Z

Fraud Continues to Plague Retail Industry with more than $100 Billion in Losses over the Past Year

New York, NY - For every $100 in fraudulent transactions, retailers incurred a "true" cost of $230, according to a new study released by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. According to the study, retail merchants and financial institutions reported an overall decline in fraud rates and transactions while total retail sales rose. However, the research suggests that this is not the time to lose focus on fraud mitigation, as fraudsters' techniques continue to evolve as retailers enter new markets through international and mobile channels. Consumers also experienced a decline in fraud losses overall but the average time it took to resolve fraud issues rose by 57% and the out-of-pocket costs of fraud rose by $244.

The 3rd annual LexisNexis® True Cost of Fraud Study, conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research, examines how fraud affects retail merchants, financial institutions and U.S. consumers, as well as identifies and quantifies the losses involved in a fraudulent retail transaction. For the first time this study also explores the ramifications of fraud for merchants with an international presence.

The study also found that:

Overall, fraud rates could be poised for an upswing. The number of fraudulent transactions has decreased, but the average dollar value of a completed fraudulent transaction is higher than last year, indicating the nature of transactions is becoming more severe.
While on average, retail merchants report paying less per dollar for fraud than they were in 2010, small merchants and certain industries continue to report high out-of-pocket costs. E-commerce and mobile merchants are combating an influx of fraudulent transactions which tend to be large in dollar amount.
In 2011 damaging and large-scale data breaches occurred, providing fraudsters with more information to use against retailers, financial institutions and consumers.
The most lucrative areas of growth for Retail Merchants - international, mobile, and e-commerce - tend also to be the most susceptible to fraud and face the greatest risks.

"It is true there has been industry progress in fraud mitigation, however fraud continues to cost retail merchants over $100 billion annually and consumers are feeling the increased affects of fraud," says Jim Rice, Director of Market Planning for Retail and E-Commerce Markets, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "While e-commerce, mobile payments and international commerce provide the retail industry with the most growth opportunities, they also present the greatest challenge to fraud prevention."

The study was conducted through an online survey completed by a merchant panel comprised of 1,006 risk and fraud decision-makers and influencers. The panel represents all company sizes, retail segments, channels and payment methods. A number of interviews were also completed with risk, fraud and financial institution executives. Finally, the study leveraged identity fraud victim data from a survey of 5,000+ U.S. adults, including 466 fraud victims, representative of age, gender, income, and ethnicity to determine the consumer costs resulting from fraud. The full report is available at http://www.lexisnexis.com/risk/2010RetailFraudStudy.

About Javelin Strategy & Research
Javelin Strategy & Research is the leading provider of quantitative and qualitative research focused on the global financial services industry. Our extensive quantitative data and deep analyst experience enable us to forecast the direction of the financial services market and make recommendations that empower you and your business to succeed.

About LexisNexisRisk Solutions
LexisNexis Risk Solutions (www.lexisnexis.com/risk/) is a leader in providing essential information that helps customers across all industries and government predict, assess and manage risk. Combining cutting-edge technology, unique data and advanced scoring analytics, Risk Solutions provides products and services that address evolving client needs in the risk sector while upholding the highest standards of security and privacy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions is part of Reed Elsevier, a leading publisher and information provider that serves customers in more than 100 countries with more than 30,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis® Retail and E-Commerce solutions protect your revenue, maximize efficiencies and enhance your ability to predict and protect fraud.

LexisNexis ® Presents a Complimentary CLE-Accredited* Webinar: Ethical Cost Recovery, Data Hosting, and Cloud Computing

2011-09-12T16:15:00Z

When: Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (Americas) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Law firms of all sizes benefit from the advent of "cloud computing" and data hosting technologies. These services provide enormous cost-saving advantages, as well as encourage increased client engagement and provide better opportunities for backing up and storing information. Cloud computing and data hosting are essential tools in ensuring business continuity, backing up files and creating redundancy. As business development tools, these technologies can improve office set up times, network updating and offer important advantages to the legal field.

However, as with many game-changing technologies, cloud computing and data sharing raise a host of ethical and legal issues. This webinar will foster lively discussion among legal experts on important topics for attorneys on issues such as the ethics of cost-sharing between law firms and clients. Also, the esteemed panel will discuss how you can address new confidentiality issues brought about by the technology, as well as the current state of the law.

