June 03, 2025

Why Top Legal Talent Is Choosing Firms That Invest in AI

The legal industry is at a tipping point. Amid record-high first-year salaries, an explosion of lateral partner movement, and an uptick in merger activity, one question looms large for every firm: How do you stay competitive in the race for top legal talent? Hint: It’s not just about the paycheck anymore. According to recent insights, today’s most sought-after attorneys — from ambitious associates...

May 29, 2025

How In-House Legal Departments Can Survive the Silver Tsunami of Retiring Baby Boomer GCs

America’s corporate suites are bracing for the impact of a steady flow of retiring executives, and the legal department is no exception to this demographic trend. The legal industry is “grappling with the impending wave of baby-boomer lawyer retirements,” reports Law360®. “In-house lawyers are on the verge of witnessing a significant generational shift as many Baby Boomer general counsel...

May 29, 2025

Why a Culture of Innovation Drives Impact for Law Firms

In today’s legal market, innovation is central to how firms deliver value, attract talent, and grow profitably. The difference between firms that see marginal gains and those that lead the market isn’t just what they adopt. It’s how they foster a culture of innovation. Firms that have shown that cultivating a culture of innovation—where technology is evaluated strategically and integrated deliberately—creates...

May 22, 2025

When Legal AI Gets It Wrong (Again!) and Why Trust Matters More Than Ever

By Serena Wellen, Vice President of Product Management at LexisNexis Legal and Professional May 22, 2025 A new article from Business Insider has brought yet another legal AI misstep into the spotlight. This time, counsel for a defendant in a high-profile federal case used a combination of generative AI tools to assist in drafting a legal brief — but the result was riddled with serious errors. The judge called...

May 21, 2025

LexisNexis Protégé for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams Unveiled at 2025 Microsoft Build Conference

By Serena Wellen, Vice President of Product Management at LexisNexis Legal and Professional May 21, 2025 LexisNexis® is proud to be leading the next wave of AI innovation in the legal industry with LexisNexis Protégé ™, a personalized AI assistant that intelligently powers productivity, drives next-level work quality, and enables legal and business professionals to unlock new economic value...

May 15, 2025

No Surprises: How Protégé™ in Lexis+ AI^® Reduces Hallucinations and Strengthens Citation Integrity

By Serena Wellen, Vice President of Product Management at LexisNexis Legal and Professional May 15, 2025 In a legal industry increasingly shaped by AI, the rise of “AI hallucinations” — fake legal citations generated by large language models — has made accuracy and citation integrity a top concern. This week, The Verge reported on a troubling case involving AI-generated legal research. A...

May 13, 2025

Protégé Builds on Lexis+ AI’s Economic Impact for Law Firms

When Forrester Consulting released The Total Economic Impact™ of LexisNexis Lexis+ AI for Large Law Firms , the results were clear: legal AI delivers measurable value. Firms using Lexis+ AI saw a projected 344% return on investment over three years, gained back thousands of billable hours, and improved per-lawyer profitability by up to 4%. But those findings only capture part of the story. Protégé...

May 13, 2025

How AI Drives Law Firm Profitability

Large law firms are exploring the potential of generative and agentic AI to improve efficiency and enhance client service, while supporting long-term profitability. Executives at leading firms expect investment in AI technologies to increase over the next five years—a trend that is pronounced among the largest firms. Today, firm leaders aren’t asking whether to invest in AI, but how to invest wisely and quantify...

May 12, 2025

Anything But Artificial: 3 Ways LexisNexis is Advancing the Rule of Law Around the World with Legal AI

By Sean Fitzpatrick | CEO, LexisNexis North America, UK & Ireland We are witnessing a profound transformation in the legal industry—one driven by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. At LexisNexis, we believe this technology has the power to unlock justice, elevate legal practice, and improve lives in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. (Please visit the site to view this...

May 08, 2025

How AI is Transforming In-House Legal Teams: A Force Multiplier for Efficiency and Strategy

By Matt Lung | Head of Legal for Global Technologies and Operations, LexisNexis The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools in corporate legal departments increased sharply in 2024, with 44% of in-house legal leaders reporting they are now using Gen AI (up from 28% a year ago), according to a March 2025 survey by FTI Consulting. “Most general counsel have indicated openness to using AI...

April 29, 2025

How Can AI Help Lawyers Move Up the Value Chain?

By Julie Chapman | LexisNexis Head of Legal, North America The acceleration in the adoption of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the legal industry has many lawyers anxious about how this technology will change their profession. This is perfectly understandable — as with any new tech innovation that impacts the way that law is practiced, there are uncertainties around what it is, whether it’s worth...

April 24, 2025

Revolutionizing Corporate Legal Departments: The Impact of Generative AI Tools on Efficiency and Strategic Value

The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools in the corporate legal sector continues to accelerate. Nearly half (49%) of in-house counsel expect Gen AI tools to yield cost savings for their legal departments, and a quarter are already seeing cost benefits, according to an Association of Corporate Counsel survey. AI stands as a force reshaping how in-house legal teams operate. And while AI-powered...

