Legal Research & Drafting for In-House Counsel in New Zealand

Whether supporting commercial operations, reviewing contracts, managing compliance, or advising senior leadership, our solutions enable in-house teams to work with accuracy, consistency, and confidence.
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Solutions Designed for In-House Legal Teams

Our tools are built to support the wide-ranging responsibilities of corporate counsel. With LexisNexis, you gain fast access to authoritative New Zealand legal information, intuitive AI research, drafting support, and guidance across key areas including commercial law, employment, corporate governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Lexis+ AI® with Protégé™

Lexis+ AI is the fastest generative AI for legal professionals. From conversational search and drafting to summarising, document analysis, and linked legal citations, it delivers trusted results with speed and accuracy.

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Lexis® Create+

A powerful personalised legal drafting tool that helps you build brilliant legal documents quickly and confidently, right where you’re working most often – Microsoft Word.

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LexisNexis® Regulatory Compliance

Elevate your risk and compliance strategy. The LexisNexis RegCompliance+ platform and the seamless integration of authoritative content with our refined workflows, means that our compliance registers and alerts transform complex regulations into actionable insights.

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Legal Content Library

LexisNexis Legal Content Library gives you access to Major Reference Works: New Zealand Forms and Precedents, Morison’s Company and Securities Law, Mazengarb’s Employment Law, The Law of New Zealand and more.

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Lexis® Argument Analyser

Harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to strengthen your case law research. Lexis Argument Analyser quickly uncovers deep insights, helping you evaluate arguments with greater accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.

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Lexis+®

Lexis+® brings together authoritative legal information, data-driven insights, and practical guidance in one seamless platform - delivering the trusted knowledge you need, exactly when you need it.

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Why In-House Legal Teams in New Zealand Choose LexisNexis

Corporate counsel must balance commercial priorities with legal risk, often with limited resources. With LexisNexis, your legal team can reduce manual workload and focus on delivering valuable legal and commercial expertise to your organisation.

In-House Legal Teams in the U.S. Find 284%* ROI from Lexis+ AI

See how Lexis+ AI drove ROI for leaders of the U.S. in-house legal teams interviewed in a study from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by LexisNexis.

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Communicating Trust During a Corporate Crisis – Insights from the Hato Hone St John Team

The risks of simply doing business have escalated. Is your legal department properly prepared for when – not if – a crisis eventually strikes?

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New Protégé General AI feature gives lawyers safe, unified access to leading general AI tools

New feature lets lawyers use multiple AI models securely, without switching platforms

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The future of law: rooted in strong foundations

From precedent to progress, LexisNexis New Zealand’s 111-year journey shows how human connection and new AI-powered tools together strengthen both the profession and the rule of law

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In-House Counsel – Get Your Legal Question Answered

Submit a legal question you need answered, and our team will use Protégé, our AI legal assistant, to generate a response. We will then reach out to provide the answer and assist you further.

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Strengthening Legal Operations Across the Business

LexisNexis supports every stage of the in-house legal lifecycle:

Research & Early Risk Assessment

Quickly identify issues, understand obligations, and provide fast, informed guidance to business stakeholders.

Contracting & Transactional Support

Draft and review agreements efficiently using trusted content and automated tools that improve accuracy and reduce cycle times.

Regulatory Compliance Management

Monitor legislative developments and apply authoritative insights to reduce corporate exposure and maintain compliance.

Strategic Advice & Governance

Use comprehensive legal analysis to support executive decision-making and long-term organisational planning.

Why Legal Professionals Trust LexisNexis

Lexis+ AI has genuinely transformed the way I work. It feels like having a trusted colleague at my fingertips — always ready, always reliable, and always helping me deliver my best.

Bronwyn Hantz, Partner
Daniel Overton Goulding

Comprehensive New Zealand content coverage and access to overseas materials.

Michael Fennessy, Director
Innes Dean Lawyers

LexisNexis is the best legal solutions company because they provide what I need and is the perfect partner for every lawyer.

Paul Fisher, Partner
Clancy Fisher Oxner & Bryant

Platforms like Lexis+, which are intuitive and deliver insights on legal research coupled with Argument Analyser will help firms stay ahead of the curve.

Richard Little, Partner
Eagles Eagles & Redpath

If you look at Lexis+, it gives you a whole new level of legal analysis.

Mark Ford, Executive Director
LawPlus

The platform's extensive database ensures that I can find relevant cases, statutes, regulations, and secondary sources with ease, saving me valuable time in the research process.

Burley Castle Hawkins Lawyers
on Lexis Advance

The service and support provided by LexisNexis help me deliver a better legal outcome for my clients.

Julian Long, Barrister
Shortland Chambers

Frequently Asked Questions

AI is transforming the way in-house legal teams operate by streamlining research, reducing manual work, and delivering faster, clearer legal insights. Our AI solution Lexis+® AI enhances the efficiency of in-house legal teams by accelerating research, clarifying complex issues, and reducing the time spent on manual review tasks. This enables in-house teams to manage increasing workloads, support stakeholders more effectively, and deliver better decision-making without expanding internal resources.

Our drafting tool Lexis Create+® streamlines the drafting and review process by integrating trusted content, automated citations, proofreading tools and consistency checks directly into your workflow. In-house counsel can quickly draft agreements, refine clauses, and ensure documents meet organisational standards with less manual editing. This helps reduce legal risk, shorten contract turnaround times, and minimise back-and-forth with business units. The result is faster, more accurate document production and improved operational efficiency across the organisation.

LexisNexis provides comprehensive New Zealand case law, legislation, commentary, regulatory updates and practical guidance written by leading experts.

By providing faster research, clearer analysis and streamlined document creation, LexisNexis tools help in-house counsel deliver timely and actionable advice to the business. AI-driven insights support quicker responses to queries, while practical guidance helps explain legal concepts in a business-friendly way. Efficient drafting tools reduce bottlenecks in contracting processes, and access to authoritative content ensures the legal team can back their recommendations with reliable evidence. This strengthens trust, improves decision-making, and enhances the legal team's visibility and value within the organisation.

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