Contents

Why research matters-

Lawyers- hostile and competitive
Stereotypes- litigation, speaking, sociable
Writing- Most common skill of the lawyers should be able to have (80-90%); corporate lawyer
Research- aim to redefine the stereotypes (public speaker)

Legal Research, in general, conducted in the field of law addressing any specific problem in the
matter of legal norm, policy, institution, or system; bringing out its implication, background,
application, functioning and impact; assessing its outcome, efficacy suggesting the lines of
reform and thereby answering the problem at hand can be regarded as legal research.

*next meeting- structure of legal research, case of del castillio.

The structure of legal argument

Critical reading of a legal argument
Avoiding sloppy researching
Importance of citation and attributions