On September 20, 2011 2:00-3:15 PM, ET, Paul Perdue of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, L. Keven Hayworth of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Michael Arkfeld of Arkfeld & Associates will discuss the following topics:

The nexus between electronically stored information (ESI) of clients and firms
Why firms of all sizes benefit from moving data into the cloud - or out of the firm's infrastructure
Individual case impacts
Practice benefits - Decreased costs & productivity growth=increased profitability
Transitioning ESI costs from overhead to disbursement costs
Ethical concerns: cost sharing and confidentiality
- Can you share cloud computing and data hosting costs with the client?
- What needs to be in your engagement letter regarding costs?
- Confidentiality issues & relevant ABA and State Bar Opinions

The experts will also answer your questions on this important topic. To register, simply click the link below - a listing of telephonic/webinar approved CLE states is also available through the link.

Questions? Contact your LexisNexis Representative today! Happy Researching!

Registration link: http://www.eventsvc.com/LexisNexis_HB/register/fc9d83dd-c69a-434e-980d-4391f34d69e5

Community Members Save 20% on LexisNexis Store Purchases

2011-09-12T13:10:00Z

Now through the end of September, LexisNexis Communities members save 20 percent on their entire purchase at the LexisNexis® store. Enter promo code MEMBER when you place your order; some exclusions apply.

Introducing……The Troubled Company Reporter

2011-09-09T15:49:00Z

During these challenging economic times, you may need to monitor news about companies and clients who are struggling. LexisNexis is leading news and business provider for news, company and financial information and is pleased to be able to provide you with this and other valuable research tools.

The Troubled Company Reporter (TCR)," a vital source of daily news and updates about companies throughout the United States with assets of US$10 million or more, that are reorganizing, restructuring or showing signs of financial strain. TCR is available in four separate editions covering all major business and industry categories in the U.S., Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America. Produced by specialists to meet the special needs of today's busy bankruptcy and insolvency professionals, TCR is a proven, in-depth resource delivered to your desk by email every business day. What's more, the TCR format is designed to let you scan the headlines. You only read the details on the companies of your choice. In other words, we give you news, not clutter.

How Can I find The TCR?

You can find it by typing "Troubled Company Reporter" in the Find a Source search box on www.lexis.com.

What Other Resources are Available for Researching Distressed Companies?

Don't forget the power of MEGA^TM News, Negative Business News* (either "all" or Most Recent 30 Days.) This file searches over 22,000 news sources for negative news (adverse or unfavorable) stories relating to a business entity. The Negative News search enables users to quickly and easily find important negative information about an organization that might not be readily available through other means. Examples of terms that Negative News looks for in the text of articles include "mismanagement," "incompetence," "deceptive business practice," "misconduct," "negligence" and "theft." This file searches MEGA News, the most comprehensive news files available at lexis.com to ensure that critical stories aren't missed in due diligence, litigation, or client development efforts. A search in this database will also help comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley "Know Your Customer" requirement.

Lastly, a reminder that you can also easily set up alerts in either or both of these databases, so you'll know immediately when your client or your client's client is mentioned.

How Can I Find Out More?

Kindly contact your LexisNexis Representative today!

Happy Researching!

Client Center Feature Now Available for Law Firm Websites Built by LexisNexis

2011-08-29T13:19:00Z

New Feature Enables Secure, Online Collaboration and Document Sharing between Law Firms and their Clients, Directly from the Firm's Website

August 29, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the launch of the new LexisNexis® Client Center feature, which provides a secure, designated area on a law firm's website where lawyers and their clients can easily and quickly access, review or exchange documents and relevant case information. The Client Center feature encourages clients to become more involved and informed in their matters, reduces the administrative burden on the firm, and helps to differentiate a firm in the eyes of prospective clients.

"Client Center gives attorneys an effective portal on their website to facilitate communication and collaboration with their clients," said David Palmieri, vice president and managing director of Marketing and Consumer Solutions at LexisNexis. "By providing a secure, online conduit between attorney and client, Client Center offers smaller firms the ability to deliver more efficient client service, differentiate themselves from their competitors, and reduce administrative costs - all while maintaining attorney-client privilege."

Client Center is available at no additional cost to customers of the recently introduced suite of LexisNexis website services that includes LexisNexis® Site Essentials, Site Edge and Site Exclusives. Lawyers can use Client Center to assign client tasks, share important dates like hearings and depositions, and post documents for clients to review or complete such as pleadings, interrogatories and contracts - all in one place - and tie those activities and deliverables back to the matter. When clients sign in to Client Center via the firm's website, the transition will be seamless as the user will experience the same professional design and similar navigation structure used throughout the firm's website. Clients can then quickly and effortlessly review their case information and provide necessary input.

