08 Aug 2025

The Future of Legal AI: Answers to Your Top Questions about the LexisNexis and Harvey Alliance

By Tony Muljadi | VP of Large Law, LexisNexis

As LexisNexis deepens its investment in innovative legal technology, our strategic alliance with Harvey has sparked plenty of thoughtful questions from our customers. Below, I’m pleased to address some of the most common topics raised, detailing what this collaboration means for the future of legal AI.

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Your Questions About the LexisNexis and Harvey Alliance, Answered

Q: What motivated LexisNexis and Harvey to form a strategic alliance?

We are always seeking ways to enhance how we serve our customers. Harvey has gained impressive traction in the market, and we saw a natural fit between our organizations. Harvey’s strength in building agentic legal workflows is the perfect complement to the LexisNexis® AI-powered legal research infrastructure and trusted content. Harvey chose to collaborate with LexisNexis because of our:

  • Trusted, high-quality AI technology capable of answering complex legal questions in natural language
  • Authoritative, comprehensive legal coverage spanning federal and state jurisdictions
  • Exclusive validation tools like Shepard’s® Citations Service, delivering trusted legal content with verifiable legal answers
  • AI delivered through high-performance APIs—secure, performant, and integration-friendly
  • Proven track record in AI and legal tech innovation and a willingness to integrate for the benefit of our customers

Q: What does this mean for the future of legal AI?

LexisNexis and Harvey are united by a shared vision of delivering access to powerful, reliable legal AI wherever professionals choose to work.

This collaboration represents a pivotal leap forward for legal AI. By bringing together our Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) infrastructure and authoritative legal content through Harvey, we’re redefining LexisNexis, not just as a leading technology provider to our own customers, but also as an AI engine powering legal workflows in other legal AI tools via API.

Q: What will this alliance deliver for customers?

Three modules will be available within the Harvey platform:

  • Ask LexisNexis® – Users on Harvey’s platform can submit legal questions and receive authoritative answers from LexisNexis, grounded in US LexisNexis primary law content including Shepard’s® Citations Service.
  • Motion to Dismiss Workflow – This module enables users to generate high-quality Motion to Dismiss arguments and related client communications with legal research support from LexisNexis.
  • Motion for Summary Judgment Workflow – This module focuses on automating key steps in drafting a Motion for Summary Judgment, a critical phase in litigation where detailed legal support is essential.

Q: What are the direct benefits for LexisNexis customers?

“Ask LexisNexis” is embedded in the Harvey platform, allowing users to initiate legal research queries within Harvey and receive authoritative, hyperlinked answers sourced from LexisNexis content. For existing LexisNexis users, this alliance enhances value by embedding our content and technology in additional legal workflow tools they may already be using.

Customers with a LexisNexis subscription will be able to continue their research in the Lexis+® or Lexis+ AI® platform, enabling access to broader content sets (e.g., secondary sources, Practical Guidance, news, analytics, etc.) and advanced AI capabilities which are not integrated into Harvey.

Dual subscribers to LexisNexis and Harvey benefit from a uniquely powerful experience: the speed of Harvey’s platform, enhanced by LexisNexis AI capabilities and backed by the depth, breadth, and authority of our legal research ecosystem. Rather than choosing between capabilities, legal professionals unlock the best of both, seamlessly integrated and optimized for how they work.

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Q: With AI moving so rapidly, how are you ensuring security and responsible innovation?

Privacy and security are non-negotiable. As AI technologies evolve at an unprecedented pace, LexisNexis remains unwavering in our commitment to privacy, data security, and ethical AI practices.

Harvey, for instance, does not use any client or firm data to train its models, eliminating the risk of confidential information being exposed or incorporated into future AI outputs. LexisNexis adheres rigorously to the RELX Responsible AI Principles which emphasize transparency and accountability. Together, we not only protect client interests but also foster innovation that is both safe and transformative.

Q: What does this new alliance mean for law firms and legal departments?

Whether you’re defending a claim, reviewing an indemnity clause, or responding to client pressure with clarity and speed, LexisNexis is embedded where legal work happens. This alliance enables legal professionals to move seamlessly between the tools they rely on every day.

  • Users can ask natural-language legal questions and receive citation-backed answers from LexisNexis U.S. primary law. LexisNexis subscribers can go deeper, moving from a cited case to supporting material, court documents, or related guidance by exploring links to other sources.
  • Users can view Shepard’s Signal™ indicators to verify the validity and current status of legal authorities, ensuring they are still "good law." LexisNexis subscribers can explore the full Shepard’s® report—meaning they can see all citing references, headnotes, and contextual relationships.

Q: How would you summarize the significance of this collaboration?

As noted by the Artificial Lawyer: “In what is possibly the most important legal tech move in a decade, LexisNexis – one of the largest legal data providers in the world – is forming a ‘strategic alliance’ with genAI pioneer Harvey.”

LexisNexis is evolving into the data backbone for AI-powered legal workflows. Our work with Harvey means we’re not just keeping up with the moment, we’re actively shaping the future of legal work in a secure and responsible way.