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There are volume discounts based on the number of hours online. Hourly pricing is also based on which databases the customers will be accessing.

The LEXIS® ADVANTAGE (formerly MVP) program for sole practitioners and small law firms is a flat-rate subscription program beginning at $150 a month for state legal materials and unlimited printing for one attorney. Trial offers are available to new subscribers. However, pricing for the LEXIS-NEXIS services falls into three basic categories: flat rate, hourly and transactional. The LEXIS®-NEXIS® services offer a wide variety of sources to choose from out of its thousands of databases. Pricing is highly customized for different customer groups based on their varying needs. You can download this client software from Lexis' website:

There is specific Lexis client software for the Macintosh. LEXIS-NEXIS is the world's largest premium information service providing legal, news, and financial information to virtually every Fortune 500 company and major law firm in the United States.
