Legal Research Process
This part of the guide shows people how to do legal research. If you're new to legal research, it's best to follow this guide step-by-step - it will save time and improve the quality of your research.
Legal research in five steps
- Gather and Organize Your Thoughts
- Secondary Source Research
- Identify Relevant Statutes
- Identify Relevant Cases
- Update Statutes and Cases
Keep in mind that you're maybe have to repeat some or all of these steps to get all the information you need for your assignment, but I promise once you get the hang of things, finding information will be much easier.
