The Duke Law community now has access to Lex Machina, a litigation analytics tool containing data on courts, judges, law firms, attorneys, and parties. Access Lex Machina by logging into Lexis+ and choosing it from the product switcher grid in the top left corner of any research screen.
Duke's Lex Machina pilot access from Lexis is expected to last for the 2025-2026 academic year. It includes federal court and specialty venue modules, with limited read-only access to state court materials. Sections beyond the pilot program's access are clearly labeled as out of scope, and may include a brief preview or overview of the data contained within that section.
The "Quick Tools" section includes the ability to compare and explore litigation history for parties, courts and judges, and law firms as well as expert witnesses; Analyzers for the case history of attorney teams and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on courts’ workload; and a case assessment tool. Lex Machina also provides access to related case dockets and materials, including the ability to read documents that have already been "fetched" in the system and the ability to fetch federal docket materials directly.
Lex Machina complements other litigation analytics comparison tools already available in Lexis (under the "Litigation Analytics" sidebar). Other research services also offer some tools to analyze litigation data. On Bloomberg Law, find "Litigation Analytics" under the Litigation drop-down menu. On Westlaw, select "Tools" to access Litigation Analytics. For help with accessing or using these tools, be sure to Ask a Librarian.