Lexis Advance has only one search bar, but you can use it for both basic and advanced searching:
- Enter search terms in the main search bar
- Optional: pre-filter your results by choosing a content type, jurisdiction, and/or practice area and topic (below the search bar)
- If you've added anything to your Favorites or would like to repeat a search you've done recently, you should see these in your Recent & Favorites list, also below the search bar.
- Tip: click the Search Tips link to help create advanced searches from the main search bar
- This link will show you a list of available Connectors you can use to construct your searches in Lexis as well as how to run a Shepard's search to pull up a document's Shepard's report.
- Search
- Select Cases from the list of content types to the left of the results list.
- Sort results by: relevance (default), document title, jurisdiction, or date (top-right of results list)
- Narrow results by: searching within results for more keywords, limiting jurisdiction, court, timeline, source, practice area & topic, attorney, law firm, most cited, keyword, and/or judge (narrowing options are on the left side of the screen)
For more information on search strategies in Lexis Advance, consult our Search Strategies research guide.