Legal AI solutions
AI is everywhere. But not every AI is ready for legal practice. Discover the technology built specifically for UK lawyers. Grounded in trusted content, citations and workflow
Why your legal team needs AI built-for-law
Built-for-law AI understands legal professionals because it is trained by them. It reflects how lawyers think, write and reason. Every response is grounded in trusted legal content with citations you can read, trace and verify.
This is AI designed to work across your full legal workflow. From first question to finished clause, even inside your drafting tools. Other technologies may claim relevance. But true legal AI is judged by its source material, its structure and its ability to support the demands of practice.
Built from legislation, case law, guidance and precedent.
Trained on UK legal content, terminology and drafting standards.
Tailored to real-world workflows across research, drafting and review.
Embedded in tools like Word to help lawyers draft in context.
Structured to cite, support and explain each answer with transparency.
Why legal citations matter
If you cannot trace it, you cannot trust it.
Every statement in law must be supported. Built-for-law AI provides answers backed by legislation, case law and commentary and it should all be clearly cited and linkable. You see the source, not just the surface.
Primary law
Built from law not lore
Authoritative legislation and case law including the All England Law Reports and ICLR decisions with annotations and real-time updates so you never rely on out-of-date sources.
Secondary law
Insight that strengthens argument
Law journals and legal treaties offer deeper commentary on evolving doctrine supporting nuanced reasoning and strengthening professional judgement in complex or developing areas.
Legal encyclopedic works
The definitive legal reference set
Halsbury's Laws of England Civil Court Practice and the Red Book deliver consistent explanations of principle giving you the trusted foundation every legal answer should rest on.
Practical guidance
Answers shaped by real practice
Checklists Q&A step-by-step notes and drafting guidance written by legal experts across 42 practice areas designed to support lawyers at every stage of a task.
Precedents
Drafting backed by legal authority
Precedent documents from EF&P and Atkins and firm-grade clause libraries provide trusted language for contracts submissions and internal review all with linked legal context.
Legal AI with security and compliance
you can rely on
Legal AI must meet the same standards as legal professionals. That means keeping your data private, your documents secure and your workflows protected. Every element is designed to reflect the expectations of practice.
Local data hosting
Our private large language models will securely process data in the local (Australia, Canada, Europe including UK or US) region.
End-to-end encryption
AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit – across all document and AI workflows.
Private by design
Your content never trains AI models. Prompts and conversations are purged after 90 days or on request.
Audited and compliant
Independently audited to SOC 2 Type 2 standards, with ongoing vulnerability testing and UK-aligned privacy controls.
Locked AI model use
AI models are deployed in secure environments with no access by model providers and no training on your data.
Firm-level controls
Control who uses what and when. Admins can configure feature access by user and manage deletion policies across the organisation.
AI should meet the same standards as your team
Many tools claim to support legal work. Few are built for it. To tell the difference you could start by asking.
Does it cite real UK law?
Can you verify its answers?
Is the content from a trusted legal provider?
Does the language match UK practice?
Is it integrated with your workflow or floating above it?
Is your customer data safe in it?
The Lexis+ ecosystem built for law
Research. Guidance. Drafting. All connected.
The LexisNexis ecosystem brings together legal research, practical guidance and drafting support in one seamless experience powered by AI.
Lexis+ AI™, enhanced by Protégé™, supports real legal tasks like research, drafting and review. Lexis® Create+ brings that same trusted content into Microsoft Word, helping lawyers work faster where they already write. This is the only assistant that unifies research, guidance and drafting in one workflow, helping legal professionals move faster, reduce risk and deliver better results.
Hover over the cards below to explore how it all connects.
Lexis+ AI
Lexis+ AI
Use natural language to summarise, draft, and query legal content fast.
Legal Research
Legal Research
Search legislation, case law and commentary with intelligent legal research tools.
Lexis+
Lexis+
One connected platform for legal research and guidance – assisted by AI.
Practical Guidance
Practical Guidance
Step-by-step resources across 40+ practice areas, written by experts.
Microsoft Word via Create+
Lexis Create+
Draft in Word with direct access to Lexis+ research and guidance content.
How legal AI works in the real world
Explore this small sample of examples to see how practitioners across different roles and practice areas are using AI to work faster with less risk and more confidence.
Emergency advice, backed by authority
Use: Commercial landlord & tenant emergency
Practice Area: Property Litigation
A barrister received a frantic call from a solicitor acting for a landlord who had repossessed a commercial property. Bailiffs arrived, claiming access rights via a utility warrant tied to a previous tenant. The solicitor asked, “Can the landlord refuse access?”
The barrister turned to Lexis+ AI, asking the legal question in plain English. The response returned within seconds, referencing primary legislation and a relevant tribunal decision, both cited and linkable. The barrister opened the cited authority directly from the response and quickly confirmed the legal position.
“Because I could test and trace every step of the AI's answer back to the source I gave immediate advice with total confidence“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Generic AI could fabricate or misstate. Lexis+ AI used legal-grade sources only, including legislation, cases and relevant guidance, ensuring no risk of relying on hallucinated content.
