Lexis+ with Protégé Boosts AI Skills and Workflow Integrations
LexisNexis launched Lexis+ with Protégé, adding 100+ AI skills and database integrations.
Why it matters: Enhanced AI research and drafting tools improve lawyer productivity and shape legal tech competition.
- Lexis+ with Protégé integrates Lex Machina, Intelligize, and Courtlink databases.
- Over 100 new AI skills and an expanded Vault repository support diverse file types.
- Features include no-code Custom Workflow Builder and Protégé Agentic Drafting tools.
- Platform integrates Anthropic's legal plugin with collaboration via Protégé Workrooms.
LexisNexis released Lexis+ with Protégé on February 24, 2026, replacing Lexis+ AI as its flagship platform. It integrates multiple legal databases including Lex Machina, Intelligize, and Courtlink, extending access to comprehensive legal content.
The platform offers over 100 new AI skills and expands its Vault repository to support up to 100,000 diverse files, including audio, video, and images, enhancing document management capabilities. The no-code Custom Workflow Builder enables legal teams to create, test, and share multi-step workflows based on Lexis content without programming skills.
Key product features include Protégé Work—an orchestration layer that plans and executes complex tasks—and Protégé Agentic Drafting for automating contract, motion, brief, and deal document preparation. The integration of Anthropic’s legal plugin advances AI capabilities for specialized tasks such as evaluating data protection agreements and generating research briefings.
Secure collaboration is enabled through Protégé Workrooms, supporting interaction among firms, clients, and co-counsel. The platform also introduces Shepard's Verify Trust Markers to flag unverifiable AI or attorney-drafted citations, ensuring reliability. Outputs can be exported in standard file formats like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF.
Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO Global Legal at LexisNexis Legal & Professional, highlights that Lexis+ with Protégé combines authoritative content, trusted workflows, and leading AI models in a secure workspace. He emphasizes the necessity of AI producing verifiable and defensible legal work, not just plausible answers.
The Legal Intelligence Engine dynamically coordinates AI models, agents, skills, and content tailored to user tasks, underpinning the platform’s advanced automation.
By the numbers:
- 100+ AI skills added — expanding Lexis+ with Protégé capabilities
- 100,000 documents per Vault support — including audio, video, image files
- Multi-database integration — Lex Machina, Intelligize, Courtlink