The third annual New York Law Journal Reader Rankings have been released and the LexisNexis Legal News app by Newstex was voted Best Legal News and Information App. The 2012 voter's survey included 365 firms offering products and services for legal professionals in 63 categories. In total, 6,800 attorneys and legal professionals (e.g., paralegals, legal assistants, and so on) voted for the winners of the 2012 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings.

"We're thrilled to learn that the LexisNexis Legal News app was voted the best legal news and information app by the readers of New York Law Journal," said Newstex President Larry Schwartz. "This app was a joint effort between the LexisNexis and Newstex teams with a focused goal -- to deliver the authoritative content, news and information that legal professionals need anytime and anywhere they need it. Receiving this recognition from the people who actually use the mobile app to do their jobs every day affirms that we're creating the right products and meeting their needs in innovative ways."The LexisNexis Legal News app for the iPhone and iPad delivers legal news for bankruptcy, intellectual property law, environmental law, healthcare law, labor and employment law, criminal law, and more. Subscribers can access LexisNexis content to keep up with breaking legal, business, and financial news as well as to monitor blogs and Twitter sources with a continuously updating content feed. They can also conduct research, search for information, and set alerts for news on clients, competitors, and other targeted criteria.You can check out the LexisNexis Legal News app by Newstex in the Apple App Store. A free trial gives you access to limited content and features. To access all content and features, monthly and yearly subscriptions are available.