LexisNexis Launches Lend a Hand Program to Assist Unemployed Lawyers

New York, NY - June 30, 2009 - LexisNexis, a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the launch of its LexisNexis® Lend a Hand program to provide free marketing services, networking, and employment resources to lawyers who have been laid off in recent months due to economic hardship facing their former firms. The program is offered through the Martindale-Hubbell® business and is available to all U.S.-based lawyers who recently worked for a law firm with more than 50 attorneys and are currently unemployed. Program enrollment will be available through the end of August 2009.

"Lawyers, particularly at large law firms, have borne the brunt of an unprecedented series of law firm layoffs in the past year," said Dave Danielson, vice president and managing director, Specialized Law Client Development at LexisNexis. "The Lend a Hand program is a free service created to help these attorneys promote their personal brand, build and leverage a trusted professional legal network, and access jobs and employment resources available through Martindale-Hubbell."

The LexisNexis® Lend a Hand program provides a complimentary six-month profile on Lawyers.comSM - the most popular online legal resource that provides consumers and small businesses with the information they need to find the right lawyer; and on martindale.com® - the premier destination for corporate counsel and sophisticated buyers of legal services.

The program also provides free access to Martindale-Hubbell® Connected - a global online community designed specifically for legal professionals to quickly connect, network, communicate and collaborate with trusted and authenticated colleagues; and the Martindale-Hubbell® Career Center - the one-stop employment resource to help attorneys find legal jobs.

For more information about the LexisNexis® Lend a Hand program, please visit www.lexisnexis.com/lendahand. Enrollment criteria for the program are outlined on the website.