STRATEGIES FOR REMOTE LEGAL RESEARCH

1. IDENTIFY KEY LEGAL ISSUES

2. DETERMINE RESEARCH SCOPE
3. ESTABLISH A TIMELINE
4. EVALUATE RESEARCH TOOLS

UTILIZING ADVANCED SEARCH TECNIQUES

BOOLEAN OPERATOR

AND -
OR- TO BROADEN YOUR SEARCH RESULTS
NOT – TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN TERMS FROM YOUR SEARCH RESULT

“ “ – FOR EXACT FRASE

(. ) – TO GROUP DEARCH TERMS AND SPECIFY THE PRDER OF OPERATIONS.

ONLINE DATABASES ANS LEGAL RESEARCH PLATFORM

CASES LAW RESEARCH: Search for cases involving slip and fall accident in supermarkets.

 STATUTORY LAW RESEARCH: find relevant statutes governing premises liability on the
state’s legislative website
 PUBLIS RECORD SEARCHES: find inspection reports that indicate a history of safety
violation and past incidents.
 LEGAL JOPURNALS AND NEWS : finf a recent news article about a similar case whre a
supermarket was found liable due to negligence.
 SHEPARDIZING: after findind a relevant court case, shepardize i ton Lexisnexis to ensure
it’s still valid now.
 PRACTICE GUIDES AND FORM LIBRARIES: modify the legal template to address your
client’s specific case, outlining the store’s negligence and her injuries.

BLOOMBERG LAW
LEXISNEXIS

LEVERAGING LEGAL BLOGS AND FORUMS

1. CONSIDER THE SOURCE

2. AVOID BIASES
3. VERIFIABLE INFORMATION
4. LOOK FOR TIMELINESS
5. USE AS A SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCE

BEST PRACTICES FOR WRITTING

1. ISSUE- Whether you have a valid claim for negligence against the other driver involved in
the car accident
2. RULE- TO establich a claim for negligence, four elements must proven

DUTY OF CARE
BREACH OF DUTY
CAUSATION
DAMAGES

3. APPLICATION -
4. CONCLUSION