Legal Platform · UX Strategy · Regulated Industry
LexisNexis / Martindale-Hubbell

Legal Network Platform Design

Building a professional network for in-house counsel, a regulated audience with zero tolerance for ambiguity and high standards for institutional trust.

My Role
Web design · UX · UI · A/B user testing screens
The Project
The Challenge

LexisNexis was launching a new social media platform for their legal division, Martindale-Hubbell. The new site is based on the concept of connections, or "referrals" as known in the legal world. The platform was designed to build connections through in-house and corporate lawyers, the key to business success for many firms.

Starting with Martindale's vast lawyer directory, the platform gave attorneys a strong start in matching their skillsets and experience with the needs of in-house counsel. My role was to develop the UX/UI that makes the process seamless and natural for a non-tech-focused attorney.

UX Planning
Planning Docs
UX Planning Flowchart
Rough Wireframes
Detailed Wireframes
A/B Testing Heatmap
Final Design
Final Concepts

Screen designs ready for the Lexis development team, delivered with full style specs.

Martindale Connected Platform
Martindale Dashboard
Mobile Version
Mobile
Mobile Connect
iPhone Dashboard
iPhone Connect
iPhone Profile
Content
Writing for a Skeptical Audience

Developed the platform's copy framework: onboarding, connection prompts, profile guidance, and all UX writing. Lawyers are professionally trained to read for precision, and a network platform written for them has to earn its credibility line by line. Also led social media campaign creative across Martindale-Hubbell and Lawyers.com.

A professional network built to the trust standards of the legal profession, where the platform's design reflected the institutional authority of a 150-year-old brand entering a new medium.

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