Legal Research Certificates

Elevate Your Legal Research Skills The LexisNexis® Applied Legal Research Certificate Program is your opportunity to build the research expertise today’s employers value most. With more than 14 comprehensive, interactive modules , you’ll: strengthen your understanding of the legal research process collect LinkedIn® badges to showcase your achievements earn LexisNexis Rewards points ...

AI Resource Center

Unlock Your Potential with the Protégé Practice Page The Protégé Practice Center is your go-to hub for mastering the tools that will set you apart in law school and beyond. Whether you’re a 1L learning the ropes, a 2L balancing internships and upper-level courses, or a 3L preparing to step into practice, Protégé gives you practical guidance at every stage. What You'll ...

Free Themis Outlines from LexisNexis

Smarter class prep starts here. Outlining is one of the toughest parts of law school - and one of the most important. That’s why Themis and LexisNexis teamed up to give you free outlines that cover the key points of law, legal analysis, and must-know cases from your classes. These outlines are structured for clarity and easy review, and designed to help you stay on track - for class and the bar. Whether you’re ...

Lexis+ AI® Faculty Resources

What is Lexis+ AI? Lexis+ AI® is a generative AI tool designed specifically for legal professionals. It was built and trained using the largest repository of accurate and exclusive legal content; utilizing large language models and leveraging more than 144 billion documents and records, including federal and state published and unpublished cases, statutes, administrative codes, agency decisions, court rules, constitutions ...

Win the Interview

Level Up Your Job Search Make a strong impression by showing you’re prepared, professional, and in-the-know about your interviewers, their firm, and the latest legal developments. Explore these job search tools and tips to set yourself apart from the competition and land the offer. Get Interview Prep Help Now

2L/3L Resource Center

Take Your Legal Skills to the Next Level with Lexis As a 2L or 3L, you’ve already mastered the basics. Now it’s time to refine your skills and get practice-ready. Lexis offers curated tools and guidance designed to help upper-level students excel in advanced coursework, internships, clinics, and beyond. Whether you’re drafting motions, preparing for mock trial, or researching for law review, these ...

1L Resource Center

Build the Foundation for 1L Success with Lexis Explore a curated suite of tools and guides from Lexis, designed specifically for first-year law students. Whether you're diving into case briefs, outlining for finals, or mastering legal research techniques, these resources give you the confidence and clarity to tackle every classroom challenge head-on. Visit our Be Prepared for Law School page to watch quick, ...

Prepare for Law School

You’ve put in the work to get into law school, now let us help you prepare to impress your professors on day one. LexisNexis is here to advance your law school experience every step of the way starting now. Lexis+ is the legal research platform that you will use for the next three years in law school and beyond in practice. Watch a video created by Brittany Conklin, LexisNexis Research Attorney, to learn ...

Get Ready for Publication

From Topic Selection to Final Proof Congratulations on your selection to a Law Review or Journal publication! From choosing the right topic to perfecting your final proof, get expert guidance to meet the highest publication standards and transform your legal research into publishable work. Should you write a note or comment? The first step in selecting a topic is determining what type of article you want to write ...

Practice Area Research

Master Practice Area Research Ever wonder how lawyers figure out tough legal questions? With Lexis+®, you can practice the same research skills attorneys use every day. This page will point you to resources that make it easier to explore different practice areas, find answers faster, and build confidence as you prepare for class, internships, and beyond. Watch practice area videos , covering topics from Bankruptcy ...

Law School Practice Centers

Covering a variety of jurisdictions, practice areas and industries, the Lexis Practice Centers are a one-stop shop for curated content and tools in a logical, easy-to-use interface. This includes access to key sources and information needed for specific law school classes, such as Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, Evidence and more. Civil Procedure Contracts Constitutional Law ...

Quick Access to Federal Rules

Skip the heavy casebooks - keep the U.S. Constitution, FRE, and FRCP just a click away. No more hauling around back-breaking volumes or busted backpack straps - get the rules you need instantly, wherever you are. Bookmark this page and keep the essentials at your fingertips, perfect for Civ Pro, Evidence, or settling those “who’s right” debates with your friends. Stay prepared in class, during research ...

Interactive Citation Workstation (ICW) and Interactive Citation Workbook

Help your students learn how to cite authority correctly in an interactive and engaging way with the Lexis® Interactive Citation Workstation (ICW). New ICW has a modern and easy to use interface and is accessible to faculty and students within Lexis+. Enhancements include: Streamlined course setup with ability to divide students into class sections or add multiple sections. Quickly assign and reset exercises ...

Ordering Textbooks and Review Copies

LexisNexis Store Digital Library for Professor Review Copies AHLA Publications

Legal Research and Writing Center

A variety of teaching tools and resources area available to support and supplement your legal research and writing curriculum. Research and Teaching Tools Lexis+ AI™ Lexis+ AI is the first comprehensive legal generative AI solution, grounded in our trusted, authoritative content with links to hallucination-free legal citations covering common legal tasks including asking a legal question, summarizing a case ...

General Faculty Resources

LexisNexis® provides a variety of teaching tools and resources to support your teaching and scholarly work. Generative AI Resources Lexis+ AI A comprehensive integrated platform with both generative and extractive AI. Lexis+ AI includes everything you have known and more, covering legal research, practical guidance, litigation analytics, brief and agreement analysis, and news. Lexis+ AI™ Faculty Resources ...

Master Your Classes with Lexis Practice Centers

Law school isn’t just about memorizing cases, it’s about truly understanding how the law works. With Lexis+ Practice Centers, you’ll get everything you need to dive deeper into the subjects you’re studying. Each Practice Center is designed around the most common law school courses, giving you easy access to the cases, statutes, secondary sources, and tools that matter most. Instead of spending ...

Lexis+ Basics

Watch the videos below to get a quick orientation to Lexis+. The modern interface is clean and intuitive. You’ll want to learn the basics to ensure you have the know how to complete your legal research confidently. [View:• https://www.lexisnexis.com/ln-media/totg/p/lotg.aspx?mediaid=121380:320:240]

The Best Way To Prepare For A Law School Class

You’ll spend a majority of your first year of law school preparing for class. It’s a seemingly endless task that will define your success as a law student and a lawyer. The volume of daily work requires you to be efficient and comprehensive at the same time. The links on this page can help with both. You’ll be ready for class each day and for the exams that follow. Help With Essential Law School ...

Learn Civ. Pro. From The Recognized Expert

Civil Procedure is a law school class like no other. You will learn about jurisdiction which is the power of the court to hear an issue. How to select the proper court for the issue – venue. What you must do to put a case at issue &ndash...

Excerpt reproduced from American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide

by Toni M. Fine Anderson Publishing, a member of the LexisNexis Group 1997 CHAPTER I: BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE A. Summary of Basic American Legal Principles What follows are some of the fundamental principles that comprise ...

Job Search Preparation Checklist

Explore Career Options - Your legal career should: Suit your personality as well as your education Align with your values and goals Leverage your strengths from law school Speak with professionals: Use Litigation Prof...

Preparing for your Brief or Memo assignment

Prepare for your Brief or Memo assignment with one of the short videos below. How to Write the Best Brief with Lexis+ You need to conduct thorough research to help draft a persuasive brief and oral argument for your first br...

How to write a case brief for law school: Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials

Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read and identify the pertinent information that you will use to create your briefs. ...

How To Write a Case Brief for Law School

Excerpt reproduced from Introduction to the Study of Law: Cases and Materials Third Edition (LexisNexis 2009) by Michael Makdisi & John Makdisi HOW TO BRIEF The previous section described the parts of a case in order to make it easier to read an...