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A How-To Guide on Using Nexis Uni

Results & Searches

Results Page

After searching, an overview of the results is displayed on the results page. The left panel presents various content categories that identify the number of results within each content collection. The center panel provides an overview of the documents available within each content collection. Click on the desired category to review the full list of results.

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Sorting the Results List

Results are ranked by relevance by default. Click on the dropdown menu next to Sort by located at the top of the center column. Results are organized by relevance, document title (A-Z), document title (Z-A), date (newest-oldest), or date (oldest - newest). 

Use the tools located at the top of the results list to save the results into a folder (must have an account), print, email, download, save to Google Drive, or create a printer-friendly view of the list. 

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Customizing the Results Display

Users can customize the level of detail presented within the results. Please note that the level of detail varies by document type. Select the detail buttons located at the top left of the results list to customize this feature. Nexis Uni offers functionality that groups duplicate results. Click the dial next to "Group Results" to control this setting. 

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Once you have identified the appropriate content category, you can refine, or narrow down, your results. Filters are dependent on the selected content collection.

Filters range from the following options:

  • Search within results - This allows you to conduct another search within the list of results. 
  • Timeline - Select from preset options or customize your date range.
  • Jurisdiction - Select your desired jurisdiction. If you have already selected this option before searching, you will not need to narrow down by this option. 
  • Location by Publication - This option appears when searching within the news content collection. This filter narrows down by the geographical location of the publication. For example, if you wanted to search for publications published in New York state, you would use this filter to narrow down your results.  
  • Subject - This option appears when searching for news and company and financial content collections and allows you to narrow down by subject or topic. 
  • Industry - This option appears when searching for news and company and financial content collections. This filter narrows content down by a specific market industry.
  • Category - This option appears when searching within the law reviews and journals and company and financial content collections. This filter narrows down by type of company or financial content, i.e., company profiles or SEC filings. 
  • Location - This option appears when searching within the company and financial content collection. This filter narrows down by geographical location. 
  • Sources - This option filters down by a specific source. 
  • Negative News - This option appears when searching within the news content collection. This filter narrows down by negative personal news and negative business news. 
  • Language - This filters down by publication language. 
  • Court - This filters down to a specific court or jurisdiction.
  • People - This option appears when searching within the news content collection. This filter narrows down by a popular figure named in the news. 
  • Publication Status - This option appears when searching within the cases content collection. This filter narrows down by reported (published within a state or federal reporter) or unreported (not published within a state or federal reporter) case opinions.
  • Practice Areas & Topic - This filters down to a specific practice area or topic. It appears within the legal content collections. 
  • Judge, Attorney, or Law Firm - These options allow you to narrow down by specific judge, attorney, or law firm when searching for cases, administrative decisions, or briefs. 
  • Agency - This option appears when searching within the administrative decisions & guidance and administrative materials content collections. This filter narrows down by federal agency. 
  • Most Cited - This filter provides a list of the most cited sources within the full list of results. 

Clicking on History at the upper-right corner provides a list of the most recent searches conducted, documents viewed, and Shepard's Reports. Clicking on 'View all history' will direct you to the complete history list within a session. Clicking on a link will direct you back to the selected document or search results.  Note: The history is available until the end of the research session. 

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Research Map

Nexis Uni visualizes the search and document history through its Research Map functionality. To view this visualization, click on 'Research Map' from the History dropdown menu. This functionality offers resourceful tools such as a "Search Within History" filter, Compare Search Results, and Find Similar Documents. 

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