Category: Lexbox

It’s that time of year again: final papers are underway, and law students everywhere are scattering to get all necessary research out of the way in time to get their thoughts on paper. But there’s never enough time. The clock is always ticking. And with information as widely available as ever, there is so much […] Read more

We are excited to announce that Lexbox is now officially out of its open beta phase. Released July 2015, Lexbox has changed the way we research freely accessible online legal materials.  Lexbox has continued to push forward its promise of convenience, and the statistics show.  In just nine months, Lexbox has grown in the following […] Read more

The attention paid to innovations in legal research has increased significantly and Lexbox is on the cutting edge of that trend. By partnering with legal associations around Canada, Lexbox is making its legal research expertise accessible through webinars. We are pairing with legal organizations of all size to educate members and participants on how to […] Read more

Lexbox is featured on the well-known LawSites blog, written by Robert Ambrogi: Lexbox Organizes and Monitors Canadian Legal Research Mr. Ambrogi is an accomplished lawyer and consultant who has been writing and speaking about the Internet, social media and legal technology for nearly 20 years. LawSites has earned Mr. Ambrogi several awards, most recently winning the “Friend of the North Award” at the 2015 Clawbies - the Canadian Law Blog Awards. Mr. Ambrogi has significant influence on both sides of the border. This is an honour for the Lexbox team. Please check out the article, and follow... Read more

This new post came close to being titled “Remember that file cabinet” in memory of that black or beige metal storage cabinet where for decades a senior partner had been accumulating short notes and printed cases related to the firm’s area of expertise.  About 15 years ago, every firm had its own.  It was a […] Read more

Lexbox is everything a law student needs: it’s a Google extension that helps organize and monitor your online legal research. You can store relevant legal information from various online sources and alerts in one location. And, it’s free. Which is arguably its most important feature, if you’re a debt-riddled law student. I say ‘arguably’, because […] Read more

We are excited to announce Lexbox 1.4.7. We’ve worked hard to ensure that Lexbox continues to make access to free online legal resources easy and organized. Lexbox now features expanded supported website coverage, as well improved overall functionality (e.g., save documents, email your finds, collect history, etc.). See below for a more detailed look at specific sites: CASELAW Federal Court of Appeal... Read more

Let’s face it, legal research is something lawyers do in reaction to external events impacting their practice.  In a typical case, you first get into it following a meeting with a client raising a new or unfamiliar issue.  The client expects expert advice and sufficient knowledge to take a position and define a legal strategy.  […] Read more

One thing that you learn while completing your first year of law school is that you have suddenly become the legal advisor of your close family.  I can attest to the fact that spending over a decade developing legal technologies instead of providing legal advice does not lower the expectations of those around you. Family […] Read more

Lexum is pleased to announce a new free solution designed to help legal practitioners keep track of their legal research. Lexbox is a personal online workspace for legal research that complement existing legal information websites. It's convenient Chrome extension pops up when you undertake legal research and allows you to save search queries, cases, legislation or any other web pages all in one place... Read more