LexisNexis Announces Commercial Availability of Protégé General AI in Lexis+ AI

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a global leader in authoritative legal AI workflows, today announced that Protégé™ General AI is now commercially available following the success of the U.S. customer preview. Protégé General AI offers privacy-encrypted access to general-purpose AI models within the Lexis+ AI workflow solution, including Claude Sonnet 4 from Anthropic and GPT-5, GPT-4o, and o3 from OpenAI.

Following the U.S. customer preview, users reported greater workflow efficiencies because of expanded access to the latest models, and many plan to consolidate their AI usage around Protégé. Customers said that Protégé General AI helps them validate the accuracy of citations, gives them the ability to work in a secure environment that prevents model training, and lets them complete more AI-driven work in one place including using Deep Research for high-complexity issues. 

Approximately 200 law firms, corporate legal departments, and law schools participated in the Protégé General AI U.S. Customer Preview Program to provide their expertise, insights, and feedback. 

Protégé General AI is purpose-built for legal professionals with the highest levels of privacy and flexibility, going beyond what general-purpose AI tools can provide. Key differentiators include:

  • Security and Privacy by Design: The fully encrypted Lexis+ AI environment ensures data privacy protections that far exceed what consumer-grade AI tools offer.
  • A Shepard’s® Citation Agent: The advanced citation agent proactively checks any included legal sources for further human review.
  • Powerful Deep Research: Legal professionals can break down highly complex problems and uncover comprehensive insights on any topic.
  • Flexible Model Choice: Users can choose the AI model that best fits each task or use case, such as drafting legal documents, crafting communications, or brainstorming.
  • Integrated General and Legal AI: By securely combining Protégé General AI and Protégé Legal AI in one solution, Lexis+ AI, legal professionals can solve more problems faster.
  • User and Org-level Control: Users can easily toggle Protégé General AI on or off, and firms can turn off General AI for users entirely to meet firm or regulatory policies.

To learn more about Protégé: www.lexisnexis.com/protege and Protégé in Lexis+ AI: www.lexisnexis.com/ai.

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