The Client Center feature is powered by LexisNexis® Firm Manager^TM, an online practice management application for solo practitioners and small law practices, that helps lawyers organize client matter information including communications and time and expense capture. "Client Center is more secure than password protected pages, other online file sharing services or even email, where information can easily be misdirected, include the wrong recipients and often cannot be recalled successfully," Palmieri continued. "With the ability to tie information back to a matter, lawyers enjoy complete control over information shared while retaining the ability to remove shared items at any time, offering a more secure, better alternative than sharing files via these other services."

To learn more about Client Center, please visit http://www.lexisnexis.com/law-firm-marketing/feature/client-center/.

About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. A member of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 15,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis® CourtLink® update: Six things to remember for conducting superior docket research!

2011-08-26T18:11:00Z

Docket research at lexis.com® can save endless hours of tedious work and the extra steps needed to dig out and cross-reference court-filed information. That leads to better research results and satisfied clients.

LexisNexis® CourtLink® is the online authority for U.S. federal and state court dockets and documents. You can tap into CourtLink dockets and documents across lexis.com seamlessly-and go to work, leveraging the intelligence for assessing cases, investigating matters and planning case strategy, right down to the legal arguments other attorneys used to prevail. And now you can stay updated via Apple® iPhone® or Samsung Android^TM mobile devices.

Yes you can! And did you know that you can:

1. Find access to CourtLink dockets and documents right where you need them-on the lexis.com screens you view most often.

You can select CourtLink docket and document sources in many convenient lexis.com locations, including:

RIGHT UP FRONT: From the All tab at lexis.com-or the Legal tab-select Court Records, Briefs and Filings. Wherever you prefer to start research, dockets are nearby.
STATE PAGES: Select your state and choose Search Court Records, Briefs and Filings. Select Court Records to home in specifically on dockets and LexisNexis® Strategic Profiles.
AREA OF LAW PAGES: Many lexis.com Area of Law pages offer docket research. Look for the Court Records from CourtLink or Search Court Records, Briefs and Filings links.
ALERTS ICON: The Alerts icon on most lexis.com screens takes you to easy-to-understand tabs to set dockets alerts and to track existing dockets. (More on alerts and tracks in this article.)
SEARCH ACROSS 135 MILLION DOCKETS AND DOCUMENTS AT ONCE: Search U.S. federal and state courts-with key words-in one click. Look for the Combined Federal and State Documents and Dockets link displayed on many lexis.com docket search screens. (More on single search capability in this article.)

CourtLink by the numbers:
Coverage and technology advantages

Request a personalized CourtLink update at www.lexisnexis.com/casestrategy

You pride yourself on knowing the differences among providers and their products. Here are the latest figures* that make LexisNexis CourtLink a leader in docket research and retrieval: (*Comparison data based on information available as of May 2011)

Only LexisNexis services let you search more than 135 million federal and state court dockets and documents-using key words of your choice-in a single click.
CourtLink offers federal full docket coverage of up to 23 years. (Westlaw® federal full docket coverage is up to 14 years.)
CourtLink content covers 100 percent of cases filed at the federal civil level.
100 percent of CourtLink state coverage is comprised of full dockets. Less than 85 percent of Westlaw state coverage is full dockets; the rest is index data.
Only the LexisNexis services let you obtain online federal civil complaints containing specific keywords important to your research.

2. Uncover litigation track records for clients, judges-even other attorneys and law firms: LexisNexis® Strategic Profiles.

Compile the litigation history-cases won and lost, types of cases, etc.-and you can learn so much about the litigant you're working for (or against) as well as the other players in the matter, i.e., the attorneys and judges. LexisNexis Strategic Profiles can do that for you, bringing the big picture into focus.

Plus these profiles help you pinpoint successful cases- and the case strategies and legal arguments that drove them. When your lawyers need to draft filings for similar cases in the same court, such direction is invaluable.

