By: Karen Hay The foundation of accurate legal research is ensuring that your citations are good law. Citing outdated, overruled or irrelevant cases not only weakens your credibility and undermines your persuasiveness. It can also be a costly mistake for both...
New Lexis Content Mass Tort Litigation The Online Courtroom: Leveraging Remote Technology in Litigation (ABA) Family and Medical Leave Act Restatement of the Law, The U.S. Law of International Commercial and Investor State Arbitration — Official...
New Lexis Content New publications released on Lexis this month: Restatement of the Law: The Laws of American Indians – Official Text Maine Title Standards The California Prison and Parole Handbook Transportation Antitrust Handbook (ABA) LexisNexis...
Updated November 20, 2023 Summary Legal Research Technology: A Background Price Comparison: LexisNexis vs. Google Scholar LexisNexis and Google Scholar Search Usability: Comparing Ease-of-Use Built-In Analytics and Features Why Free Case Search Isn't...
We sat down with Alison Manchester, Vice President of Product Management, and Huiling Chen, Principal Product Manager, on the LexisNexis® Shepard’s® team to learn more about the history of Shepard’s C itation Service, how Lexis® provides...
Case law research is the cornerstone of building (and winning) your case. While precisely and efficiently uncovering the best primary law to support your case isn't an easy task, attorneys know it's a critical step in the legal research process . The right...
The law is fluid, changing over time with new rulings and precedents. The following case study demonstrates how attorneys are using Shepard’s ® Citator to quickly see how the new Supreme Court ruling regarding the Federal Arbitration Act will impact their...
Whether from a judge or supervising attorney, for years attorneys have heard: “Did you Shepardize ® that case?” Shepard’s ® , of course, refers to the Lexis Shepard’s Citation Service. Shepardizing is a critical step in any attorney’s...
If you're an attorney, you've probably heard the phrase, "Did you Shepardize ® ?” As the premier citator, Shepard's ® Citation Service is one of the most well-respected tools in the legal industry. Much like Xerox, it has become the...
This article was written by the Small Law Marketing team at LexisNexis and compares U.S. product offerings. LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters are large, international companies that boast decades of experience in creating products for a variety of organizations...
By Lindsey Lambert The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice is investigating the PGA Tour over potential antitrust violations. All of the sudden, the PGA Tour’s monopoly is under attack, and the future of professional golf is up in...
By Geoffrey D. Ivnik, Esq. | Director of Marketing LexisNexis There are few professional oversights as damaging to a lawyer’s career as missing key legal precedent when representing a client. The legal news site Above the Law reported that a team of lawyers...
Legal research is imperative to the practice of law. Depending on where you are in your legal career, there could be multiple reasons to brush up on the basics of legal research. You could be a: Law student or recent graduate preparing for your career Seasoned...
Lexis+ ™ and Westlaw Edge ® are arguably the two most well-known legal research services for attorneys. When it comes to evaluating them, however, there are several important distinctions. LexisNexis ® was the first to put legal research online and—true...
This post was originally published in September 2020 and was updated in April 2023. When it comes to being efficient with time and resources, litigators from small law firms must generally be a bit more adaptive than those from larger firms. For this reason,...