Thought Leadership

The AI Revolution in Legal Drafting: Faster, Smarter, and Here to Stay

beng — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

AI is no longer an emerging concept in legal drafting—it’s becoming an operational necessity. Law firms are rapidly adopting AI-powered tools to streamline workflows, improve quality, and meet rising client expectations. ...(read more)

Drafting Reinvented: Lessons from History and the Next Leap Forward

beng — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Learn why AI drafting with Lexis Create+ is purpose-built for the scale and expectations of modern law firms.(read more)

Room to Breathe: How Harris County District Courts Have Responded to an Easing Backlog

Virginie De Smecht — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:26:00 GMT

Harris County District Courts reduced their civil case backlog in 2025 after Texas authorized new judicial districts, and judges ruled faster on key pretrial motions than in 2023–2024. Lex Machina data shows quicker timelines and notable shifts in outcomes, including more frequent grants of temporary restraining orders and fewer granted extensions and continuances as docket pressure eased.(read more)

Private, Secure and Authoritative: Three Pillars of Trustworthy AI in Legal Workflows

Virginie De Smecht — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:17:00 GMT

Explore the three essential pillars of trustworthy AI in legal workflows—privacy, security, and authoritative content—and why purpose-built legal AI tools outperform generic solutions.(read more)

Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality

Virginie De Smecht — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:30:00 GMT

Context windows in legal AI limit reliability. See how curated legal content, citations, and jurisdictional data support court-ready answers. (read more)

Humans in the Loop: The People Powering Trusted Legal AI

Claire Russell — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:40:00 GMT

Learn how LexisNexis uses human in the loop AI to ensure accuracy, ethics, and trust in AI-powered legal tools for attorneys and legal teams.(read more)

What is Legal Analytics?

paulsakalas — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:09:00 GMT

Legal analytics technology has become a must-have in the legal profession. Lawyers at law firms of any size are using powerful analytics tools to enhance their legal practice. Learn about legal data analytics and some capabilities that it offers.(read more)

Study Confirms Shepard’s® Delivers More Citation Research Analysis Than KeyCite®

Claire Russell — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT

A new LexisNexis® study shows Shepard’s® delivers over five times more citation analysis than Westlaw® KeyCite®. See why legal professionals rely on Shepard’s® for deeper insights, verified good law, and confidence in every citation.(read more)

How Protégé General AI Unlocks New Levels of Legal Drafting

Claire Russell — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Protégé General AI extends the advantages of AI-powered drafting workflows to communication, exploration, and strategy for legal professionals. (read more)

5 Ways LexisNexis Protégé Helps You Draft Your Best Work

Claire Russell — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:00:00 GMT

See how LexisNexis Protégé™ streamlines legal drafting with AI—saving time, improving accuracy, and enhancing trust through citation integrity.(read more)

The LexisNexis Trust Center: Building Confidence Through Transparency

beng — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:00 GMT

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Introducing the LexisNexis® Trust Center, the source of truth for security, privacy, and compliance information for LexisNexis Legal & Professional products. The Trust Center puts everything in one place so you can deploy industry-leading technology with confidence.

In this Article:

Why Trust in Technology Partners is More Important Than Ever
LexisNexis Security and Privacy Commitments
Confidence to Deliver for Your Organization
Related Reading

In legal practice, trust is built on a foundation of data security, confidentiality, and compliance. Legal organizations are accountable to clients, regulators, and partners to demonstrate that these safeguards are not just in place, but auditable and transparent.

For more than 50 years, LexisNexis® Legal & Professional has earned customer trust by protecting sensitive data, meeting rigorous privacy standards, and upholding responsible innovation. The LexisNexis Trust Center is the next step in that commitment—offering a centralized hub where current and potential partners can access the information they need to evaluate the company’s security and privacy posture, compliance frameworks, and governance practices.

Why Trust in Technology Partners is More Important Than Ever

Across industries, generative and agentic AI adoption is accelerating—and so are concerns about security and compliance. In a recent survey of 100 organizations with more than $50 million in revenue, McKinsey found that 63% view GenAI as a priority, but 91% admit they feel unprepared to do so responsibly. According to research by Deloitte, nearly 60% of AI leaders say their organization’s biggest challenges in adopting agentic AI involve integrating with legacy systems and addressing risk and compliance concerns.

These findings underscore why comprehensive security reviews, due diligence, and transparency are essential in today’s legal technology landscape. As legal professionals increasingly rely on technology and AI-powered solutions, understanding how their data is processed, protected, and governed has never been more critical. LexisNexis prioritizes security and privacy at every development stage through Privacy by Design, employing state-of-the-art encryption, compliance audits, access controls, vulnerability management, and a robust incident response framework. The LexisNexis Trust Center provides organizations with the visibility they need into these safeguards, streamlining the audit process for current and potential customers, as well as their partners.

LexisNexis Security and Privacy Commitments

Trust is earned. At LexisNexis, we earn it by putting security, transparency, and human expertise at the center of our technology.

Security Standards

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256) and TLS 1.2+ for world-class data protection

Rigorous access controls, firewalls, monitoring, and incident response procedures

SOC Type I & II compliance for key products, verified through independent third-party audits

Commercial-grade secure cloud infrastructure from enterprise partners

Privacy by Design

Proactively embedding privacy and data protection into every stage of our systems, products, and business processes

Protecting personal data by default, through data minimization, pseudonymization, retention and robust end-to-end security measures ensuring its safety throughout its lifecycle

Maintaining transparency by informing you about how your data is handled through our practices and policies and always prioritizing your privacy and interests

Responsible AI

Customer data is never used to train AI models

Built with RELX Responsible AI Principles: transparency, fairness, human oversight, and respect for privacy

Human experts ensure AI models meet the highest standards of legal accuracy and ethical performance

Continuous review and monitoring to align every product with real-world accountability

These commitments form the foundation of the LexisNexis security posture, protecting customer data in every interaction.

