Case and Matter Management: Track all information critical to your case from one convenient application. Manage communication, notes, documents, events and more. Powerful search tools help you retrieve details quickly.

Calendaring, ToDo’s, Tasks and Deadlines: Manage firm-wide calendars, to-do lists and deadlines, and associate them with matters, contacts and other records. Create billing entries directly from events to capture more billable time. Synchronize your calendar and ToDo’s with Microsoft® Outlook® and your PDA.

Contacts and People: Track all people and contacts related to your cases and your firm. The contact database is firmwide, and you can apply security that ensures only authorized staff may access sensitive records. Customize contact records to track all pertinent information, including documents, communication and the relationship of the contact to your cases and firm.

Document Management and Automation: Associate your documents and e-mails with case and contact records to quickly and easily retrieve pleadings, briefs, memos and more. Save documents

directly from Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel®, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, Microsoft® Internet Explorer and Corel® WordPerfect®. Generate flawless client and court papers in seconds and integrate with the HotDocs® document assembly program.

Communications Management: Manage all client- and firm-related communications, including e-mail, letters, phone calls and mail. E-mail tools include spam blocking and MAPI fax support, as well as integration with MAPI-compliant e-mail, such as Outlook®, Novell® GroupWise®, Netscape® and Internet Mail. Link e-mails and attachments to your cases directly from Outlook.

Notes: Gather and save text—from research results to meeting outcomes—and save each note with related matters. Superior Time Tracking: Track time as you work to gain greater accuracy and completeness. Each activity or record tracked and captured in Lexis Front Office can be turned into an entry for client billing. You can also integrate with Lexis® Back Office powered by Billing Matters® or PCLaw™.

Web Research: Run one efficient search across Lexis Front Office records, Outlook folders, Web sites and the lexis.com® service.

Mail/Courier: Easily track incoming and outgoing deliveries in a searchable, sortable list.

Practice Mobility: Access files and contact information, and track time on your PDA. Lexis Front Office supports leading PDAs, including BlackBerry, Windows® Smartphone and Palm OS® handhelds. Built-in laptop synchronization lets you access data when you are out of the office.

Flexibility: Adapt Lexis Front Office to your work habits. Powerful customization and automation features streamline workflow and support collaboration. Features such as auto-entry forms, custom record types, Triggers and Chain Templates allow you to tailor tools to the way your firm works—not the other way around.

Outlines: Effectively plan your case strategy with a robust outlining tool and links to related tasks, events, deadlines, contacts, etc.