LexisNexis Integrates Lexis for Microsoft Office with Office 365 for Highly Mobile, Productive Legal Research and Drafting | Latest News

LexisNexis® announced the integration of its award-winning Lexis® for Microsoft Office® legal assignment and review solution with Microsoft Office 365. It creates a new cloud-based version of the tool that is accessible anywhere, and on any device directly within Microsoft Word online. The company held the announcement at the Microsoft flagship in New York City on a special occasion.
The integration was designed for the Office 365 platform, and provides new collaboration capabilities for legal entities with a Cloud version of Lexis for Microsoft Office. The solution expands document portability and accessibility as one of the only legal solution solutions that can be run on computers, Mac® computers and a wide range of mobile devices. Users and their companies also benefit from automated software updates from both Office 365 and Lexis for Microsoft Office plug-in. It eliminates the need for IT departments to manage Office and add-ons on sites and manage complex software update schedules.
"By bringing Lexis for Microsoft Office to the cloud with Microsoft Office 365, legal professions can now run legal research, draft documents, and share with colleagues in a single Microsoft Word document either on the road, in court building, at the office or at The house is., "Said Jeff Pfeifer, vice president of product management for the North American Research Solutions business at LexisNexis. LexisNexis is focused on delivering draft solutions through web-based devices regardless of operating system; The latest Cloud version of Lexis for Microsoft Office is a good example of our overall view that technology can empower next-generation attorneys. This launch increases lawyer productivity, Efficiency and value they create for their customers. "
LexisNexis designed the integration to fulfill clients' imperatives of accessibility, portability and the elimination of software updates. By doing this, professional professionals can focus on workflow tasks related to document creation.
For example, when a lawyer drives her evening shuttle, she receives a brief order to make the next morning ready. She can access her research on her tablet with Office 365 and Lexis for Microsoft Office while in transit. When she gets home, she can work effortlessly on the same project, using her laptop, whether it's a Mac or a computer, to complete the assignment. In a moment she can check suite formats, check quotes and complete her government table.

"Microsoft Office 365 enables professional organizations of any size to work better together, confidently, from anywhere," said Rob Howard, director of Office 365 Ecosystem. "Through its integration with Office 365, LexisNexis is bringing law professionals an industry-specific solution that helps them complete work faster, meet deadlines, and make the right impact."
Lexis customers for Microsoft Office simply open a Word online document using Office 365 from any device or computer and then activate the Lexis add-in for Microsoft Office to access and use legal research and writing tools without ever leaving their Word document . Using Office 365 functionality, the Lexis online version for Microsoft Office offers its most commonly used features, including the ability to:
  =>  Find and find legal entities, art terms, quotes and more for quick insight
   => Quickly validate the sources mentioned with the integrated Shepard's® Citations service
   => Permanently link citations within your document with Lexis Advance® content
   => Coinciding effectively and setting appointment format requirements
   => Quickly validate quotes from source documents
   => Conduct legal investigations using Lexis Advance
   => Store and protect Word files in Microsoft Cloud
   => Prepare and organize an authority table with quick and flexible options
Lexis' original software solution for Microsoft Office continues to be offered with access to the same set of research, writing and proofing tools in Word and Outlook. Lexis customers for Microsoft Office can now also access the solution through Word Online through Office 365 as part of their existing Lexis for Microsoft Office subscription.