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What Legal Research for Lawyers Can Teach Students About Writing Strong Arguments

The Art of Legal Research Imagine you’re a lawyer trying to solve a mystery. Legal research is your detective work finding the laws and court decisions that apply to your case. In plain terms, legal research means finding the laws (legal authorities) that apply to your situation (See: https://www.usa.gov/laws-and-legal-research). It’s about gathering facts, reading statutes …