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Legal Research Strategy

How to Strategize

Legal research must be comprehensive and precise.  One contrary source that you miss may invalidate other sources you plan to rely on.  Sticking to a strategy will save you time, ensure completeness, and improve your work product. 

Follow These Steps

Running Time: 3 minutes, 13 seconds.

If you get stuck at any time during the process, these may help:

About This Guide

This guide will walk a beginning researcher though the legal research process step-by-step. This guide was reproduced from the Guide Legal Research Strategy by AJ Blechner at Harvard Law School Library. Some resources mentioned may not be available to WWU students.