Practical Guidance® Integration
Draft faster and smarter using Lexis® for Microsoft® Office drafting tools combined with Practical Guidance® transactional law resources.
Find Precedent
In Microsoft® Word and during transactional matters, use Samples & Forms to minimize duplication of effort by leveraging sample forms relevant to your work from the Matthew Bender® model forms collection. Use Clauses & Contracts to find alternative language for a specific contract or clause from SEC filings.The Lexis® delivery methods of Download, Print or Email are available to save a fillable form.
How do I search for precedent language?
You can highlight text in your document and then use Lexis® for Microsoft® Office to search for precedent language or model forms.
For example, imagine you are drafting an employment agreement for a contract employee. You can highlight text like "employment agreement for contract employee" in your document and then search for model documents that can serve as examples or templates for your work. These models may include text or other ideas you may wish to incorporate in your own document.
To search for precedent language or samples and forms:
- While in the document, highlight the text on which you want to search.
- In the Precedents & Guidance section of the ribbon, choose the type of precedent you are seeking from the list of options. Documents related to your search appear in the Research Pane.
- Click one of the following tabs to show only documents found using that search tool: Lexis®, Practical Guidance®, Lexis® Web, Bing®, or Google™.
- Complete any of the following optional steps:
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To view a specific document |
Click the hyperlink associated with the document you want to review. |
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To filter your search results (Lexis and Lexis Web searches only) |
Click the Narrow by drop-down list, locate the area on which you want to filter, and choose the specific filter. For example, to filter based on court, choose the specific court from the list under the Court heading. |
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To sort your results in a different order |
Choose your sorting option from the Sort by drop-down list. |
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To rerun your search using different options, or to expand your search to include synonyms or other text equivalents |
Choose the option you want from the Actions drop-down list. |
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To view your search results in a separate browser window |
Click the View in Browser button. |
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