Dear Paralegal students,

Lexis is one of the primary legal research services used by legal professionals and government entities.

The Fall 2013 semester will use Lexis Research in Law 12, 13, 17 and 34.

The subscription cost is less than most text books, and is greatly outweighed by the long-term benefit gained by becoming proficient in the use of an essential legal tool. The cost for our students will be about $84.75 per semester.

Please be aware, that our contract with Lexis limits the use of student accounts to educational purposes; therefore any student subscription will be forfeited if the subscriber is no longer enrolled in our Paralegal program, or it is found that subscription has been used for commercial purposes.

Your subscription to LexisAdvance will give you the opportunity to improve your online legal research skills through modules and earn a LexisNexis Certification to add to your resume. We recommend for students who have already have taken both Law 17 and Law 34, to purchase a subscription in order to earn the LexisNexis Certificate.

The key features of your LexisNexis subscription are outlined below:

•  Lexis.com subscription includes Lexis Advance and Lexis for Microsoft Office.
•  Lexis Advance is a new online research service used by law firms, corporations and government agencies. www.lexisnexis.com/advance
•  Lexis for Microsoft Office is the result of an exclusive partnership with Microsoft. Paralegals have the ability to perform research while drafting a document in Word or an email in Outlook. In addition, they can quickly create a table of authorities, check citation formats and validate their work product. http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/products/lexis-for-microsoft-office.page
•  Lexis.com and Lexis Advance students access online to primary legal and secondary materials as well as news and court documents such as briefs, pleadings and motions.
•  Students have access to an online Lexis certification program which consists of five 60 minute modules and online quizzes. http://www.lexisnexis.com/university/Catalogue.aspx?product=lexis.com