The characteristics are then built into a query statement that can be used to search for cases or documents matching those characteristics. The General tab displays search criteria that pertain to either legal cases or office practice work. Within the Type of Work tab, the user can choose whether to search for criteria specific to cases or specific to non-litigated office practice matters by selecting either the case or the transaction radio button. The Document tab offers search criteria specific to any document, whether it is part of a legal case or an office practice matter. Experienced users can use a Direct search to continue their research on a particular case or document by entering its ID number.
Users can type a search term into a text box, or they can select one from a drop-down list.
Wildcard characters can be used to give the user more flexibility in designing a search. With a search term entered into a text box, clicking the Add to the Query button will enter it into the query box. Then the Search button can be clicked to display the results of the query. Multiple characteristics can be added to the query statement, and advanced Boolean searching techniques can be used to develop complex queries. Users can save query statements on disk to be loaded and used again.