Strategic Profiles for state and federal courts are exclusive to lexis.com. Look for the Litigant, Attorney & Judge Strategic Profile link on the court records pages located throughout lexis.com. Click the profile link and move directly to a Strategic Profile tab. Choose the subtab that fits your task:

Litigant Strategic Profiles-Map the litigation history of the client or the opposing litigant, uncovering participation in prior, similar cases and discerning
case resolution patterns quickly.
Attorney/Law Firm Strategic Profiles-Gain good insights into the opposing counsel's practice area experience and find the number of published decisions. Also discover if the attorney or firm has argued similar cases before a judge and uncover prior strategies employed (including case resolution).
Judicial Strategic Profiles-Determine an assigned judge's caseload as well as her experience in an area of law (see graph example). The profile will also show how a judge handled similar cases, and outline your opposing counsel's experience before the judge. Does the judge tend to find for the plaintiff? The simple pie charts reveals all this and more.

You can also profile a specific court or a specific type of suit as well. Profile research is form-based and flexible. For example, look at all records for a time period or focus on specific jurisdictions, natures of suit, etc. Even enter alternate name spellings.

Profile results include a trends tab, so you can view trends over time-and a case list tab. Just click to view or track the docket of a listed case. Your profile research history is also saved as a tab, separate from your lexis.com history.

And Strategic Profiles are easy to browse-and use. You can refilter your results to home in on specific facts and time periods. Share the profile via email with individuals and practice groups. Create a PDF and download to prepare presentations and reports for stakeholders. Print (and view the printable version before you deliver.)

3. Get notified of newly filed cases automatically: CourtLink® Alerts.

Be among the first to know when a client or opposing party is involved in litigation. Set up a CourtLink Alert by:

party name
nature of suit
jurisdiction

You get notifications of newly filed cases based on the profile you set. Results are delivered in daily emails and within lexis.com (under the Alerts icon).

4. Set alerts to check new complaints for keywords of interest! Only at lexis.com!

How do you pinpoint relevant new dockets? Do you visit multiple websites ... and review multiple complaints ... many of them irrelevant? LexisNexis Complaint-Based Alerts can do the work for you. This special alert option searches new online federal civil complaints for your keywords ... any topic you choose.

You save so much time and cover more ground effectively. Instead of pinpointing just complaints where a party is listed as a plaintiff or defendant, you can also home in on specific complaint language. Client teams become aware of newly filed litigation that directly impacts clients much faster.

Here's how to set up a CourtLink Complaint-Based Alert:

1. Select the Alerts icon in the upper-right corner of many lexis.com screens.

2. Choose New Docket Alert, then click Litigant.

3. Enter litigant names-one or more parties.

4. In the Advanced Keyword Complaint Notification section, enter one or more keywords, e.g., americans with disabilities.

Note: You can select all available courts and natures of suits or choose specifics.

Note: You will be asked for an email address to deliver the alert.

5. Click Continue. Review your alert options. Then click Set Alert.

Improve your "app-titude":
Check your mobile device for CourtLink Alerts and Tracks

Yes, you can do that with your Apple® iPhone®, iPod touch® or iPad® device. The CourtLink iPhone app lets you:

Review recent court docket activity (CourtLink Track)-or view the entire docket you're monitoring.
Learn about newly filed cases (CourtLink Alert). Your results are sorted by alert type: attorney, litigant, judge, etc.

Or choose to view via the Samsung Android. LexisNexis has just released its first Android app-and it's for CourtLink Tracks and Alerts. Go to the Android app store.

Both apps are free to download. You only incur charges according to your standard LexisNexis CourtLink agreement. See screenshots and get more details at www.lexisnexis.com/mobile (Check the Coming Soon tab; we'll notify you of app and mobile site launches!)

5. Monitor new activity in current cases of interest: CourtLink Track.

Stay on top of new activity in client cases-and stay aware of events in cases that may impact practice areas important to your firm. CourtLink Track lets you count on automatic notification of new activity in existing cases. You can receive new-activity alerts on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Following a hot case? Set up track notifications to check multiple times a day.

Results include color-coded highlighting within the docket so it's easy to spot changes and recent activity.

Setting up a CourtLink Track is as easy as entering a docket number. Go to the Alert icon. Select the Track Existing Docket tab and fill in the form.

6. Search across 135 million dockets-one search, any keywords.

CourtLink Single Search-available at lexis.com where there are docket-searching options-is a sophisticated search tool that combines broad federal and state
docket and document (motions, pleadings, answers and more) searching.

You get the ease and confidence of searching broadly, plus the convenience of filtering results sets down to critical and relevant information-by practice area, date, geography or jurisdiction. Even refine to open or closed cases only.

Your results can offer more than intelligence on docket activity. For example, enter expert witness names to find out more about their roles in other litigation. Uncover compelling legal arguments on specific topics to help your attorneys as they draft key documents and plan the next steps in the litigation process.