Advocacy in the courtroom ‐ live and precise
Use: Rebuttal during hearing
Practice Area: Family Law
While in court, a solicitor-advocate needed to respond in real time to a point raised about property valuation. With no time to manually search through the Family Court Practice (Red Book), they entered a question into Lexis+ AI via their mobile. The system cited the relevant procedural rule and pulled a practice note that had been published within the past six months.
They cross-checked the rule and quoted from the case law included in the response while still in the courtroom. The updated submission helped sway the judge's decision.
“It was like having a legal researcher in my pocket. I had full visibility of the sources so I could cite them directly on the spot“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: It provided up-to-date legislation, commentary and procedural content in a single interaction with sources clearly cited to avoid any reputational risk.
Clear, trusted explanations for lay clients
Use: Translating complex law for a client email
Practice Area: General Civil / Private Client
A partner needed to explain to a client why a charging order wouldn't override a prior matrimonial claim on a property. They turned to Lexis+ AI and asked it to “rephrase the legal position in simple terms suitable for a non-lawyer.“
The tool generated a plain-language summary alongside links to the underlying statutory authority and the relevant Practical Guidance note on enforcement priorities. The solicitor validated the answer using the embedded citation links and sent the rephrased paragraph to the client.
“What took me 15 minutes before rewriting the law in client-friendly terms now takes 90 seconds. And I can prove it's correct“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Only Lexis+ combines clear, legally accurate outputs with underlying authority you can verify. ChatGPT couldn't cite the relevant Act or show its working.
Sense-check before you send
Use: Finalising a part 36 Offer
Practice Area: Commercial Disputes
A mid-level associate needed to confirm that a clause in a settlement agreement relating to post-termination obligations would likely survive the end of the contract. They turned to Lexis+ AI and asked, “Do confidentiality clauses survive if not expressly drafted to do so?“
The AI returned a cited summary from case law, a Practical Guidance drafting note and a link to a precedent clause in the relevant contract suite. Each element included live links so they could verify and adapt the language directly.
“I didn't just get an answer. I got context, guidance, precedent wording and legal commentary all in one view“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: It's the only AI that combines drafting resources, practical explanation and black-letter law in a way that can be verified, quoted and trusted.
Cross-jurisdictional statutory comparison
Use: England vs Northern Ireland Law
Practice Area: Matrimonial / Property
A solicitor needed to know whether a provision in the Matrimonial Causes Act applied in Northern Ireland. They asked Lexis+ AI, “Is there an NI equivalent to this section?“
The tool returned the correct NI Order, confirmed the equivalent section and explained the legal effect. This helped the solicitor advise with clarity on the client's exposure in both jurisdictions.
“You can't Google your way to the right NI order and match the effect. But Lexis+ gave me the answer with cited source law in 60 seconds“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Lexis content includes Valentine's for Northern Ireland, enabling AI to provide accurate regional guidance others cannot match.
Draft mode editing in-app
Use: Amending clauses mid-draft
Practice Area: Commercial
A solicitor used Draft Mode to open an agreement for review. The document appeared on one side of the screen with Protégé on the other. They asked the AI to suggest alternative phrasings for an indemnity clause and cross-checked the suggestions against Practical Guidance drafting notes and statutory references.
They edited directly in the tool and exported the revised draft for client review.
“No copy-paste. No tab switching. I worked smarter because it was all in one place and I could verify every suggestion“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Protégé isn't just a chatbot, it's embedded in the workflow with real content, real tools and real citations.
Empowering juniors not skipping the learning curve
Use: Trainee drafting with confidence
Practice Area: Mixed Seats (Employment, Disputes)
A trainee solicitor needed to draft a memo on off-duty social media conduct. They used Lexis+ AI to summarise recent tribunal decisions, including links to case law and relevant Practical Guidance on fair dismissal for reputational harm.
The supervising associate noted how the AI-supported memo used accurate legal concepts and linked clearly to the source law and statutory guidance, reducing corrections and feedback time.
“It wasn't a black box. It showed its citations, pointed to guidance we trust and helped the trainee build good research habits“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: With drafting suggestions, checklists and curated guidance embedded into responses, trainees learn how and why legal decisions are made—not just what to write.
AI-powered pro bono work
Use: Legal aid and volunteer clinics
Practice Area: Mixed
Junior lawyers working pro bono used Lexis+ AI to check procedural steps and confirm points of law for clients who otherwise had limited access to legal support. The AI surfaced court forms, timelines, case law and checklists‐everything needed to guide someone through early-stage action or defence.
“It raises the quality of what our juniors can deliver, even when they're helping someone for free. That's real access to justice“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: The AI reduces dependency on supervisors and empowers volunteers to deliver legally sound advice in time-poor situations.
Probing the other side's case
Use: Pre-litigation assessment
Practice Area: Property
Before issuing proceedings in an adverse possession case, a litigator wanted to explore how likely it was the other side had a viable counter-claim. They used Lexis+ AI to ask a series of nuanced questions—first on whether recent cases had reinterpreted the relevant limitation periods, then on whether certain factual distinctions (such as long-term fencing maintenance) had altered outcomes in similar disputes.
