LexisNexis(R) Practical Guidance -- Leading Legal Know-how in Greater China

HONG KONG, Nov. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® recently acquired Greater China's leading practical legal information provider, LegalStudio®. With an extensive library of fully bi-lingual Chinese commercial contracts supported by daily legal and tax news updates, articles and commentaries, LegalStudio® offers critical support to legal professionals in companies and law firms across Greater China and internationally.

LegalStudio® services cover all key areas of commercial practice:

• China Corporate Law Service and China Corporate Contracts Service
• China IP&IT Law Service and China IP&IT Case Judgments Service
• China Financial Law Service and China Tax Service
• China Environmental Law Service
• Hong Kong Corporate Law & Contracts Service

http://www.legalstudio.com/web

This acquisition forms part of LexisNexis' ongoing investment program in Greater China and we are delighted to introduce our forthcoming range of know-how services, Lexis® Practical Guidance. Lexis® Practical Guidance is developed in Hong Kong and mainland China in partnership with some of Hong Kong and mainland China's leading law firms, including:

Lexis® Practical Guidance service is designed and built hand-in-hand with leading practitioners in Hong Kong and mainland China to offer seamless drafting and research support to legal practitioners. Whether you work in private practice or in-house, Lexis® Practical Guidance will save you time in managingday-to-day transactional matters, provide you with regularly updated practice notes and model contracts and prevents the risk of relying on outdated precedents.

"Practical Guidance will be an exciting, innovative new platform for the legal market in Hong Kong. It incorporates useful drafting and research tools designed to save both time and money, uniquely and specifically aimed at the Hong Kong market. I am very glad to be part it," said Patrick Wong, Partner, Mayer Brown JSM.

Lexis® Practical Guidance

• Practice notes -- Clear, concise, and to-the-point explanations of the law with links to supporting legislation, case law and expert commentary
• Precedents with Alternative Clauses -- Comprehensive model contracts with alternative clauses customized for different scenarios
• Detailed Drafting Notes -- Clause-by-clause notes detailing the implications of particular clauses and alternatives
• Checklists and Flowcharts -- Snapshots of complex legal processes explained in graphical format

Lexis® Practical Guidance allows you and your team to practice with confidence

• Draft with confidence -- content is always kept up-to-date with the latest regulatory changes, allowing you to focus on client outcomes rather than time-consuming precedent updating
• Verify sources and research alternative clauses in one click -- seamless links to key laws and cases from Lexis® Hong Kong reduce drafting and research time
• Delegate with confidence -- Checklists and Drafting Notes allow associates and researchers to work more independently, freeing up partner time for practice development and client management
• Grow your business -- Delight your current clients and win new business with improved productivity and competitive rates

"Practical Guidance is quite simply really practical guidance, providing great added value to users. It provides expert building blocks for those in need of precedents, with cross references and analysis for those wishing to dive more deeply into topical issues. I congratulate the LexisNexis team and I am glad to be associated with this work as an Editorial Board member," said Mohan Datwani, Solicitor and Director, Technical and Research, the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries.

For more information on LegalStudio® and our forthcoming Lexis® Practical Guidance services, please contact your LexisNexis® Account Manager.