LexisNexis has quietly introduced transparent, flat-rate pricing for one- and two-lawyer law firms, with plans starting at $75 a month. This is good news for solo and small firms, and reflects the increasing array of legal research options they can choose from. But exactly how do those options stack up?
The long-established legal research companies LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters face growing competition from alternative upstarts, especially in the small-firm market. Last year, seeking to expand its sales among smaller firms, Casetext introduced Casetext for Small Law, featuring a reduction in its monthly subscription price to as low as $65 for the first attorney and then $55 for others.
Meanwhile, Fastcase and Casemaker continue to offer free access to their services through affinity deals with bar associations and low subscription rates for attorneys who want to purchase access. Both companies continue to add content and features designed to make themselves more competitive with Lexis Advance and Westlaw.
Given this, I wondered how these subscription deals stack up against each other. Here is what I found. Scroll down further for a chart comparing prices.
Lexis Advance
Let’s start with the new pricing from Lexis Advance. That $75-a-month plan comes with a couple conditions. First, to get that price, you need to sign up for three years. If you want to sign up for just a year, it is $108 a month. Second, it covers only your state’s cases and statutes. To get both state and federal, you will need the next pricing tier, which is $125 a month for three years, or $148.84 a month for one year. A premium plan adds expanded access to law reviews and journals and costs $200 a month for three years or $246 a month for one year.
If your research takes you outside your plan,
