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If you have placed an order for a staff directory and would like to begin to access the Web version, you need to complete a registration process first to create your own, unique user name and password. Once that registration process is complete, you can log on to the site with that unique user name and password in the section titled "Subscriber Area" on the homepage of the directory site. You need to have placed an order first, because you need a valid invoice number in order to register. This invoice number will be provided on the invoice/receipt you receive after placing the order, or by calling Customer Service at 1-866-427-7737.
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Step One
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Government Relations Monitor contains information on the marketing activities of major law and lobbying firms in the Government Relations practice, including special events, press releases, speeches, advertisements, bylines and firm publications. It also contains client information for clients of law or lobbying firms in the Government Relations practice. The client information includes cases and recent matters in the field of Government Relations.
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- Help/Support links you to
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- Browser Requirements,
- Copyright Policy,
- Customer Service. and
- Logout. The Logout function is important if you subscribe to several products using the same username and password and need to be able to logout of one before logging into another. This function allows you to do that with a click.
- If you click on any of the browses in the Subscriber Area box to the left, you will have access to that section of the site:
- Clients and Matters page has seven tabs at the top: Overview, Recent Matters, By Client, By Type, By Firm, By Industry/Country, and Advanced Search. The Advanced Search is the same as the Client/Matter Search in the left hand navigation.
- Marketing and News page has five tabs at the top: Overview, Recemt News, By Activity Type, By Firm, and Advanced Search. The Advanced Search is the same as the Marketing Search in the left hand navigation.
- Client Matter Search allows you to search for a specific client matter. You can select a client name or type in part of a client name, select a firm or type in a lawyer name, select a matter type, type in a case number, select a year to search in, search on an income range, product, or select a country. Once you set the criteria you can click Search. To reset all of the criteria to blank or "All" click Reset. HINT: to get to an item in the drop down menu faster, click the first letter of the entry and you will skip to that letter in the alphatical listing.
- Marketing Search allows you to search for a specific marketing activity. You can type in a keyword or phrase in the Search For: box or you can refine your search by selecting an activity, select a year to search in, select a Firm or type in a lawyer's name. Once you set the criteria you can click Search. To reset all of the criteria to blank or "All" click Reset. HINT: to get to an item in the drop down menu faster, click the first letter of the entry and you will skip to that letter in the alphatical listing.
- Also on the left side there is a box entitled Feedback. In the Feedback box, Feedback allows you to access an email for Feedback. Click Contact Customer Service to contact CQ Press with questions or concerns on your subscription or account.
- Finally, there is a box that lists other Product links. Use these links to click to other products produced by CQ Staff Directories.
- Overview
- Overview gives you a brief description of content, including another link to the tabs at the top of the page.
- Recent Matters
- The Search Results show recent matters. You can also resort the results on this page by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by. If you click on the Recent Matters tab, it will resort again to the default results.
- Client lists the Client, Matter Type, Lobbying Issue (to come), Firm, Income, Last Filing date, and Filing Year. Last Filing date lists the most recent activity on the filling, and the Filing Year lists the year of the initial filing on the matter.
- Hints:
- By Client
- The results page for By Client includes a list of the clients represented and the information is in alphabetical sort. The total number of clients listed is at the top.
- By Type
- The By Type page lists all of the types of matters with a complete description.
- By Firm
- The By Firm page lists the firms and their Web sites with links to access the sites. The total number of firms represented is listed at the top.
- Advanced Search
- See Help with Advanced Search for information on this page. You can also access this page by clicking on Client/Matter Search in the left hand navigation.
- Recent News
- The Search Results are automatically listed by date. You can also resort the results on this page by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by. If you click on the Recent News tab, it will resort again by default.
- Below the page header is a record of how many search results there are and where in the range you are when you are looking at the current page. For example, Records 1 to 25 of 350. This allows you to see the total number of responses and which responses you are looking at in the list.
- The results list contains columns including Description, Activity Practice Area, Firm, Date, and Web.
- Description includes a brief description of the news or event listed. You can click on this text to get an individual listing of this piece of news.
- Activity includes an icon that represents the type of marketing activity this listing represents, as well as the brief description of the type of activity.
- Practice Area includes the type of practice for the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. You can use the drop down menu next to the date to filter by only specific Practice Areas.
- Firm includes the firm name of the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. Firm names are abbreviated to fit the space of the column.
- Date includes the date of that marketing activity or event.
- Web includes an arrow icon. Click on the arrow icon to link to the Website for the Firm listed.
- Sorting by Column Header
- If you click on any individual Column Header you will sort the results by that header. To resort back by the original sort, click on the Tab at the top that you wish to sort by. To sort descending vs. ascending, click the column header twice.
- By Activity Type
- The Search Results are automatically listed alphabetically by Activity Type. You can also resort the results on this page by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by. If you click on the By Practice tab, it will resort again by Practice Area.
- Below the three tabs is a box that contains the Date based on the week in which you are accessing the information. Next to this is a drop down menu that allows you to filter the Search Results based on a Practice Area.
- Below the date is a record of how many search results there are and where in the range you are when you are looking at the current page. For example, Records 1 to 25 of 350. This allows you to see the total number of responses and which responses you are looking at in the list.
- The results list contains columns including Description, Activity Practice Area, Firm, Date, and Web.
- Description includes a brief description of the news or event listed. You can click on this text to get an individual listing of this piece of news.
- Activity includes an icon that represents they type of marketing activity this listing represents, as well as the brief description of the type of activity.
- Practice Area includes the type of practice for the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. You can use the drop down menu next to the date to filter by only specific Practice Areas.
- Firm includes the firm name of the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. Firm names are abbreviated to fit the space of the column.
- Date includes the date of that marketing activity or event.
- Web includes an arrow icon. Click on the arrow icon to link to the Website for the Firm listed.
- Sorting by Column Header
- If you click on any individual Column Header you will sort the results by that header. To resort back by the original sort, click on the Tab at the top that you wish to sort by. To sort descending vs. ascending, click the column header twice.
- By Firm
- The Search Results are automatically listed alphabetically by Firm Name. You can also resort the results on this page by clicking on the header of the column you wish to sort by. If you click on the By Practice tab, it will resort again by Practice Area.
- Below the three tabs is a box that contains the Date based on the week in which you are accessing the information. Next to this is a drop down menu that allows you to filter the Search Results based on a Practice Area.
- Below the date is a record of how many search results there are and where in the range you are when you are looking at the current page. For example, Records 1 to 25 of 350. This allows you to see the total number of responses and which responses you are looking at in the list.
- The results list contains columns including Description, Activity Practice Area, Firm, Date, and Web.
- Description includes a brief description of the news or event listed. You can click on this text to get an individual listing of this piece of news.
- Activity includes an icon that represents they type of marketing activity this listing represents, as well as the brief description of the type of activity.
- Practice Area includes the type of practice for the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. You can use the drop down menu next to the date to filter by only specific Practice Areas.
- Firm includes the firm name of the firm associated with the marketing activity listed. Firm names are abbreviated to fit the space of the column.
- Date includes the date of that marketing activity or event.
- Web includes an arrow icon. Click on the arrow icon to link to the Website for the Firm listed.
- Sorting by Column Header
- If you click on any individual Column Header you will sort the results by that header. To resort back by the original sort, click on the Tab at the top that you wish to sort by. To sort descending vs. ascending, click the column header twice.
Advanced Search
- See Help with Advanced Search for information on this page. You can also access this page by clicking on Marketing Search in the left hand navigation.
- Part of Client Name allows you to type in a key word in the Client's name and click Search.
- Part of Firm Name allows you to type in a key word in the Firm's name and click Search. Or leave it blank to search all firms.
- You can also select a Lobbying Issue from the drop down menu. You can choose a specific filing year or All Years. You can also enter a range of income that represents the amount of money paid in lobbying fees for this specific topic. Once you set the criteria you would like, and it can be any combination of the criteria you wish, you can reset them all to the default by clicking on Reset, or you can click Search to complete the search.
- HINT: you can skip to something in the drop down menus by typing in the first letter. For example, if you want to skip to "Family" in the Practice Area box then type an "F" and you will skip to the listings that begin with and "F".
- The Search For Box. You can type in a key word in the Search For box and click Search. For example, type in the word "Energy" or the phrase "State of the Union" and click Search and you will search all activities, all practice areas, and all law firms, for that search word.
- Or you can Refine Your Search by clicking on a specific activity area, year, or Law Firm or you can search by a Lawyer name. Once you set the criteria you can click Search. To reset all of the criteria to blank or "All" click Reset.You can choose an activity from the list provided by clicking on the circle and placing a dot in the circle. You can also choose a specific year or All Years. You can choose a Practice Area from the drop down menu. You can choose a Law Firm from the drop down menu. Finally, if you want to search for a specific attorney, simply type the name into the Lawyer box.
- HINT: you can skip to something in the drop down menus by typing in the first letter. For example, if you want to skip to "Family" in the Practice Area box then type an "F" and you will skip to the listings that begin with and "F".
- In either the Client/Matter Search or the Marketing Search, the results list includes the ability to sort the results list by any of the column headers (in Client/Matter Search, they are Client, Matter Type, Lobbying Issue (to come), Firm, Income, Last Filing date, and Filing Year), (in Marketing Search they are Description, Activity, Practice Area, Firm, Date and Web, which is the only header not sortable). You can also get complete details on any one search result on the list by clicking on the first column entry (in Client/Matter Search the Client, in Marketing Search the Description). Also, if you chose to search using a keyword or phrase, that keyword or phrase will be highlighted in yellow in the results list.
The following tips use words and phrases to illustrate ways to search. They may or may not yield searh results in your particular database.
You may search for either a single word or for multiple words (two or more) connected by one or more Boolean operators (And, Or, Not, Exclusive Or). The following are all examples of searches you may perform using Boolean operators, which shown here are in all capital letters. Each example provides a description of the search.
Examples:
- staff finds all records wtih the single word staff.
- staff AND directory finds all records with both the words staff and directory. All hits must have both words somewhere in the document. Note: A space between words is considered to be "AND" so the search staff directory would yield the same results.
- congress AND member OR delegate finds all records that have the word congress and the word member or the word delegate or both words.
- federal NOT agency finds all records that have the word federal but not the word agency.
- "member of congress" finds only occurences of this exact phrase.
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