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LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager
Integrate client validation and research tracking and reporting functions with
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can help you maximize your cost-recovery efforts by helping you manage client validation, tracking and reporting more effectively. Its easy to install, easy to use and will pay for itself by helping you recover all appropriate billable costs.
Quick and reliable client validation
If your firm requires you to enter a valid client identifier when you do online research, you wont have to search for the identifiers again. Now you can validate client matters by pulling current client names, numbers and matter listings directly from your firms time and billing system. You eliminate hours of guesswork while billing your clients more accurately for online legal research. Easy to usePerform three simple steps to ensure accurate billing information. AccurateAccess the information directly from your own billing system. Time-savingFind the information you need without having to leave your desk. Cost-effectiveRecover a higher percentage of your billable costs.
Recent Clients and MattersQuickly select a client and matter for which you have recently performed research. Set ClientValidate against your client matter database to specify and track a client or matter for which to perform research, or specify a different timekeeper. Timer OptionsPause and resume timing your research, or stop and restart the timer. Program OptionsAccess the Admin page, configure the system to display custom reports, and handle password management to auto-fill user-level logins and input fields on service sites.
Convenient toolbar consolidates functions
After you install the Cost Recovery Manager, a LexisNexis toolbar will be available in Internet Explorer to validate your clients and matters on your system. The toolbar contains all the features required for day-to-day use of LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager.
Validate clients on multiple online services
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can be integrated with both LexisNexis and Westlaw Web, as well as any other Web service. It can also be used to validate other fee-based or free Web research services, such as BNA, CCH, RIA, PACER and more. Law firm administrators can maintain the database of services for which they choose to enforce validation of client identification, matter identification, and timekeeper numbers.
Tracking and reporting functions expand LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager capabilities
Our research reporting and tracking capability will allow you to track and produce reports that will tell you: Services accessed Who accessed the service The duration of research The client The matter Timekeeper information Date of research and more relevant data
Are you getting the most you can from your online research cost recovery?
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager helps you manage client validation, tracking and reporting more effectively. Its easy to install, easy to use, and helps your firm manage online research costs and related cost-recovery efforts to increase firm profits.
Capture non-billable activities
Monitoring non-billable activities can be a challenge in managing your firms online research costs. Users may enter an invalid client number or tend not to pass charges on to a particular client. LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can help you effectively manage your non-billable activity by setting up your firm as a non-billable client in your billing table.
Talk to your LexisNexis account representative today, or call 800.227.4908 to find out more about how you can take advantage of LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager in your firm.
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Integrate client validation and research tracking/reporting functions with
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager combines a powerful client validation entry tool with tracking and reporting functions that help you recover the costs of your online research. LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager may be integrated with both the LexisNexis and Westlaw online and software services and can also be used to validate clients and track usage with all Web services.
Quick and reliable client validation
If your rm requires you to enter a valid client identier when you do online research, you wont have to search for the identiers again. Now you can validate client matters by pulling current client names, numbers and matter listings directly from your rms time and billing system. You eliminate hours of guesswork while billing your clients more accurately for online legal research. Easy to useperform three simple steps to ensure accurate billing information Accurateaccess the information directly from your own billing system Time savingnd the information you need without having to leave your desk Cost effectiverecover a higher percentage of your billable costs Recent Clients and MattersQuickly select a Client and Matter for which you have recently performed research Set ClientFor services that dont offer mandatory client, specify a Client or Matter for which to perform research, specify a different Timekeeper or edit the comment for the selected Client Timer OptionsPause and resume timing your research, or stop and restart the Timer Program OptionsConguration system and user level proles, open a new browser window to display the Reports page, open a new browser window to display the Admin page, or dene values used to automatically ll input elds on service sites
Convenient toolbar consolidates functions
After you install the Cost Recovery Manager client, a LexisNexis toolbar can be added by individuals who use supported Web browsers on the client system. The toolbar contains all the features required for day-to-day use of Cost Recovery Manager.
Validate clients on multiple online services
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can be integrated with both LexisNexis and Westlaw Web and non-Web products. It can also be used to validate other fee-based or free Web research services, such as BNA, CCH, RIA and more. Law rm administrators can maintain the database of services for which they choose to enforce that valid client identication, matter identication, and attorney timekeeper numbers are entered with research.
New tracking and reporting functions expand LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager capabilities
Our research reporting and tracking capability will allow you to track and produce reports that will tell you: Services accessed Who accessed the service The duration of research The client The matter Timekeeper information Date of research and more relevant data
Are you getting the most you can from your online research cost recovery?
LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can help you maximize your cost-recovery efforts by helping you manage client validation, tracking and reporting more effectively. Its easy to install, easy to use and will pay for itself by helping you recover all appropriate billable costs. Talk to your LexisNexis account representative today, or call 800.543.6862 to nd out more about how you can take advantage of LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager in your rm.
Capture non-billable activities

Monitoring non-billable activities can be a challenge in managing your rms online research costs. Users may enter an invalid client number or tend not to pass charges on to a particular client. LexisNexis Cost Recovery Manager can help you effectively manage your non-billable activity by setting up your rm as a non-billable client in your billing table and at the same time blocking/entitling access to the rms administrative numbers.
LexisNexis and the Knowledge Burst logo are registered trademarks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under license. Its How You Know is a trademark of LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Other products or services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 2005 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. LO15095-0 0405