Challenges
- Solved the following challenges with Lexis® for Microsoft® Office:
- A need for efficiency
- A need for citation formatting
- A need for reviewing opposing counsel’s documents
- A need for finding supporting precedent while drafting
Use Case
- Reports a staff of 2-5 attorneys.
- Respondent agrees that Lexis® for Microsoft® makes them more efficient in drafting and responding to legal documents.
- Respondent agrees that Lexis® for Microsoft® makes them more efficient than manually formatting citations.
- Respondent agrees that Lexis® for Microsoft® Office helps them validate work faster by adding Shepard’s Signal Indicators directly into documents.
- Most frequently works with the following industries:
- General practice
- Intellectual property
- Litigation
Results
- Ranks the importance of Lexis® for Microsoft® Office on their own practice and entire organization:
- Own practice: very critical (4 on scale of 1-5)
- Entire organization: very critical (4 on scale of 1-5)
- Rated Lexis® for Microsoft® Office compared to other legal drafting tools:
- ease of use : vastly superior
- citation formatting: vastly superior
- case law validation: superior
- document review: superior
- drafting documents : same
- quote checking: same
- table of Authorities: vastly superior
- Increased productivity levels with Lexis® for Microsoft® Office:
- Personal : 50 to 75%
- Staff: 50 to 75%
