Search Terms
Use these symbols when you want to search for a specific phrase
(" ") Quotations
You may use this connector to narrow your search to terms within the same paragraph but not further
/p
This character has the same effect as the asterisk in Westlaw
?
In this film, trial counsel impeaches a witness with magic grits
My Cousin Vinny
Things got a little hairy in this case about expectation damages
Hawkins v. McGee
When a verb or noun can be conjugated in several ways you use this symbol to catch 'em all
Root Expander (!)
This connector limits your search to the same sentence
/s
Want to look for terms in the same segment? Use this.
/seg
Despite her 179 LSAT and 4.0 UGPA, the pink-clad protagonist in this film didn't even apply to Yale and had to settle for HLS
Legally Blonde
You probably didn't see this case coming: you never know what will happen when your fellow train passenger's luggage explodes
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad
Use this symbol as a filler for letters
Universal Character (*)
In statistics, it may be used in lieu of fractions but in Boolean Searching it excludes sources with the designated term
% (but not)
This four-letter search term can be used to find terms in the same area of the document
NEAR
DAILY DOUBLE
Hopefully your first 1L cold call didn't end hugging the toilet bowl as in this movie
Hounds of imperial stature were no match for property rights in this "famous" case.
Pierson v. Post
Drake may use it to get your Hotline Bling, but in Boolean Searches it only means one thing
(#) Searching as typed
This connector is used to search for terms that appear later than another term in the document, not before
+number, +p or +s (Lexis: pre/number)
This command will ensure that you only search for the terms in upper-case.
caps()
Biglaw is known for prickly personalities, but in this movie, the firm's managing partner is Satan himself
The Devil's Advocate
Watch your step! Minimum contacts are enough to establish personal jurisdiction in this case.
International Shoe v. Washington