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Effectively Utilizing Matthew Bender® Treatises
No matter whether you are forming a corporation, planning an estate or litigating a labor relations claim, Matthew Bender® has a treatise to help. This article discusses finding the best source(s) and running effective searches.
How do I find the right treatise?
Choosing sources has never been easier on lexis.com®. You can choose your jurisdiction, then your practice area and browse our suggestions.
Suppose you are searching for material about an insurance case in Florida. Start out by browsing to the Florida page under States Legal – U.S. From there, click Search Analysis & CLE Materials, then Insurance. The resulting page gives you one stop-shopping for insurance material relating specifically to Florida as well as titles that have a national focus.
We clicked on Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Florida > Search Analysis & CLE Materials > Insurance, but any other state and practice area combination work as well. Wherever you end up, the page lists state-specific titles first, then more general titles with a nationwide focus second.
How can I use segments to narrow my results?
Once you find the right source, it is always a good idea to start with a broad search and use FOCUS™ to narrow your results. Using segments is one of the best ways to find the most relevant results quickly.
The best segments to use in Matthew Bender sources are HEADING and SECTION.
HEADING searches the chapter and subchapter names. For instance, to bring back any chapters that deal with casualty insurance, type: HEADING (casualty). Your results will include all individual sections that appear in a chapter or subchapter with the word casualty in the chapter name.
SECTION searches the individual section title. For instance, to return to any sections with casualty in the title of the section, type SECTION (casualty).
Combining the two is a very effective way to use the FOCUS™ feature: HEADING (casualty) or SECTION (casualty).
For additional information on searching Secondary Sources, visit the LexisNexis® Knowledge Base, click on Search Tips and Samples, then Secondary Sources.
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