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LexisNexis (News - Alert), a provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, has claimed that many legal professionals have expressed immense interest in their recently unveiled Lexis for Microsoft (News - Alert) Office and they have been installing the solution for a growing number of customers. The company has now announced that the solution is now broadly available.

According to an official release, the Lexis for Microsoft Office is a first-of-its-kind set of research capabilities that will enable legal professionals to access content and services from LexisNexis, the open web and designated law firm or corporate files in one place while operating directly within Microsoft Office applications - Microsoft Office Outlook, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. The solution has the ability to help legal professionals find, analyze and act upon legal content far more efficiently than traditional means to increase their productivity and quality of client service.

Bob Romeo, SVP of Research and Litigation Solutions at LexisNexis has stated that LexisNexis has a history of collaborating with customers to create new ways for legal and business professionals to do their jobs, find what they need and manage their businesses. Lexis for Microsoft Office continues this tradition by introducing a new era of improved collaboration, productivity and access to information for legal professionals and others – freeing them to focus on strategy, client service and confidently managing legal matters.

Lexis for Microsoft Office is available to users in two types: standard installation with easy to download instructions and custom installation and deployment that includes integration of an enterprise document management system or SharePoint site. Lexis for Microsoft Office is also compatible with Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Office 2007 and requires a current LexisNexis subscription.

LexisNexis has claimed that early users of Lexis for Microsoft Office have acknowledged that the solution enables the users to streamline and simplify workload and also helps highlight cases and judges, while bringing in the web component in an easy-to-use manner.