By Srini Raghavan, Vice President, Microsoft 365 Ecosystem
Ever since the introduction of Microsoft Copilot, AI is quickly being woven into the workplace and people's daily work habits. Three-quarters of global knowledge workers already use it, and more than 80% say AI helps them save time, focus on important work, and be more creative, according to the Microsoft 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report. This presents a huge opportunity for partners that provide software—also referred to as independent software vendors (ISVs). They can now integrate their products directly into employees’ workflows alongside AI early in the adoption curve and establish their apps as vital to the new AI-powered way of working.
Global information and analytics company LexisNexis® is seizing this opportunity and taking multiple paths to bring the power of AI to their customers. First, they are leveraging the extensibility features of Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365, which connect apps to Copilot to extend its skills and knowledge. They are also working on a custom engine copilot for Microsoft Teams, as well as exploring additional integrations across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem for the future.
Their approach serves as an example to other partners interested in benefiting from this opportunity to plan and accelerate their own AI development.
LexisNexis meets legal professionals where they work—in Microsoft 365
A key segment of business for LexisNexis is creating solutions for legal clients, both corporate employees and legal professionals, whose work revolves around Microsoft 365 apps. LexisNexis offers several add-ins for Microsoft Word, including its flagship legal document drafting solution, Lexis® Create, and Lexis® Create+ with enriched capabilities, including firm document management system (DMS) connectivity and generative AI capabilities built right in. LexisNexis also offers apps for Teams, including Ask Legal and Lexis® Connect.
