Preventing small interruptions from becoming big costs

Lexis+ AI doesn’t seek to reinvent your workflow, but rather eliminate the small delays that quietly erode law firm productivity. For many, this is where the real transformation begins. 

Legal AI has entered a new phase. The newest Lexis+ AI features, coming soon, are built to relieve the workflow bottlenecks that chip away at productivity hour by hour.

The LexisNexis Bellwether 2025 report laid bare the reality for many small firms. Ambition is high, but time and resource are in short supply. While 87% of lawyers say they want to improve efficiency, a significant number still rely on manual processes. Not by choice, but because they’re too busy to research or implement alternatives.

There’s also an emotional cost. Interruptions break concentration. Delayed drafting creates frustration. Shifting between platforms, or rewriting work you’ve done before, pulls lawyers away from what they do best. These pressures rarely appear on a timesheet, but they impact wellbeing and output all the same.

The next generation of Lexis+ AI is designed with that exact tension in mind. How do you adopt smarter tools when you barely have time to stop?

Prompts that keep you moving

The Bellwether 2025 highlighted a widespread frustration with the stop-start nature of legal work. Context switching, rethinking, and the small delays that stall momentum. Lexis+ AI will soon include intelligent prompts that ask clarifying questions and offer relevant suggestions. Helping lawyers maintain control while keeping things moving.

This is more than a convenience. It’s a cognitive shift. Prompts reduce hesitation and support decision-making at the point of need. In a fast-moving case or pressured day, that matters. 

It’s not about adding automation. It’s about subtracting friction. 

Drafting that maintains flow

Time pressure was a recurring theme in Bellwether 2025. Smaller firms in particular cited “admin overload” as a major barrier to growth. The upcoming Draft Mode in Lexis+ AI addresses that directly. Lawyers will be able to review and edit documents within the platform, rather than breaking flow to jump between tools.

And for the first draft of transactional documents, users can generate a version tailored to their prompt using leading, trusted LexisNexis content. More clarity. Less time wasted. 

Generate a clear timeline from any document

Bellwether 2025 also found that firms are increasingly overwhelmed by document volume and a lack of visibility. A new timeline generation feature changes that.  Lexis+ AI reads uploaded documents, connects the dots and produces a visualisation of events.

This kind of task would typically take hours. Now, it takes seconds and frees up time for higher-value work.

The Secure Vault: a smarter way to reuse your work

Respondents to the Bellwether 2025 also voiced concerns about duplicated effort. Work being repeated unnecessarily across similar matters. The upcoming Secure Vault in Lexis+ AI helps solve that. Once uploaded, documents remain accessible for future queries, summaries or timelines, so you don’t have to start over every time.

It’s a small change with huge potential. It keeps insights close to hand without compromising security.

Less noise, more progress

The message from the Bellwether 2025 was clear. Firms don’t need sweeping change. They need tools that quietly remove the noise from their day and make the most of marginal gains: the hidden levers of growth. That’s exactly where Lexis+ AI is headed.

These upcoming features are not designed to steal the show in a demo. They’re built to reduce wasted time, support sharper judgement and help legal professionals focus on the work that matters.

And the best part? These new features are included at no extra cost for existing subscribers. 

Find out more about Lexis+ AI today and ensure your firm stays at the forefront of legal AI.

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