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Miami, United States. November 29, 2023. — vLex and James Publishing have today announced a pivotal new partnership that will support practitioners across the US, as well as those around the world conducting business in the United States. As of November 2023, vLex will host and globally distribute over 200 practical law books and archived titles, as well as forms for federal and select states, as part of the brand-new James Publishing collection on vLex.

This authoritative James Publishing collection has been developed by vLex to ensure that each title within the collection is integrated with vLex’s global database of authoritative primary law materials. As a result, the collection is enriched with citation links to related documents to enable researchers to seamlessly navigate between relevant primary and secondary law on a single service, for a truly comprehensive research experience.

As the largest independently owned legal publisher in the US, James Publishing offers highly sought-after books, complete with time-saving motions and pleadings, client letters, step-by-step procedural checklists, pattern arguments, model questions, pitfalls to avoid, practice tips, and much more. The comprehensive list of over 200 titles now available in the James Publishing collection on vLex covers a wide variety of practice areas and includes titles such as Guerilla Discovery and Social Security Disability Practice. Request more information about the full list of titles today.

Accessing James Publishing titles through vLex allows researchers to benefit from a suite of award-winning legal research technology, including Vincent AI, cited authorities, in-service notes and annotations and more. Additionally, vLex’s legal research tools help legal practitioners to build better arguments using on-point cases and persuasive authorities across different jurisdictions, and it is also able to automatically extract key legal issues and generate headnotes for millions of cases, helping researchers access more documents to ensure no important information is missed.

"We are excited to be the only provider offering not only James Publishings valuable State Practical Guidance Publications, with its market-leading Social Security Disability line and build out of Federal litigation materials, but their archival materials as well. This comprehensive collection will be invaluable for researchers and combined with vLex's cutting edge platform and Vincent AI, will be an unbeatable value proposition."- Susan Cunningham, Director of Strategic Partnerships, vLex.

“Our partnership with vLex marks a significant milestone for James Publishing. With this collaboration, we are expanding our reach, enhancing our offerings worldwide, and empowering legal practitioners.” — Kara Prior, CEO, James Publishing.

About vLex

vLex is a global legal intelligence platform that provides legal professionals with access to the most extensive collection of legal and regulatory information worldwide, all on one award-winning and unique platform. After its April 2023 merger with Fastcase, vLex now includes the Fastcase, Docket Alarm and NextChapter brands. Trusted by more than two million lawyers, researchers, government departments, and law schools worldwide, vLex offers comprehensive and intuitive access to the law in more than 200 jurisdictions through an intelligent, AI-powered legal research platform.

Recognized by the Legaltech Breakthrough Awards as the Overall Legal Research Solution Provider of the Year 2022, vLex is a leader in legal AI and global intelligence. The recent merger with Fastcase has furthered vLex’s commitment to developing AI-driven solutions for the world's legal industry, and delivering the world's largest global law library of over one billion legal documents on a single platform, to enable legal professionals to work smarter and find relevant insights faster. For more information about vLex, visit www.vlex.com.

About James Publishing

For more than 40 years, James Publishing has published practical law books that are loaded with time-saving motions and pleadings, client letters, step-by-step procedural checklists, pattern arguments, model questions, pitfalls to avoid, and practice tips. For more information, visit www.jamespublishing.com.

For more information, please call vLex on +1 800 335 6202 or email us at hello@vlex.com.