Here are some helpful search tips & examples to help you get started.
Judge Research:
| judge:lastname | judge:fujie |
| judge:lastname AND county:name | judge:miller AND county:orange |
| “judge’s last name judge’s first name” | “fujie holly” |
| judge:lastname AND legal issue | judge:alarcon AND fraud judge:alarcon AND “wrongful termination” |
| judge:lastname AND motion | judge:bachner AND motion to compel judge:bachner AND “motion to compel” judge:bachner AND motion AND compel |
| judge:lastname AND pleading | judge:keosian AND default judgment judge:keosian AND “default judgment” |
| judge:lastname AND practice area | judge:orozco AND labor judge:orozco AND insurance |
| judge:lastname AND specifics | judge:sturgeon AND sanction judge:sturgeon AND fees |
Motion Research:
| motion name | motion to compel arbitration “motion to compel arbitration” motion AND compel AND arbitration motion AND “compel arbitration” motion AND arbitration |
| motion name AND specifics | motion in limine AND improper character evidence motion in limine AND “improper character evidence” “motion in limine” AND improper character evidence “motion in limine” AND “improper character evidence” in limine AND improper character evidence in limine AND improper AND character AND evidence |
| motion name AND legal issue AND specifics | summary judgment AND disability AND reasonable accommodation “summary judgment” AND disability AND reasonable accommodation “summary judgment” AND disability AND “reasonable accommodation” |
| motion name AND pleading type | motion to compel AND memo motion to compel AND separate statement motion to compel AND opp motion to compel AND proposed AND order |
| county:name AND motion name | county:losangeles AND demurrer |
| motion name AND decision | motion for summary judgment AND grant* motion for summary judgment AND den* “summary judgment” AND grant* “summary judgment” AND den* demurrer AND sustained demurrer AND overruled |
| motion name NOT other motion | summary AND judgment NOT adjudication |
Legal Research:
| legal topic | “economic loss rule” “wrongful termination” “premises liability” premises AND liability |
| code section/rule | CCP 2016.040 Code of Civil Procedure 2016.040 |
| code section/rule AND specifics | CCP 2016.040 AND meet and confer |
| legal topic AND motion | 998 AND attorney’s fees |
| practice area AND specifics | employment AND discrimination |
Opposing Counsel / Competitor Firm Research:
| “Law firm” | Skadden “Lewis Brisbois” |
| “Attorney name” | “Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan” |
| “last name first name” | “Clark Nicole” |
| “last name first name Middle Initial” | “Dolin Tionna G.” |
| “Law firm” AND practice area | “gordon rees” AND insurance |
| “Law firm” AND “motion type” | “DLA Piper” AND “Summary Adjudication” |
| “Law firm” AND motion AND “document type” | “Nixon Peabody” AND demurrer AND memo |
| “Law firm” AND Judge:lastname | “Latham Watkins” AND judge:liu |
Expert Research:
| keywords | terms to add with AND | more terms to add with AND |
| full name | expert | “motion in limine” “in limine” |
| “full name” | “expert AND designation” | “in limine” AND expert |
| first name AND last name | “expert AND witness” | “motion to disqualif*” |
| “last name first name” | “declaration AND expert” | “motion to disqualify” AND expert |
| “last name first name middle initial” | expert witness AND disclosure | “exclude expert” |
| expert:name | expert AND testimony | “exclude expert testimony” |
Settlement Research:
| motion approv* class action settlement | |
| motion approv* class action settlement AND opposing counsel/firm | motion approv* class action settlement AND “sidley austin” |
| Company AND settlement | Uber AND settlement |
| Company AND “class action settlement” | Uber AND “class action settlement” |
| approv* PAGA settlement | |
| approv* PAGA settlement AND opposing counsel/firm | approv* PAGA settlement AND nourmand |
Class Action Research:
| Company AND “class action” | Uber AND “class action” |
| Law Firm AND “class action” | “Lewis Brisbois” AND “class action” |
| issue AND “class action” | “wage and hour” AND “class action” |
| Company AND expert | Uber AND expert |
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