[Taking another look at] Lexology

Today (in between a spa treatment, notebook hunting, lunch at the Pheasant, visiting a close friend and fighting a cute kitten for my dinner) I decided to play around with Lexology a wee bit more since I got reminded of it by an email from lawcareers. Makes a nice change from Linex Legal.

Lexology, for those who have not come across it before is a service that upon registration, emails you a newsfeed (daily) of the articles published by Commercial law firms. Sort of like all the firm newsletters in the one place. and the best thing about it is that it is FREE.

Registration is easy, simply fill in a few details such as name address etc. Then choose some practice areas from the extensive choice and the jurisdiction (again you can choose as many as you please). You do get a lot of information coming through, so it is probably best to limit yourself as there is a lot of material to get through and the more there is the more likely you are to skim over it.

The information you initially get is identified by name, date and firm with a brief description. Upon clicking it you get the opportunity to read the article in a text form or in some cases a PDF document mostly about legal developments and cases. As well as hosting it on their website there is also a link to the original posting on the Firm's website.

In many ways I think this is a great service as it saves you signing up to different newsletters from different firms, and also the ability to limit it by practice area, (rather than by firm) to allow you to get rid of the things you don't particularly want to read. As a student, this resource interests me as it allows me to learn about new things and explore new interests, from sources I probably wouldn't come across otherwise. It also provides a source of inspiration. However, there is a severe risk of information overload. However, publications are usually written in a simple and easy to understand form (compared to some of the books I poured over during undergrad) which is definitely an added bonus in my opinion.

InformationOverlord recently had a look at a similar service: mycorporateresource.com - it appears to be aimed primarily at the american market and for those who are inhouse lawyers / ivolved in corporate organisations - but does provide UK information as well and up-to-date RSS feed. Also mentioned in his blog post is another service called Mondaq, unfortunately I've not had the pleasure of trying this one out - but I think that I've had enough legal reading for one day of my holiday.

Take Care.