Setting Up or Editing a Shepard's Alert®

Use this form to set up a new Shepard's Alert® or modify an existing one.

Citation

Review the Citation associated with this Shepard's Alert. If you want to change the citation, click the "edit" link, enter the new citation, and click "Set Up".

Name

Assign a unique name to this Shepard's Alert.

Note:

• The name may not be the same as another Shepard’s Alert for your LexisNexis ID.
• The name may be the same as one you have used for a regular Alert (formerly known as ECLIPSE™).
  
  

Monitor This Citation For

 

• Any Change
• New Negative Analysis
• Custom Settings - Customize analysis, jurisdiction, and LexisNexis Headnote settings... — The link takes you to a form where you can customize your settings.
  
  

Run This Shepard's Alert

These selections determine how often your Shepard's Alert will run.

• Business Days (M-F) — Runs each day from Monday through Friday
  
  
• Weekly — Runs once a week, on the day you specify.
  
  
• Every Other Week on — Runs once every other week, on the day you specify.
  
  
• Monthly — Runs once a month, on the day you specify. If you choose a number between 29 and 31, the Shepard's Alert will run on the last day of the month in months that have fewer days.
  
  

End Date

Enter the date on which you would like this Shepard's Alert to stop running. Click here for more information about date formats.

Note:  

• The default End Date is two years from the date you created the alert.
• You may not enter an End Date more than two years in the future from the creation date when you first set up the alert. However, the alert may be extended at any time to a date two years from that point.

Shepard's Alert Delivery Options

You can choose to view your Shepard's Alert results online or have them emailed to you.

• Online at lexis.com® — Select this option to view your Shepard's Alert results online.
  
  
• Email Shepard's Alert — Type the recipient's email address in the box provided. For example:

  jane.doe@lexisnexis.com

  You may enter up to three email addresses, separated with commas or spaces.
  
  You may also use the Existing Shepard's Alert Searches form to view your results online.
  
  
• Email Options — Click this link to specify email options, such as whether you want cover and end pages to be emailed with your Shepard's Alert results.
  
  

Continue

Click this button to continue setting up your Shepard's Alert.

Cancel

Click this button to cancel creating or editing the Shepard's Alert and return to the previous page.