To gain access to CourtLink Single Search, look for the Combined Federal and State Documents and Dockets link displayed on many lexis.com court records menu screens.

If you'd like a personalized demonstration of any of the amazing Courtlink features, kindly call your LexisNexis Representative today!

Happy Researching!

LexisNexis Selected by US Justice Department to Provide E-Discovery Processing and Imaging Software for United States Attorneys

2011-08-23T16:47:00Z

Company's innovative LAW PreDiscovery product designated as solution for DOJ litigation professionals

August 23, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis^® (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced that the Executive Office for United States Attorneys - representing the largest component of the U.S. Department of Justice - has signed a contract designating LexisNexis^® LAW PreDiscovery^TM as its new premier software for electronic discovery processing and imaging.

The United States Attorneys plan to use LexisNexis LAW PreDiscovery enterprise-wide, both throughout the 94 judicial districts nationwide and at their central Litigation Technology Service Center based in Columbia, S.C.

LAW PreDiscovery is an innovative software application that allows litigation teams to achieve greater control over the massive amounts of discovery related to a case by combining paper imaging and electronic discovery into one unified process. LAW PreDiscovery also helps ensure cost control by first culling non-responsive and duplicate files, and then enabling further refinement of the document set by searching text and metadata to locate relevant files.

"We're delighted that the Justice Department has selected LexisNexis as its new provider of e-discovery processing and imaging software, and we look forward to working closely with its professionals to ensure their expectations for our product are exceeded," said Matthew Gillis, vice president and managing director of Litigation Software Solutions at LexisNexis.

LAW PreDiscovery not only reduces the amount of files that need to be processed; it also allows users to begin the review process sooner with less files for attorneys to review, providing considerable cost savings in as little as two months.

New Lexis for Microsoft Office Enhancements

2011-08-22T18:21:00Z

Feature More Efficiency Tools and Innovations Specifically Designed for Transactional Attorneys

August 22, 2011 - NEW YORK - LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com), a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced significant new efficiency innovations to the core capabilities of its Lexis^® for Microsoft^® Office legal solution, as well as new functionality specifically designed for transactional lawyers.

Launched in 2010, Lexis for Microsoft Office offers legal professionals integrated access to information and services from LexisNexis®, the open Web, and firms' own document management systems with the click of a button without leaving the Microsoft® Outlook®, Microsoft® Word and Microsoft® SharePoint® desktop applications they use every day.

"Legal professionals using Lexis for Microsoft Office work more efficiently. For example, they are able to validate citations 32 percent faster using Lexis for Microsoft Office - a substantial time savings," said Bob Romeo, chief executive officer of Research and Litigation Solutions at LexisNexis. "With the launch of our new core functionality and transactional drafting tools, we continue to improve our users' productivity while delivering efficiency gains to transactional attorneys as well."

Lexis for Microsoft Office emphasizes increased efficiency by including new core features such as:
PDF Conversion: LexisNexis teamed with a leading third party imaging solutions provider to enable users to convert PDF files into Word documents they can edit, allowing attorneys to more efficiently analyze existing work.
Pinning: Using a "push pin" icon, attorneys are able to quickly save supporting research links for their own or colleague's future reference.
Research Browser: The feature creates a seamless bridge between Lexis for Microsoft Office and traditional online legal research, offering direct access to subscription content through lexis.com®.

History Map: A graphical representation of users' research path that can be shared or retained for future reference.

New Lexis for Microsoft Office tools specifically launched for transactional attorneys include:
Clauses & Contracts and Samples & Forms: Increased functionality for use in transactional drafting enables lawyers to quickly and easily find legal precedent within the context of their work product. Users can locate alternative language for a specific clause by searching SEC filings exhibits as well as leverage relevant sample documents directly from the Matthew Bender® model forms collection.

Lexis for Microsoft Office is compatible with Microsoft Office® 2007 and 2010 and requires a current lexis.com® subscription. More information is available at: http://www.lexisnexis.com/newlexis/office/.

About Research
Thirty-two percent time savings and efficiency improvements attributed to third-party research that measured 300 tasked-based observations by legal researchers, comparing use of Lexis for Microsoft Office vs. traditional research tools available in the market during July, 2011.

About LexisNexis
LexisNexis® (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. LexisNexis originally pioneered online information with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. A member of Reed Elsevier [NYSE: ENL; NYSE: RUK] (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in more than 100 countries with 15,000 employees worldwide.