LexisNexis ''Legal Industry Monitor'' Keeps Legal Professionals Current on Key Topics; New Daily Electronic Newsletter Furthers LexisNexis' Position as the Leader in Legal, News and Business Content

Business Wire, April 27, 2006

DAYTON, Ohio -- Furthering its commitment to providing exclusive sources vital to customer success, LexisNexis U.S., a leading provider of information and services solutions, today announced the June launch of "Legal Industry Monitor," a daily electronic newsletter that will deliver a variety of news and information focused on the law firm and legal industry.

The "Legal Industry Monitor" will include headlines from a variety of sources including Mealey's legal news, the World Wide Web coverage of the top legal firms, and from several other key publications. The newsletter is the latest addition to the comprehensive content provided by LexisNexis, who offers the legal market almost twice as much news and business information as any other provider including more than 10,000 sources not available together through other online services.

"'Legal Industry Monitor' continues our commitment to providing our customers the most comprehensive collection of legal, news and business content critical to managing their business and practice," said Renee Citera, LexisNexis vice president, News and Business Content. "The newsletter, along with our other rich and deep content offerings, will continue to help our customers get the critical information they need to drive decisions in their business and practice."

"Legal Industry Monitor" is an important addition to the existing suite of research solutions offered by LexisNexis including:

--Providing the legal market with nearly two times the news sources of any other online provider,

--The most comprehensive collection of published and unpublished case law containing case summaries and headnotes,

--The most complete collection of Federal & State statutes,

--Comprehensive legal analysis from leading legal authorities like Chisum, Nimmer and Appleman,

--"Shepard's," the most comprehensive and trusted citation service,

--Nearly two times the public records of any other online provider with 3.8 million public records between LexisNexis and Accurint.

LexisNexis "Legal Industry Monitor" is just one element in the portfolio of Total Practice Solutions LexisNexis offers its customers to help them achieve success in the business and practice of law. LexisNexis offerings are designed for the way legal professionals work, in all of the areas essential to their success, including Client Development, Research Solutions, Practice Management and Litigation Services.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis and Nexis research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:ENL)(NYSE:RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), the company does business in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.