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Proper legal citation allows those reading briefs and other legal documents to easily locate cited authority, and its absence leaves an impression of sloppy, hurried and unprofessional work. While automated programs will be of great help later, law school...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the staid world of contract law—it has been a wake-up call for clients and their attorneys. It continues to wreak havoc on contractual obligations, resulting in an avalanche of new decisions. This webinar will demystify...

Join Tim Murray, the attorney who updates the landmark treatise Corbin on Contracts as he demystifies the thorny legal issues surrounding force majeure rights following the COVID-19 disruption and examines the latest cases on force majeure. This webinar...

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the government shutdowns in its wake, have caused unprecedented disruptions to contractual obligations—from multimillion-dollar agreements in the global supply chain to local “mom and pop shop” leases. This...

The NEW Legal Essentials Library for COVID-19 is a carefully curated digital library selection designed to help smaller firms and legal departments respond to emerging issues and demands posed by the pandemic. The content is accessible. The Legal Essentials...

LexisNexis® Digital Library has been named the winner of the 2020 New Product Award from American Association of Law Libraries, following comprehensive enhancements to the platform this year. The award honors new commercial information products that...

AALL Spectrum recently spoke with Deana Sparling, LexisNexis senior director for digital solutions and OverDrive CEO Steve Potash about what to expect from the new platform launched early this year, law librarians’ contribution, and a few intriguing...

Are certain legal sources better in print than online? There is a generation of law graduates and students that hardly ever open a book to conduct legal research now that online legal databases dominate. Learn some of the benefits of understanding print...

January 30, 2020 — New York, NY—LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced comprehensive updates to its LexisNexis® Digital Library platform, which now has a completely redesigned interface and a number of beneficial new...

Hundreds of thousands of book lovers to join "Read an Ebook Day" on September 18 and share their love of reading on social media For centuries, reading has evolved in many ways but remains a favorite pastime by adapting to new technology...

Based on the experience of the law library team at Nova Southeastern University, this white paper shares specific ways to increase eBook usage by promoting awareness and providing easier access to resources. Discover ways to help students, faculty and...

New Public Charity Dedicated to Engaging in Rule of Law Projects Around the World LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional today announced the launch of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation , a not-for-profit entity established to further achieve...

What e-reader companies can you trust? This article also includes a video that talks about the top 5 e-reader brands recommended by Good E Reader that would be worth checking out. Read the full article here .

Researchers from the University of Arizona and Towson University have found that the psychological experience of owning an e-book is significantly different from that of owning a print book. Read the full article here .

A special highlight of this year’s International Bar Association Annual Conference in Rome, attended by more than 6,500 lawyers from over 100 countries, was the keynote address by LexisNexis Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ian McDougall...

Change is a difficult, but very necessary part of in-house legal practice. With the amount of time and money spent on new programs, processes and systems, maximizing adoption is critical to ensure that the cultural shift will be lasting and will provide...

Be a apart of the festivities by learning more about eBooks. There are many benefits of LexisNexis eBooks including: On-demand access wherever your work takes you All you need is access to your web browser- no additional software is needed ...

The world’s largest collection of literature is expanding into e-books. Previously, the mandatory deposit rule specifically excluded electronic-only works from the collection of copyrightable works. The motivation for changing the rule was simple...

Young people may still prefer curling up with an actual paper book instead of an e-book—even more so than their older counterparts, a new study shows. Read the full article here .

Law libraries are discovering innovative ways to meet attorneys’ mobile resource needs while increasing efficiency and simplifying workflow. At the large law firm Milbank Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, the library team has been meeting this...

Although printed books are still more popular, e-books will ultimately win out While students continue to prefer print books, it is inevitable that e-books will rightfully surpass the popularity of paper due to their accessibility. Students shouldn't...

For many book-lovers, there's just... something .... about e-books. Whether we're reading them on our computers or our phones or our Kindles, many of us can't quite get behind them like we do tangible tomes, despite their upsides: they save...

The most successful people typically work hard, practice the right habits every day, and often are readers who strive for self-improvement. If reading is something you're willing to do to sharpen yourself, take some suggestions from more than two...

The LexisNexis commitment to advance the Rule of Law across the globe received unprecedented visibility at three recent leading global association events around the world. At the International Bar Association Annual Conference in Sydney, Australia...

This article describes the current landscape of eBooks relevant to the law library field, the benefits and challenges of offering eBooks in law libraries, the different ways to purchase law-related eBooks, and how to get started choosing a solution. Read...