Confidence to Deliver for Your Organization

Across the global legal market, the pace of innovation continues to accelerate. It is imperative that legal organizations handling sensitive, private information evaluate their technology partners carefully and prioritize working with providers who hold themselves to the highest security and privacy standards.

The LexisNexis Trust Center demonstrates commitment to customers’ security and privacy, as well as dedication to serving them with integrity.

LexisNexis continues to lead with innovative, responsible AI, compliance rigor, and a security-first mindset rooted in decades of experience. With the LexisNexis Trust Center, you can focus on your clients and stakeholders—knowing that security, privacy, and trust are built into every step.

Explore the Trust Center now.

First Draft to Final: How to Use AI to Accelerate Legal Drafting Workflows

Claire Russell — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:40:00 GMT

Discover how LexisNexis Protégé™ helps lawyers draft faster with AI—linking authority, improving defensibility, and elevating legal work quality.(read more)

Win New Business with CourtLink® and Lex Machina®

Claire Russell — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:23:00 GMT

Be first. Be informed. Be the trusted partner clients need.

Picture a general counsel whose company has just been served with a lawsuit. The countdown begins. The need for the right legal team and an immediate defense strategy is urgent. Every moment counts, and liability exposure grows by the second.

The firm that delivers the first insight and the strongest strategy instantly earns confidence. Together, CourtLink® and Lex Machina® empower you to be that proactive, data driven partner, ready to respond, advise, and win new business.

The Power of Rapid Insight

LexisNexis® provides litigators with unmatched intelligence on new lawsuits across state and federal courts. CourtLink delivers speed and coverage. Lex Machina delivers analytical depth. Together, they help law firms and legal departments respond faster, assess risk more accurately, and demonstrate expertise in every client interaction.

CourtLink®: Be the First to Know

CourtLink give you the fastest and most comprehensive view of new litigation in the United States. With coverage of more than 1,900 state and federal courts, powerful search tools, and customizable alerts, CourtLink ensures you never miss a new filing involving your clients, competitors, or target industries.

Use CourtLink to:

Track litigation activity for clients, prospects, and competitors
Set real-time alerts to monitor filings by counsel, parties, judges, or topic.
Receive updates fast, often within one hour of federal court filings.

With CourtLink, firms can quickly identify new lawsuits, alert affected clients and position themselves as the first and most informed resource for representation.

Exclusive advantages:

Broadest court coverage in the market for complete visibility.
Real-time alerts that enable immediate outreach and action.
Business development intelligence to identify and engage potential clients as soon as litigation begins.
Seamless integration with Lexis® Snapshot, which summarizes new complaints so you can quickly determine their relevance.

Lex Machina®: Turn Data into Strategy

Once you know about a new lawsuit, Lex Machina provides the insights to act strategically. By transforming millions of litigation dockets and documents into structured data, Lex Machina delivers analytics on outcomes, judicial behaviors, and counsel performance across every major practice area.

With data from 10M+ cases and 45M+ documents, Lex Machina reveals how similar cases have played out and what that means for your client.

Use Lex Machina to:

Analyze case outcomes and timelines to anticipate likely results.
Compare opposing counsel or judge behavior based on historical data.
Quantify your firm’s track record for RFP’s and client pitches.
Identify patterns across venues, industries, and case types.

Let Machina equips legal teams to support every pitch and proposal with hard data, turning qualitative claims into measurable proof of success.

The Synergy: Speed and Strategy Combined

CourtLink alerts you first. Lex Machina tells you what to do next.

Together, they form a complete litigation intelligence solution. This combination gives firms both the fastest alerts and the smartest insights, ensuring no opportunity is missed, and no client need goes unanswered.

Conclusion: Stay Ahead with LexisNexis®

Request a complimentary demonstration of Lex Machina and customized analytics report at LexisNexis.com/LexMachina. Request a complimentary demonstration and trial of CourtLink here.

FAQs

1. What is the difference between CourtLink® and Lex Machina®?

CourtLink provides real-time alerts and coverage of new filings, while Lex Machina offers analytical insights based on millions of cases to guide litigation strategy.

2. How can CourtLink® and Lex Machina® help with business development?

Together, they enable firms to identify new matters quickly, reach out to potential clients first, and support pitches with data-backed success metrics.

3. Can CourtLink® monitor specific clients or industries?

Yes. You can set alerts for specific clients, opposing counsel, judges, or industry sectors to ensure you never miss relevant litigation.

4. What kinds of analytics does Lex Machina® provide?

It offers insights into outcomes, damages, timelines, and behaviors of judges, counsel, and parties — helping firms predict results and refine strategies.

5. How do these tools integrate with other LexisNexis® solutions?

CourtLink integrates with Lexis® Snapshot for case summaries, while both connect with the broader LexisNexis® ecosystem for research and business intelligence.

U.S. Law Schools Have Public-Interest Access to Civil Rights Litigation Analytics in Lex Machina

Claire Russell — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:17:00 GMT

U.S. law schools now have free public-interest access to Lex Machina’s civil rights litigation analytics—empowering clinics, research, and student career prep.(read more)

How AI Is Transforming In-House Legal Teams into Strategic “Departments of Yes”

beng — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:00:00 GMT

How AI Is Transforming In-House Legal Teams into Strategic “Departments of Yes”(read more)