Lexis.com Training

1
Lexis.com Training
Conducting legal and news research on Lexis.com
Presented by Reco Zheng ???, Application
Consultant Cell phone[phone] Emailreco.zheng
_at_lexisnexis.com ???????? ???
LexisNexis Online Service Training 1
2
???? Searching Strategy
?????? American legal sources ?? cases ???? Statutes ???? law review articles ???????? Foreign Legal sources ????????? sources of law reference material ???????? encyclopedia and dictionaries ??????? agreements forms ???????????? Alert ???????????Quick Tools By citation and party name ??????? news and company research Lexis.com ?????? Using Find a Source to locate sources
3
Lexis.com????????

• Lexis.com??????40000???????????????????
• ????????????????,??Martindale-Hubbell? Matthew
  Bender
• Lexis.com???????230??????????,????????????????????
  ?????????????????????

http//www.lexis.com
4
Lexis.coms global legal coverage
Source coverage includes cases, codes,
legislation, commentary, journals and practical
guides
5
??????????
6
????????????sources

• ???
• ???
• ?????
• ???
• ???????

7
???????????(sources)

• Intellectual Property Rights
• Bankruptcy
• Immigration
• ????????Federal?????
• ?????,??????????,??source?????,??????????????

8
???source?????? ?????????source??????
Click on the button to get source
information from coverage to update frequency to
the content summary.
9
??????sources??????????documents??
?????????
?????????
10
??????sources??????????documents
?????????segment??core-terms?headnotes
?segment?????????terms,?????Add???????????
11
?????????????????core terms,??????????????????????
???,???????core term???????????????
12
???????????????????????????,???headnote???????????
??
????????????????headnote??????????????????,???????
,????????????????
13
?????????????????
??????,???FOCUS????????????????,?????????????????A
dvanced
14
?????????????????
??????????????,?????????????cite,?????????????fu
ll
?????????????full,????????????Cite
15
?????????????????
??Show Hits?????????????????????
16
?????????????????
?????????????????Edit Search,???????????
??????????????source???????
17
?????????????????
?????suggest terms for my search????????terms????
Feedback on your search??????????????
18
?????????????
?????????
9
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10
19
?????????????
?????????
11
12
13
14
20
?????????????
?????????
15
16
17
21
?????????????
?????????
22
18
19
20
21
22
?????????????
?????????

• ??????????????source?????????
• ?????citation,????,???????????????????????????????
  ??493 A.2d 946 ?A.2d?????,493????????493?,946??946
  ?
• ????,????????????????,????????Appellant?????Appell
  ee
• ?????????,docket number
• ?????
• ?????
• ???????
• ???
• a. Edit search???????
• b. Save as alert??????,??????????????????
• c. More like this?????????????????????
• d. More like the selected text?????????????????
  ?
• e. Shepardize???????????,???????
• f. TOA???????????????

23
?????????????
?????????
9. Related content?????????,???????,????????????
?????????,?????????????????? 10. ??? a.
Outline???????????????????,??????? ????? b.
select reporter???????????????????? c.
????document??????????????? d.
????????????????????? 11. Prior
history???????????????????? 12.
Disposition???????? 13. Procedure
Posture????????? 14. Overview?Lexis????????? 15.
Outcome???????? 16. Core terms?Lexis?????????
17. Headnotes????????????????? 18. More like
this Headnotesheadnote????????,???????????????he
adnote???shepardizerestrict by
headnotes???????????????????
24
?????????????
?????????
19. counsel?????????????? 20.
Judge???????? 21. Opinion by???????????? 22.
Copy w/ cite?????????????,?????,???copy to
clipboard?????????????(IE)???????????????????????
??????????
25
?????????????
?????????
?????
???????954??17?,???????????????
???????
????????????????
26
?????????????
???????
????????????????issue??????????
27
?????????????
???????
???????????????????????,??????factual
background????????????????,??fact??,?????????,????
?????
28
?????????????
???????
??????????IREAC????????issues,????????????????????
??????????,??????????????,???????????????????????,
?????????
29
??IREAC

• Issues
• Rule---Cases, statutes, secondary sources
• Explanation---elements of statutes
• Application---analogize and distinguish
• Conclusion

