Category: Lexbox

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

There is a lot of hype right now about legal tech start-ups proposing disruptive innovations in the hope of transforming the legal profession, and legal research in particular. Although Lexum probably doesn’t qualify as a start-up anymore, we decided it was time for us to try something out as well. For the last few months […] Read more