How LexisCheck works
LexisCheck couldn’t be easier. Appearing as a new toolbar in both Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer, it automatically finds citations and shows you how reliable they are, using a simple ‘traffic light’ system
LexisCheck will find every case and legislation citation on your reading list. At the click of a single button, it will automatically provide you with a link to exactly that case or section of an Act in LexisLibrary.
For law students, LexisCheck means:
Checking your work has never been easier. You can LexisCheck:
• Word documents – A new LexisCheck toolbar will be added to the Microsoft® Word toolbar once you download the software. Simply click the button to reveal the status of all your citations.
• Websites – A new LexisCheck toolbar will be added to the Internet Explorer® toolbar once you download the software. Just click the button to find and see all citations in a web page and their status
• PDF documents – A new LexisCheck toolbar will be added to Adobe Reader once you download the software. Simply click the button to reveal the status of all your citations.
Whether it’s working on Word docs or web pages, LexisCheck refers back to the same legal databases used by top law firms, so you have a guarantee that the status we show is up to date.
For law students, LexisCheck means:
Completing your essays more quickly – just like practising lawyers, law students spend huge amounts of time checking citations to make sure they’re up-to-date and correct. LexisCheck slashes the time spent checking citations from hours to minutes, so you can work faster.
Presenting your arguments with greater confidence – With LexisCheck, you can be more confident your essays and dissertation are citing the right law, every time. That's because behind LexisCheck is the ultra-reliable LexisLibrary and its renowned Butterworths content, used by all the UK’s top law firms.
Freeing up more spare time to get on with life – by cutting down on the time you spend on essays, you can prepare more thoroughly for job interviews, compete in your local sports team, or just get to know that friendly new face down the hall!
Who’s behind LexisCheck?
LexisCheck has been developed by the technology wizards at LexisNexis, the UK’s leading legal publisher and software company, with extensive input from Osborne Clarke, a leading international law firm. A division of Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd, a FTSE 100 company, LexisNexis’s Butterworths team has been publishing legal material since 1818. Titles include Halsbury’s Laws of England, the Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents and the All England Law Reports.