????????????????????? ??????????????Rule??Applicat
ion??? ???????????,?????????????
30
?????????????
???????
???issue???????headnote???,??headnote???????????,?
?HN?????????????????headnote???
31
?????????????
??????????????,????????????????????????,??????????
????????????????,?????????????????
32
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
??????????????????Shepardize??????????
33
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
2
1
3
4
5
34
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
6
7
35
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
8
36
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
1. Shepards Summary????????????????????,???????
??,shepards?????????????,????????????????????????
?????????????????????,?????????????????????,?????
????????????????????,?????????????????Legend????
?????????
37
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
2. ??? a. Save as Shepards alert
??????????????,???????????????????,?????????????
?????????????any change????negative?change??????
???????????
38
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
b. unrestricted vs. All Neg vs. All Pos vs.
Focus?????shepards ?????,????????Unrestricted,?
??????? All Neg??????????????????? All
Pos???????????????? Focus???????????????????
?
39
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????

• 3. Citing Reference?????????????????????????????
  ???Criticized, distinguished, superseded???????,fo
  llowed, concurred, dissented, explained????????
• 4. ?????????????headnote?????,???????????????????,
  ????????????????
• ??????summary????shepards?????
• Prior History????????
• Subsequent History??????????

40
?????????????Shepards
Shepardize??????????
8. ???citing reference??????????(?followed),??????
?follow?????????
????????????????????,??????????headnote????,??????
????
????follow?????????,??????????
41
???????????(sources)
42
???????????(sources)?USCS?????????????????????
??????????USCS
1. Search ? All ? Legal ? Federal
Legal ? Find Statutes, Regulations,
Administrative Materials Court Rules ?
2
1
3
USCS - United States Code Service Code, Const,
Rules, Conventions Public Laws
4
1
3
?????????Browse TOC
5
4
2
5
43
??????????USCS
2. ??Browse TOC??????????title???????????????????,
?????????????????????
44
???????????(sources)?USCS??????Restatement?Ameri
can Jurisprudence?????????????????
?????????????????
1. Search ? All ? Legal ? State Legal
? New York ? Find Statutes, Regulations,
Administrative Materials Court Rules ?
2
1
3
New York Consolidated Laws Service, Constitution,
Court Rules ALS, Combin
3
4
1
?????????Browse TOC
5
4
2
5
45
?????????????????
2. ??Browse TOC??????????title????????????????????
?,?????????????????????
46
?????????????(sources)
47
??????Area of Law???????????????????????????????
???
1. Find the source?legal????????Area of Law--By
Topic,??????????,?????,???Search Analysis, Law
Reviews Journals
?????????????????????????
48
??????Area of Law???????????????????????????????
???
2. Get a document??????source??,????????,???????
????????,?????Browse TOC?????????
49
??????secondary Legal???????????????????????????
????????
1. Find the source?legal???????Secondary
Legal,?????????????,?American Law
Reports,????????
50
??????Find a source?????????????????????????????
??????
2. Find a source?legal??????tab??Find a
Source,??????????,?The Yale Law Journal,??Find??
51
2. Find a source?????source?????,??????????Harv
ard,contract,international law??
52
Foreign Law????????????

• You can access legal resources on Lexis.com
  through several entry points.

1. Search ? All ? Legal ? Find Laws by
Country or Region ? Foreign Laws Legal
Sources ?
2
1
3
Choose Country or Region from a list of over 230
countries and regions
4
1
3
Select the type of legal resource
5
4
5
2
53
Foreign Law????????????

• If you already have the source name (e.g.
  Commonwealth and Irish Cases), you can use the
  Quick Tools box and simply type in the name of
  the source and click Find a Source.

54
Lexis.com Commonwealth Cases
55
Lexis.com Commonwealth Journals
56
Halsburys Laws of Hong Kong

• Halsburys Laws of Hong Kong, authored by experts
  in the field, is the exclusive product of
  LexisNexis offering the first point of reference
  for comprehensive, accurate and authoritative
  statements of the Hong Kong laws on any topic.
• It is searchable under the source name Halsburys
  Laws of Hong Kong and browseable under the source
  name Halsburys Laws of Hong Kong Table of
  Contents, accessible via Foreign Laws Legal
  Sources gt China Hong Kong gt Commentaries
  Treatises.

57
Browsing Halsburys Laws of Hong Kong

• After clicking on the Halsburys Laws of Hong
  Kong Table of Contents, select Go to the Table of
  Contents , browse and find the topic of
  your interest categorized by subject area.

