About Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni provides access to information on topics in law and legal research, companies and business, and health and medicine; coverage also includes subjects in the news. Indexes more than 15,000 sources including: newspapers, academic journals, magazines, wire services and media news transcripts from the major television and radio networks, federal and state court opinions, and federal and state statutes.
Search for All Content Types in NexisUni
To search all contents in Nexis Uni, use the top search box on the Nexis Uni Homepage.
1. Enter your subject terms, party name or citation into the main search box. The word wheel appears with suggestions. See example below.
2. Once you run a search, use the filters/limiters on the left to narrow down your results set to the most relevant documents. You may limit to News, Companies and Financial, Biographies, etc. You may also limit by Date under Timeline, Search within Results, and other filters.
Find Law Reviews
1. At the Nexis Uni home page, click on Legal at the top list of menu links.
2. Enter your search terms in the search field. Note: multiple words in quotes will search for that phrase.
3. On the results screen, click the Law Reviews and Journals filter on the left.
Narrowing Your Results
Use the narrow options on the left to limit by: jurisdiction (of the case being reviewed), practice areas & topics (type of law), etc.
Results Page
Once you run a search, a list of results is displayed on the results page. The left menu displays the various categories with the number of results within each category. Clicking on a specific category on the left menu will bring up results within that category. If you click on Law Reviews and Journals as an example, the results will change and will display documents available in Law Reviews and Journals.
Sorting the Results List:
Results are ranked by relevance by default. You may change the sorting by clicking on the Relevance drop down menu located at the top right of the results list. You may change the Sort By to document title (A-Z), document title (Z-A), date (newest-oldest), or date (oldest-newest).
Printing, Emailing, Downloading & Saving:
Use the tools located at the top of the results list to print, email, download, send to Google Drive, send to OneDrive, create a printer friendly view, or save the results into a folder (must have an account).
Find Cases
- From the Nexis Uni home page, go the Legal menu link at the top of the screen.
- To search for cases (by keyword, party name, citation, court, etc.), click the Cases under “Content Type."
3. You can also locate specific categories of cases: Federal, State, etc., click the links beneath the Legal search box.
