Lexis+

Lexis+ combines legal content and technology for legal research and professional workflows. Lexis Answers responds to questions in natural language, while Search Term Maps identifies relevant passages in documents. Shepard’s Citation Services, including Shepard’s At Risk, helps users identify vulnerable citations and cases that may be at risk of being overruled. Users can upload or drag and drop legal documents to surface citations, arguments, and potential risks. Practical Guidance offers checklists, annotated forms, drafting tools, and practitioner insights across more than 25 practice areas. The platform also includes Litigation Analytics and a Legal News Hub. Research covers federal and state U.S. jurisdictions, with specific coverage varying by content type, and supports work across multiple jurisdictions. Lexis+ is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Pricing is provided on request, and a complimentary 7-day trial is available without a credit card. Lexis+ with Protégé has described connections to Microsoft tools and document management systems including iManage, NetDocuments, and SharePoint.

Lexis+ combines research, document analysis, practical guidance, analytics, and legal news in one platform. Prospective users can request pricing or try it for seven days without a credit card.

Lexis+ is designed for law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, and government agencies. It may suit legal professionals who need research, citation tools, document analysis, and practical guidance.

Lexis+ is a legal research and workflow platform for practitioners and institutions handling legal matters across U.S. jurisdictions. It is best suited to law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, and government agencies that need research, citation checks, document analysis, and practice resources in one service. Its breadth is the draw; custom pricing and the absence of a free plan make it a poor fit for occasional or budget-first users.

Overview

Lexis+ brings legal content and professional workflow tools together, with federal and state U.S. jurisdiction coverage that varies by content type. That scope can serve teams working across different matters, but buyers should align the quoted content and tools with their practice areas, jurisdictions, and user count.

Beyond research, the platform includes Litigation Analytics, a Legal News Hub, docket monitoring, filing alerts, and research alerts. The combination favors teams that want ongoing case and legal developments alongside research, rather than a tool for a single narrow task.

Key features

Research and citation checking

Lexis Answers responds to natural-language legal questions, and Search Term Maps highlights relevant passages in documents. Those options support different ways of locating material, while Shepard’s Citation Services, including Shepard’s At Risk, helps identify vulnerable citations and cases at risk of being overruled. Citation checks are particularly useful when the strength of cited authority matters; they do not replace the need to assess that authority in context.

Document analysis and practice guidance

Users can upload or drag and drop legal documents to surface citations, arguments, and potential risks. This brings document review closer to research, though the feature is most relevant to legal teams already working with documents in the platform.

Practical Guidance provides checklists, annotated forms, drafting tools, and practitioner insights across more than 25 practice areas. It gives practitioners applied materials alongside legal research, making the service more useful for recurring workflows than for users seeking case law alone.

Integrations, mobile, and security

Lexis+ with Protégé connects with Microsoft tools and document management systems including iManage, NetDocuments, and SharePoint. Its mobile app supports access to research and drafting. These capabilities are described for the Protégé offering, so buyers should confirm that the relevant integrations and mobile functions are part of the package they choose.

LexisNexis states that Lexis+ AI customer prompts and documents are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit using TLS 1.2. Transitioning Lexis Advance users can use video and online tutorials, along with real-time demonstrations through account representatives.

Pricing

Lexis+ has custom pricing, with the quote varying by organization, features, content, tools, practice areas, jurisdictions, and number of users. Solo practitioners and firms with 1–3 attorneys can view packages in the online store. That makes a tailored quote necessary for most buyers and means the right comparison is the specific package against the needs of the team.

There is no free plan. LexisNexis offers a complimentary 7-day trial with no credit card required, which provides a short opportunity to assess fit before requesting or committing to a subscription. No renewal terms or usage quotas are stated.

Platforms

Lexis+ is available on web, Android, and iOS. Mobile access to research and drafting is described for Lexis+ with Protégé.

Who it's for

Lexis+ is aimed at law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, and government agencies. It is a stronger fit for organizations that can use its research, citation tools, analytics, document analysis, and practice materials together. A solo practitioner may also be a fit, but should compare the online-store packages with the scope of work required. Users who need only occasional research or a free starting point should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Natural-language research, document passage mapping, and Shepard’s citation checks give legal professionals complementary ways to find and assess authority.
• Pros: Document analysis and Practical Guidance add support for review and recurring practice tasks, while analytics, news, and alerts extend the platform beyond one-off searches.
• Pros: Federal and state U.S. coverage, mobile access, and Protégé integrations can suit teams working across jurisdictions and document systems.
• Cons: Custom pricing varies with organizational and content choices, so buyers need a tailored quote to judge cost and scope.
• Cons: There is no free plan, and the seven-day trial is brief for teams evaluating a broad platform.
• Cons: Specific jurisdiction coverage varies by content type, so a broad U.S. scope does not mean every content category covers every jurisdiction.

Alternatives

For narrower legal software categories, browse Legal Case Analytics Software for case analytics, Contract Analysis Software for contract-focused tools, or Legal Knowledge Management Software for knowledge management. Legal AI Software is a broader category for comparing AI-focused legal tools. The Sanctions Screening Software and AI Patent Search Software lists address distinct screening and patent-search needs.

OFACScreen is a freemium web and API sanctions-screening option; its 14-day trial plan is free and caps usage at 25 searches, 3 users, 5 monitored names, and CSV files of up to 25 rows. Choose it when that screening workflow and a defined free trial matter more than Lexis+’s legal research and practice platform.

SanctionsScreening.io is a freemium web and API option with a Pro plan at $29 a month. It is a more focused choice for readers seeking sanctions screening rather than legal research and workflow tools.

ScreeningHub offers web, API, and self-hosted access, with a free tier capped at 100 screens per month and a Starter plan at €79 a month. Choose it when screening volume and deployment options are the priority.

FinCrimeRadar is a free web-based alternative for financial crime use cases. Eastnets SafeWatch AML is a paid web option; Enlighta Sanctions Screening and Kharon Compliance are paid options available through web and API. LSEG Corporate Treasury Risk is a paid web option with pricing available by contacting sales.

Verdict

Choose Lexis+ if your firm or legal department will use its research, citation checking, document analysis, and practice resources as a connected workflow. Its strongest case is the breadth of legal work it supports; its main drawback is custom pricing, alongside no free plan. For occasional research, a free service, or a narrow screening task, a more focused alternative is the better fit.