1
2
Browse through sections of the Halsburys Laws of
Hong Kong. You can print, save and email the
document using the icons on the top right.
3
1
2
3
58
Lexis.com Global IP Law Service
Global IP Law Service is the most complete,
comprehensive, and up to date source of IP legal
information with coverage of over 230 countries.
59
????????? sources of law reference material
????????? ??????????????????Lexis?????????????????
?
1. Search ? All Federal Legal- U.S.
? ??Access Directories ?
2
1
3
????????????
4
1
3
4
2
60
????????? ??????????????????Lexis?????????????????
?
?????????????????segment???TERM,??????,??Add,?????
?????????????
61
????????? sources of law reference material
??????????? ????????????????????????????
1. Search ? Legal ?Forms
Agreements ??By Area of Law,????????? ?
2
1
3
1
?????????
4
3
4
2
62
??????????? ?????source?????????????,???Browse
TOC??????
63
?? Warrens Forms of Agreements
Warrens Forms of Agreements is valuable drafting
tool with well-defined, well-prefaced forms
covering nearly every transaction that a lawyer
will encounter in a business practice.
64
????????????Set up Alerts for Search
???????????,???????source,???????,??????,??????,??
Save As Alert???
Saving these search results as an alert enables
you to get updates on your search terms.
65
????????????Set up Alerts for Search
??Save As Alert,??????????????,??source???????,?
?????Intellectual Property Law Review, Articles,
Combined?source??????Well Known trademarks or
well known marks???? ???????
?Name??????????????,??well-known trademark
articles,???????????,????,??Save?????????????????
??,???????? ??? ????????????,?Harvard Law
Review,?????Harvard law Review??,??Harvard??????
??save alert????,???????????????????
66
???? Quick Tools
??????????????????????,????????,????????

• History????24???????
• Alerts?????Alert??
• Recently Used Sources???????????????sources
• Quick tools
• ?????????????????Get a Doc?????????????
• ????????????????Shepardize?????????????????
• ????????????????Find a Source?????????????
• ???????Lexis Web??????????,??????????google
• Search by topic or Headnote??????????????,?????V
  iew more?????????????????
• Find Forms???????????,????????????????????????Go
  ??

67
??????????? Locating Cases using Party Names
??????Party Name????????? 1. ?Lexis??????tab???G
et a Document,?????By Party Name,???Case Law
2. ?Party?????????????jurisdiction???????? ?
?? ?? ????? ???? ??????(??????) ???? ?????
68
Locating Cases using Party Names?????

• ??????????????????NAME() segment ???????
• Note ??????????????????,?????,??????????,???????A
  ND????,?????, CINEPOLY RECORDS CO LTD v HONG KONG
  BROADBAND NETWORK LTD ?????? cinepoly and hong
  kong broadband.

69
??????? Multiple Ways to Business Resources

• You can access business resources on Lexis.com
  through several entry points.

1. Search ? All ? News Business ?
News, Company Financial Mega News, Todays
News is the most comprehensive source for
world news.
2
1
3
1
4
3
4
Individual Publications can also be
searched. All Company Information incorporates
all the company profiles and information.
2
5
5
70
??????? Multiple Ways to Business Resources
Lexis??????????????,???????????? ???Find a source
???????????????(combined sources)????,????????????
?(individual publications),?????????View more
71
??????? Multiple Ways to Business Resources
??????source??,??????
??????????,??????google???,?????????Suggest terms
for my search?????????
72
??????Company Research on Dossier
Dossier Report
Company Dossier covers 50 million-plus companies,
including public, private, foreign and local
businesses. Dossier helps lawyers develop their
business by showing company connections and
providing key business information on target
clients.
Access through the down arrow next to the More
tab on the navigation tab and click on the
LexisNexis Dossier link.
73
?Lexis????????Find a Source by Name
Find a Source by name either through the Search
or the Quick Tools box and click on the Find a
Source button.
??????????????,?????(China Economic
Review)??????? (Medical Patent Law
weekly)???????(dictionary?forms)
74
?Lexis????????Find a Source by Name
75
???????

• ????????????Lexis??????????????????????????
• ?????????

Reco Zheng ???, Application Consultant Cell
phone[phone] Emailreco.zheng_at_lexisnexis.com
???????? ???