Lexis+ AI returned direct citations from recent case law, commentary and Valentine's Northern Ireland coverage, with full visibility on appeal status and subsequent treatment. The solicitor followed the links and confirmed that no material supported the opponent's argument.
“I was able to test both sides of the case and knew I'd seen all the relevant material. It made us bolder in negotiation“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: AI outputs included cross-jurisdictional authority, legislation comparison and surfaced unreported decisions that would have taken hours to track manually.
Replacing initial opinion from counsel
Use: Internal legal advice
Practice Area: General Practice
A solicitor was assessing a technical procedural issue that previously would have required early input from external counsel. Using Lexis+ AI, they explored the key legal tests, reviewed relevant case law and compared the analysis against their own view.
Having validated the position across Practical Guidance, legislation and cited case summaries, they felt confident in their conclusion and proceeded without involving chambers.
“It doesn't remove counsel entirely, but it means we don't have to spend £2,000 on questions we can now answer ourselves“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Built on authoritative content, the AI gives lawyers the confidence to act independently, knowing they can verify every step.
Instant prep before a client call
Use: Staying current on tribunal decisions
Practice Area: Tax
A tax adviser had a meeting with a client to discuss a potential restructure involving multiple dwellings relief (MDR). They asked Lexis+ AI: “What's the latest case law on MDR in the past 6 months?“
The AI returned a summary of the most recent First-Tier Tribunal ruling, its status on appeal and a list of similar pending cases, drawing from the Tax Journal, HMRC manuals and Lexis commentary. All sources were cited, linked and open for validation.
“I walked into that meeting better informed than anyone else at the table and I did it in under 10 minutes“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: Only Lexis+ integrates real-time tax commentary, HMRC materials, Tribunal status updates and historic legislation—all in a way thats verifiable and current.
Reducing anxiety among junior lawyers
Use: Supporting confidence and accuracy
Practice Area: Disputes and Litigation
A junior solicitor described how Lexis+ AI reduced the stress of checking legal points on their own. Rather than waiting to ask a partner, they could run queries against Lexis-sourced content and test their memory or interpretation.
“I used to panic about asking something I should know. Now I check it privately, get it right and learn faster“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: The AI becomes a support tool for junior lawyers without replacing training because it brings authority-backed verification, not guesswork.
AI-assisted opposition mapping
Use: Preparing for dispute strategy
Practice Area: Property Litigation
Before a contested hearing, a solicitor asked Lexis+ AI a series of structured questions to simulate what arguments the other side might raise. By exploring cases that reached different outcomes and reviewing related practice notes, they were able to pre-empt weaknesses and prepare responses.
“It was like cross-examining the argument before we even got into court. And every response linked to something I could cite“
Why Lexis+ AI was critical: The AI is as useful for stress-testing your own case as it is for finding legal answers because it works off the same sources you'd rely on in court.
Legal tech features designed for you
Built for law AI is more than search. It helps you ask complex legal questions, summarise documents, draft content and work directly from your own materials all in one trusted environment.
Whether you are exploring case law, refining a clause or reviewing changes in a contract, these tools support the real pace and pressure of legal work. Use them together or in the moment you need them. Every feature is grounded in legal content and built for how lawyers actually work.
Legal research with citations
Ask questions and get cited answers linked to legislation, case law and commentary.
Draft Mode with live review
Edit documents with AI assistance in a connected split screen workspace.
Timeline generation
Turn uploaded documents into clear chronological timelines in seconds.
Vault
Securely store and reuse key documents with results grounded in your own content.
Multi-turn suggestions
Get smart follow up questions and next step prompts based on your query.
Clause suggestions in Word
Create+ brings trusted clause intelligence directly into Microsoft Word.
Redline and compare edits
Use Create+ to apply track and review redlines with built in legal context.
Personalised outputs
Tailor results by jurisdiction, practice area and your preferred drafting style.
Jurisdiction comparison
Compare legal positions across England and Northern Ireland with cited sources.
Upload and draft
Use your own contract as a starting point and let AI help you redraft in context.
How Lexis+ AI delivers trusted legal answers
No other AI understands law like this. Lexis+ AI interprets your legal task, searches trusted sources in one go, ranks results with legal logic, validates every citation and delivers an answer you can trace and trust.
Stay confident using AI with our customer support
Our products are intuitive and shouldn't require any training, but if you or your team would like it, we make sure it's available at a time that works for you.
Structured onboarding
Start strong with structured onboarding and ongoing support that fits around your workload and priorities. Your dedicated Account Manager will act as your single point of contact, focused on understanding your goals and helping you get the most from your subscription.
Dedicated training sessions
Real-time guidance with product experts when you need it, with regular opportunities to ask questions and dive deeper into product features that matter most to you.
Training materials
Instant access to training videos, how-to guides, and fast answers to frequently asked questions.
Firms already gaining the AI advantage
These organisations are already using built-for-law AI with Lexis+ AI to work faster, reduce risk and deliver better results. Are you keeping up?
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* 97 of the top 100 Law firms (according to The Lawyer) use LexisNexis for their practical guidance
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