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    The document outlines a 6 step process for conducting legal research: 1) Organize the facts and frame the legal issue, 2) Determine if it is a federal or state issue, 3) Find and read relevant secondary sources, 4) Find and read applicable primary sources such as statutes, administrative law, and case law, 5) Update any primary sources relied on to ensure they are still valid, and 6) Examine any additional primary or secondary sources if more information is needed or new issues are discovered during the research process.

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    The Basic Process of Legal Research

    STEP 1:

    5 Ws

    LEGEND

    ORGANIZE YOUR
    FACTS AND FRAME
    THE LEGAL ISSUE

    STEP 2:

    Main path
    Yes choice

    Create a preliminary issue


    statement

    Question
    Action

    Is it a federal
    or state issue?
    Draft memo or requested
    work product

    DETERMINE THE
    JURISDICTION

    What authorities
    are mandatory?
    STEP 3:

    FIND AND READ


    RELEVANT
    SECONDARY
    SOURCES

    Search and Read


    Secondary Sources

    Do statutes
    apply?
    STEP 4:

    FIND AND READ


    PRIMARY
    AUTHORITY

    Does
    administrative
    law apply?
    What cases
    are most
    relevant?

    Yes

    Is more info needed?


    Were additional
    issues discovered?

    Did updating reveal


    changes to primary
    authority?

    Is the primary
    authority relied on
    still good law?

    STEP 6: EXAMINE
    ADDITIONAL
    PRIMARY AND
    SECONDARY
    AUTHORITY

    STEP 5: UPDATE
    PRIMARY
    AUTHORITY

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