LexisNexis launches Protégé: AI workflows with citable authority for legal teams
Updated 08:00 EST / January 21, 2026
LexisNexis, the global data and analytics division of RELX Inc., announced a commercial preview of Protégé, an AI assistant built to automate legal and business workflows with outputs tied to citable authority and trusted data.
The goal is straightforward: simplify complex work, cut manual steps, and deliver results you can stand behind. As Sean Fitzpatrick, chief executive of LexisNexis North America, U.K. and Ireland, put it, customers want workflow solutions they can trust that fit into how they already work-and Protégé is meant to deliver exactly that.
What you can use today
- Prebuilt and configurable workflows supporting disputes, motions, discovery, and case strategy-covering tasks like drafting motions to dismiss, agreements, clauses, templates, and redlining.
- A no-code workflow builder to create multi-step automations. Choose preferred AI models, chain actions, and reuse shared workflow libraries so teams capture and repeat what works.
LexisNexis says domain-specific workflows are next, including real estate, mergers, labor, and more.
Agentic capabilities on the way
Protégé is also slated to gain an agentic mode-acting like a legal teammate that can plan, manage, and execute work with minimal oversight. Multiple coordinated AI agents would be grounded in LexisNexis' proprietary data and your own organizational context, improving over time.
- Judicial Agentic Workflow: drafts bench memos and full opinions in a judge's voice.
- AI Guided Research for complex matters, with outputs supported by authoritative sources.
Why it matters for your practice
AI is moving from pilot to essential in legal. Themis Solutions (Clio) reported that in 2025, 85% of legal professionals planned to increase their use of AI over the next 12 months.
The market is busy-tools like Spellbook, Legora AB, and Soxton AI are competing for attention-but most target lawyers without deep, citable research baked in. Protégé's differentiator is clear: workflows tied to authority and a no-code system that helps your team turn best practices into repeatable processes.
How to evaluate Protégé
- Pick one high-volume use case (e.g., motions to dismiss or redlines). Track cycle time, review effort, and error rates before and after.
- Build a shared workflow library so teams stop reinventing the wheel. Lock preferred models, prompts, and sources to keep consistency.
- Set review checkpoints for anything heading to court or clients. Keep human-in-the-loop standards clear and documented.
- Prepare for agentic features with guardrails: data access controls, activity logging, and approval steps for sensitive actions.
Where to learn more
Your membership also unlocks:
