# LexisNexis Legal

> LexisNexis Legal & Professional, part of RELX, combines legal and business information with research, citation checking, analytics and workflow software. Its products serve law firms, corporate legal departments, governments, universities and business researchers in more than 150 countries. Its current AI platform, Lexis+ with Protégé, connects legal sources and organizational knowledge with drafting and analysis.

- **Founded:** 1970
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** H. Donald Wilson (Founding president of Mead Data Central; principal creator of Lexis), Jerome Rubin (Early co-leader and president of Mead Data Central; led commercial Lexis launch)
- **Products:** Lexis+ with Protégé, Protégé, Lexis Create+, Shepard’s, Lex Machina
- **Notable:** Lexis launched commercial full-text legal research in April 1973., Global Legal & Professional business reports 11,900 employees and customers in more than 150 countries., Lexis+ with Protégé became generally available in the United States in February 2026.

## Products & services

- **Lexis+ with Protégé** — Legal research, AI drafting, document analysis and connected workflows with linked authority; replaced the Lexis+ AI name in February 2026.
- **Protégé** — AI assistant embedded across LexisNexis solutions; supports personalized research, drafting and analysis.
- **Lexis Create+** — AI drafting and document tools inside Microsoft 365, connected to LexisNexis and organizational content.
- **Shepard’s** — Citation service for inspecting the status and treatment of legal authorities; Shepard’s Verify checks whether citations can be verified.
- **Lex Machina** — Litigation analytics covering courts, judges, parties and counsel.
- **CounselLink+** — Enterprise legal management covering matters, e-billing, spend, vendors and contract workflows.
- **Practical Guidance** — Expert-authored practice notes, forms, templates and drafting guidance.
- **Nexis** — News and business information for research and monitoring.

## Achievements

- Lexis launched commercial full-text legal research in April 1973.
- Global Legal & Professional business reports 11,900 employees and customers in more than 150 countries.
- Lexis+ with Protégé became generally available in the United States in February 2026.
- Completed the Henchman acquisition in July 2024 to connect internal knowledge with legal AI drafting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — US general availability of Lexis+ with Protégé, replacing the Lexis+ AI name and expanding workflow capabilities.
- **2026-05** — Announced expanded agentic drafting, collaboration, citation verification and enterprise controls.
- **2026-08** — Opened the Customer Innovation Lab in New York, bringing legal professionals, engineers and AI collaborators together.
- **2026-10** — Announced the localized Middle East launch of Lexis+ with Protégé, starting with the UAE.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lexisnexis
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LexisNexis
- GitHub: https://github.com/lnlp-open-source
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/lexisnexislegal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexisnexisus/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23