Lexis Alerts

Do you ever find that you're running similar searches over and over again? Maybe you're doing research on a topic and you want to know every time a new article comes out on that topic. Maybe you want to see the developments of an ongoing case. Maybe there's a hot topic in legal news, and you want to stay informed of all updates. Lexis Alerts can do all of that work for you! Alerts are a great resources for automating your online searching.

To set up an Alert, go to Lexis.com and simply run your desired search as normal. On the results page, look for the "Save as Alert" link underneath the page navigation. From there you can customize your Alert:

• Name: Give your search a name, so that you can easily locate it in your list of alerts
• Frequency: How often do you want to be alerted? Daily? Monthly? Lexis will alert you of all new results at the time you choose
• Delivery: How would you like your alert delivered? You can either be alerted when you login to Lexis, or you can have an email sent to you with any updates on your search results.
• Notification: You can also choose to be notified anytime your search retrieves new results, outside of your scheduled alerts.

Besides the scheduled alerts, you can check in on your Alerts at any time. Whenever you're logged in to Lexis.com, look for the Alerts link at the top right of any page. Click there for a list of all your active Alerts. Click "Update Now" to see any new documents associated with your search.

Have questions about Alerts? Contact the Law Library!