4 Ways That Lexis®︎ Create+ Delivers Personalized Legal Drafting for Canadian Legal Professionals

Legal professionals who witnessed the remarkable ability of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) to conduct conversations like humans soon realized its potential implications for the legal field. Many of them immediately envisioned its application in streamlining the burdensome task of drafting legal documents. 

According to our research, 79% of lawyers consider legal drafting to be among the most time-intensive parts of their work, with about half of them dedicating 50% or more of their weekly hours to drafting tasks. 

In fact, when we surveyed lawyers in various countries about specific areas where they saw the greatest potential for using Gen AI in their work, 56% highlighted the drafting of legal documents as a primary application, making it the second most common response after legal research. 

Our team embarked on a mission to develop a product that addresses these requirements. LexisNexis aimed high with its development objective: to design a tool that improves the efficiency, quality, and uniformity of legal work for legal professionals globally. This would be achieved by offering a sophisticated legal drafting solution that utilizes Gen AI features and adaptable DMS integration, all accessible through Microsoft 365. 

Introducing Lexis Create+

The aspirations for the future have come to fruition with the launch of Lexis Create+, a sophisticated legal drafting tool. It seamlessly incorporates authoritative content from LexisNexis, powerful Gen AI features, and internal work products, all within the familiar Microsoft applications where most legal professionals conduct their work. 

Lexis Create+ merges the drafting and proofreading features of the original Lexis Create product with the AI-driven capabilities of Lexis+ AI, and secure connectivity with a user's internal Document Management System (DMS), enabled by the acquisition of Henchman. 

These innovations have culminated in a robust, tailored legal drafting solution within Microsoft 365, aligning with the workflow of legal professionals. It provides all the necessary tools to create high-quality legal documents in a single, convenient location. 

4 Ways It Delivers 

Lexis Create was the pioneering comprehensive legal document drafting solution, utilizing AI to assist legal professionals in crafting refined legal documents. It seamlessly integrates authoritative and verifiable content from LexisNexis, all within the familiar Microsoft Word setting, ensuring users never have to leave the platform. 

The new Lexis Create+ solution expands upon this foundation by offering enhanced capabilities and features, an improved user interface, and the ability to utilize Gen AI functionalities through Lexis+ AI integration and adaptable DMS technology obtained from Henchman. 

Lexis Create+ seeks to revolutionize the workflow of legal professionals by smoothly incorporating these LexisNexis advancements into Microsoft applications. It achieves this goal by utilizing four essential components:

1. DMS Integration

Lexis Create+ employs proprietary technology to integrate internal documents with drafting processes, simplifying the retrieval and reuse of previous clauses and definitions, regardless of their storage or tagging. The tool is compatible with various DMS products, such as iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Google, and others.

2. Instant Access to Trusted Legal Content

Lexis Create+ offers seamless access to subscribed LexisNexis content directly within Microsoft Word, encompassing case law, secondary law, practical guidance, and other reliable resources. This integration ensures that a legal professional's work is based on authoritative legal content.

3. Built-In AI Tools

Lexis Create+ offers a streamlined drafting experience within Microsoft Word, incorporating Lexis+ AI features directly into the tool. Legal professionals can produce high-quality legal drafts, condense intricate case law and documents, and obtain accurate responses to legal questions, all without needing to exit Microsoft Word.

4. Data Privacy and Security

Lexis Create+ emphasizes data privacy and security by employing advanced encryption and strong permission mirroring. This comprehensive security framework protects confidentiality and guarantees compliance with data privacy regulations at every stage.

Experience Lexis Create+

Lexis Create+ is a robust solution that revolutionizes legal drafting by combining advanced AI technology, reliable LexisNexis content, and secure access to shared internal knowledge, all within the familiar Microsoft 365 environment. This tool consolidates all the necessary legal content, proofreading, and redlining tools to efficiently and securely produce outstanding legal documents. Experience Lexis Create+ by requesting a free live demo today.