LexisNexis launches law firm practice product & Latin American conference.

LexisNexis (New York) has launched Juris Active Information Business Intelligence module, the first product launch since LexisNexis acquired Juris (Nashville, TN) in July. The new law firm practice module builds on the existing Juris product line and is the second of three modules to be released under the Active Information product umbrella, which currently includes the Core Reporting module. The third module, Budgeting and Forecasting, will be released near the end of this year.

Business Intelligence provides the following: a visual "dashboard" that converts both daily management information and business metric information into visual images, charts and graphs; the ability to utilize an "alert" feature that is triggered by rules or exceptions custom set to follow business metrics and/or firm success factors; and, a business metrics library with most of the common metrics currently used by mid-market law firms. LexisNexis VP/GM said the Core Reporting module "has been extremely successful to date and we have had several clients who preordered the Business Intelligence module."

In related company news, LexisNexis held the first ever Latin American conference on the Rule of Law in Mexico City on September l3-14. The meeting was attended by government and business professionals as well as by members of the judiciary to discuss the Rule of Law, that is, equal treatment for both nationals and foreigners, as a critical component of economic development in the region. It was sponsored by a variety of legal and economic organizations, including the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (Tucson, AZ), the Inter-American Bar Association (Washington, D.C.) and the Cuban American Bar Association (Miami, FL).