LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage 9.0 - Litigation Solutions

LexisNexis Total Practice Advantage 9.0
To Add a Research Record
1 On the LexisNexis Research list, click the Add button. The LexisNexis - Add form screen
opens.
2 The Lexis area of the form contains four buttons that correspond to four types of searches
available on lexis.com: Research, Get a Case, Get a Statute, and Shepard’s.
When you click one of these buttons, the form displays search fields appropriate to that type
of search.
Note: If these buttons are not visible, go to View on the form toolbar and select Research Bar.
3 Complete the search fields as required:
• Research—Select a source from the drop-down list. (You can add sources using the
Lookup button.) Select Terms & Connectors or Natural Language, and type search
keywords or a query string in the Search entry field. Optionally, limit the search by a date
range using the Date drop-down list.
• Get a Case—Type the citation to retrieve. Optionally, select the Shepardize check box.
• Get a Statute—Select a location from the drop-down list. Select a source for that location
from the source list. Type the statute citation to retrieve. Optionally, select the Shepardize
check box.
• Shepard’s—Type the citation to retrieve.
4 Click the Search button. If necessary, log in and respond to all screens accordingly to
proceed with your search. Your search results are displayed.
5 When you are ready to save your research, enter a description in the Description field of the
research form and complete other fields as applicable. Click Save & Close.
Example
You are doing research for a railroad crossing accident case. You open a new Lexis research form, click
the Research button and enter keywords such as “railroad crossing warning devices.” A list of search
results on lexis.com displays, and you review them for relevancy to your case.
After finding some useful cases, you tag those items in the History area and use Process to create
individual records for them, all of which are automatically associated with the current Matter.
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