It provides access to thousands of free forms, U.S. Supreme Court cases since 1790, and selected federal and state cases decided since January 1, 1996. Researchers can use standard Lexis search strategies. The product does not have the value-added features like access to Shepard s or Lexis core notes, but it does allow anyone to find recent case law for free. Some online publishers are packaging legal information directly for the consumers. The best example is the growth of legal forms online.
Forms give people a framework to evaluate their legal rights.
Publishers market them by suggesting that consumers can customize a form and have a lawyer check it for mistakes. The hope is that a lawyer will charge less to review a form than to draft one from scratch. LexisOne has thousands of free forms, including some found in Mathew Bender publications. Other more advanced forms are also available. Nolo press maintains Nolo.