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LexisNexis Australia’s market leading Lexis+ AI solution enrols 1000’s of active adopters within first 12 months, as it launches critical local hosting milestone

18 March, 2025

Sydney, Australia 18 March 2025, LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of AI-powered analytics and decision tools, today announced the launch of local hosting in Australia for the Lexis+ AI product, a transformative legal workflow solution. This significant development empowers Australian legal organisations and law practitioners to leverage the powerful AI capabilities of Lexis+ AI, while ensuring their sensitive data remains within Australian borders.

Designed with advanced AI-driven capabilities that enable legal professionals to make informed decisions faster, deliver enhanced work quality, and drive improved value, Lexis+ AI has already redefined the way legal work is conducted. Lexis+ AI has been adopted by some of the largest law firms in Australia such as Clayton Utz, McCabes, Holding Redlich and 100’s of smaller firms since its commercial launch in May 2024.

The introduction of local hosting will allow professionals and academics from firms, the bar, government and private enterprises to experience the full potential of Lexis+ AI with the confidence that their sensitive information is stored and processed securely within Australia, using both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

LexisNexis Australia’s exciting momentum coincides with the appointment of Katy Fixter as the new Managing Director for its Asia Pacific business. Ms Fixter, who previously served as Vice President and General Manager of global Nexis Solutions, will succeed Greg Dickason, who has relocated to the United States of America as Chief Technology Officer, Innovation, Infrastructure and Operations of LexisNexis.

"LexisNexis is at the forefront of transforming the legal profession with groundbreaking lawtech solutions, and I am thrilled to be part of a business that is empowering lawyers to work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

"Our recent developments highlight our ability to not only deliver world leading solutions to the local market, but showcases our commitment to listen, gain feedback, and constantly evolve our offerings to tailor local market requirements.

"The launch of local hosting for Lexis+ AI in Australia marks a critical milestone in our commitment to supporting our customers with secure, innovative, and compliant solutions

"Australian-based hosting was a key priority for a large segment of our customer base, so I’m pleased we have been able to deliver this significant milestone within the first year of operation for Lexis+ AI," said Ms Fixter.


Empowering Australian legal professionals

Lexis+ AI combines generative AI capabilities with unparalleled legal expertise to deliver intuitive, context-aware insights that help legal professionals work smarter and faster. Grounded in the largest repository of accurate and timely Australian legal content, Lexis+ AI combines the power of generative AI with proprietary LexisNexis search technology and authoritative content to help legal professionals streamline their workflows, accelerate productivity, and achieve better outcomes. Results are backed by verifiable, citable authority or sources. Lexis+ AI technology features conversational search, insightful summarisation, intelligent legal drafting, and document upload capabilities, all supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure.

With Lexis+ AI’s local hosting, Australian organisations can confidently embrace cutting-edge legal technology while adhering to the highest standards of data privacy. This innovation not only enhances operational efficiency but also demonstrates LexisNexis’ commitment to fostering trust and transparency in the legal and business communities.

For more information about Lexis+ AI and its local hosting in Australia, please visit lexisnexis.com.au.


About LexisNexis Legal & Professional

LexisNexis® Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,300 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.