The impetus for NextLex comes from personal experience in the contract attorney trenches, reviewing documents for antitrust reviews and other corporate litigation. The experience was an eye opener – myriad inefficiencies and problems to be solved.

Most importantly, we realized there’s a whole cadre of newly minted attorneys caught in a circular loop – without legal experience with which to get legal experience. Many are willing to work on a contract basis to build substantive and practical skill sets.

Coincidentally, solo and small firm attorneys are in need of just this type of work. They recruit on an ad hoc basis if at all, but nevertheless need to partner with other attorneys or could benefit from outsourcing discreet projects from time to time.

Our goal at NextLex is to facilitate meaningful connections between these audiences and let the magic happen. We also aim to bring efficiency to the document review marketplace, the work you probably do to make ends meet while looking for something more permanent, or putting together a plan to shove off on your own.

To put it more succinctly: our goal at NextLex is to simplify your life and enable your success.

Please stay tuned or subscribe to our announcement list. In the coming days we’ll be adding posts, revealing in more detail what we hope to accomplish and the problems we hope to solve. We’ll also be adding links and content that we hope you’ll find useful and interesting.

Welcome to NextLex, the next step in the practice of law! We are a community aimed at simplifying your life. Whether you’re still in law school, recently graduated, or have been practicing for a number of years, NextLex can facilitate your success.

As a member of the NextLex community you will be able to search and network with other attoneys, seek and give advice, showcase and develop new skills sets.

We’re working diligently to deliver a beta version soon. In the meantime, we’re putting together information and resources we hope you’ll find helpful and/or interesting. We’ve also started a blog (which of course you know as you’re reading it), to keep you up to date on our progress and better articulate what we hope to build.

In the mean time, please don’t hesitate to contact me at jgoodwin@nextlex.net with any questions or comments.