April 15, 2025

2025 Cybersecurity Showdown: In-House Counsel's Battle Against New AI Threats Amid Changing Data Privacy Laws

In-house counsel have the sobering responsibility of protecting their organizations from evolving cybersecurity and data privacy threats at a time when there is a dramatic increase in the sophistication of attack vectors and regulatory obligations. “With a host of new state data privacy laws coming online in 2025, this year is sure to test organizations’ compliance capabilities more than ever before,”...

April 08, 2025

Unleashing Success In-House: Navigating Liability Risks in Pet-Friendly Workplaces

The trend of pet-friendly workplaces has seen a significant rise in recent years, with many companies recognizing potential benefits for employee morale and recruitment. A 2024 study found that 82% of HR professionals believe being a pet-friendly employer will help them recruit and retain the best talent. The most common way this tends to play out is in the form of employee benefits. For example, Workday Inc. offers...

April 03, 2025

Additional Considerations for Legal Tech Trends in 2025

By Madison Johnson | LexisNexis 2024 was the year of experiments and pilots with legal tech. As we look ahead, 2025 is shaping up to be the year where use cases are actioned and AI goes mainstream. To help make sense of it all, we asked seven legal experts in our network for their thoughts on legal tech trends this year ( download the full publication here ). In today’s blog, I explore several predictions and...

March 27, 2025

What’s in store for legal tech in 2025?

By Madison Johnson | LexisNexis The legal industry is on the brink of a transformative era, as highlighted in the latest LexisNexis® white paper " Legal Tech Trends 2025 ". This comprehensive analysis, featuring insights from seven global legal experts, delves into the evolving landscape of legal technology and its implications for law firms and legal departments. In this blog, I explore several key takeaways...

March 13, 2025

Rupp Pfalzgraf Drives 10% Increase in Case Workload by Adopting Lexis+ AI

Rupp Pfalzgraf was founded in 2000 by three visionary attorneys who were determined to redefine the traditional law firm model. Over the course of the past 25 years, they have grown into a dynamic, multi-practice firm that embraces technology to deliver exceptional legal services. This innovative culture has propelled the firm into becoming an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and they are already...

March 11, 2025

2025 Cybersecurity Showdown: In-House Counsel's Battle Against New AI Threats Amid Changing Data Privacy Laws

In-house counsel have the sobering responsibility of protecting their organizations from evolving cybersecurity and data privacy threats at a time when there is a dramatic increase in the sophistication of attack vectors and regulatory obligations. “With a host of new state data privacy laws coming online in 2025, this year is sure to test organizations’ compliance capabilities more than ever before,”...

March 06, 2025

Agentic AI in Business: Transforming Legal Decision-Making and Strategy

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets In recent discussions , legal industry experts have highlighted the potential of agentic AI systems as a transformative force for law firms aiming to leverage cutting-edge technology for competitive gain. This perspective is gaining widespread recognition. “The traditional image of a lawyer pouring over dusty tomes and case files is fading as AI-powered tools...

February 25, 2025

Essential Strategies for In-House Counsel: Navigating Upcoming H-1B Visa Program Changes

Although the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2026 H-1B visa program is expected to open as usual for employers in March 2025 , much uncertainty persists about the types of changes that may be implemented by the new Trump administration. President Trump has warned of strict immigration enforcement measures in the works. He also has a history in this area. Near the end of his first term, he signed an executive...

February 21, 2025

8 Tips for Creating a Comprehensive “AI in the Workplace” Policy

By: Practical Guidance Corporate investment in generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technologies continues to accelerate. Average Gen AI budgets grew by 30% in 2024 and they are expected to grow at roughly 60% over the next three years, soaring to 7.6% of total IT budgets by 2027, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group. These investments are leading directly to rapid adoption of Gen AI tools in...

February 20, 2025

The Evolution of Agentic AI: From Concept to Reality

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The legal profession is witnessing a transformative shift with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The new class of AI-powered tools, known as “Agentic AI,” are destined to shape the future as we navigate the ethical implications of their adoption in the legal industry. These AI tools, characterized by their ability to act autonomously...

February 20, 2025

The Next Frontier of Legal AI: Embracing the Agentic Model

The LexisNexis global technology platform incorporates various AI innovations, including extractive AI that identifies relevant results within data and offers detailed insights; generative AI which produces new content from data based on user prompts or instructions; and agentic AI that can perform tasks autonomously on behalf of users. We live in an era of such rapid technological innovation; the only thing certain...

February 13, 2025

Agentic AI and Human Collaboration: Redefining Work and Productivity

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets The next chapter in the artificial intelligence era is emerging this year with the rise of Agentic AI, a technology breakthrough that is already making inroads in the legal profession, as we blogged about recently in this space. “Just as law firms were getting comfortable with generative AI, a more advanced technology known as agentic AI is poised to become commonplace...

January 30, 2025

Legal AI Gains Momentum

By Madison Johnson, Esq. | Manager, Large Markets Big Law is coming off a highly profitable year in 2024, and one implication of this financial success is the generation of cash flow that can be invested in technology innovations to improve performance and efficiency. Legal experts predict that a leading target for these investments will be generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solutions. “Managing rapid...