Legal Research in Nexis Uni: Law Reviews

Law reviews are interpretation and analysis of case law by legal scholars. They're an excellent way to get an introduction to a legal topic, and find related cases in that topic.  Law reviews typically include:

• Extensive background information
• Terminology related to the topic
• Comments on the socioeconomic context of the case
• Possible impact on future court decisions

They also include a bibliography and notes, which will direct you to relevant case law and statutes.

• Click Legal in the top menu.
• Enter search terms in the search field

Note: multiple words in quotes will search for that phrase.

• On the the results screen, click the Law Reviews and Journals limit on the left.

Use the narrow options on the left to limit by: jurisdiction (of the case being reviewed), practice areas & topics (type of law), attorney & judges names, etc.

• Click Legal in the top menu.
• Enter the party names in the search box, separated by "v." and use quotation marks around the whole thing.

• On the the results screen, click the Law Reviews and Journals limit on the left.