How to find your practice area of the law on Lexis+ UK

Lexis+ UK is a powerful platform that seamlessly integrates legal research and practical guidance, providing a comprehensive resource for legal professionals.

One of the key advantages of Lexis+ UK is its extensive linking within documents, eliminating the need for multiple searches and enabling efficient navigation between legal research and practical guidance.

Searching by your practice area

With Lexis+ UK, you can run a single search across all your subscribed content, ensuring you have access to everything relevant to your query. This streamlined approach enhances efficiency and productivity, allowing you to quickly find the information you need.

Practical Guidance search

Within the Practical Guidance section of Lexis+ UK, you have the option to either run a search across all content simultaneously or browse by specific practice areas. This flexibility allows you to tailor your research approach to your specific needs.

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Browsing by practice area

If you prefer to focus your research on a particular legal domain, you can easily browse by practice area.

Simply click on the desired practice area under the search bar, and you'll be presented with a dedicated search interface specific to that area.

For example, if you select the "Family" practice area, your search will be confined to family law content, ensuring highly relevant and targeted results.

Drilling down by topic

Within each practice area, you can further refine your search by drilling down into specific topics. This granular level of organization allows you to pinpoint the exact area of law you're researching, ensuring maximum relevance and efficiency. For instance, within the "Family" practice area, you could navigate to the "Court of Protection" topic and conduct your search within that specific context.

Accessing specific content types

In addition to browsing by practice area and topic, Lexis+ UK also provides access to specific content types. This feature allows you to directly access practice notes, forms, precedents, or other relevant resources within your chosen area of law, further streamlining your research process.

By leveraging the powerful practice area and topic organisation on Lexis+ UK, you can efficiently navigate through the vast legal landscape, focusing your research on the areas most relevant to your needs. This targeted approach ensures you have access to the most authoritative and up-to-date information, empowering you to provide exceptional legal services and make well-informed decisions.