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Administrative Regulations Research Checklist

Scope the Research Question

Confirm the matter and billing code

Define the legal question with the assigning attorney

Identify the controlling jurisdictions

Identify the governing agencies

Pull the Primary Regulatory Text

Retrieve the current CFR sections on Westlaw or Lexis

Pull the state administrative code provisions

Check the Federal Register for proposed and recent final rules

Save authoritative copies to the matter folder

Analyze Agency Guidance and Case Law

Collect agency interpretive guidance

Run case-law research on each cited regulation

Verify currency with KeyCite or Shepard's

Reconcile negative treatment with the assigning attorney

Draft the Compliance Memo

Draft the issue, rule, analysis, and conclusion sections

List specific compliance obligations and deadlines

Cite-check the draft against the saved sources

Submit to supervising attorney for review

Set Up Ongoing Monitoring

Subscribe to agency rulemaking alerts

Calendar a 90-day regulatory refresh

Notify the client of any material change

Close Out the Research File

File the final memo and source binder in the DMS

Apply confidentiality controls to the matter folder

Submit time entries to the pre-bill

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Case Law Research Checklist

Frame the Research Question

Identify the operative facts

Frame the legal issues as questions

Confirm jurisdiction and venue

Log the research deadline and budget

Identify Primary Authority

Pull controlling statutes and regulations

Find binding precedent from the highest court

Survey persuasive lower-court decisions

Check constitutional provisions if implicated

Consult Secondary Sources

Review the leading treatise on the issue

Scan ALR annotations and Restatements

Check law reviews for recent commentary

Run Platform Searches

Build terms-and-connectors searches

Expand using headnotes and key numbers

Trace cases citing the lead authority

Analyze and Synthesize

Brief each key case

Build the rule synthesis chart

Apply the rule to the matter facts

Validate with Citators

Shepardize or KeyCite every cited case

Reassess and find alternative authority

Check for pending appeals or cert petitions

Record the citator validation date

Deliver the Research

Draft the research memo

Submit memo for supervising attorney review

Address feedback and resubmit

File the final memo to the matter folder

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International Law Research Checklist

Define the Legal Issue

Capture the operative facts and disputed question

Classify the issue as public, private, or hybrid

Map parties, nationalities, and forum nexus

Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

Work through the jurisdictional bases

Run the Rome I/II or Hague choice-of-law analysis

Assess sovereign and diplomatic immunities

Confirm the forum for the dispute

Source Identification

Pull controlling treaties from the UN Treaty Collection

Survey customary international law and state practice

Compile soft-law instruments and ILC commentaries

Substantive Analysis

Interpret treaty text under VCLT Articles 31-32

Brief leading ICJ, PCIJ, and tribunal decisions

Collect publicist commentary from OPIL and HeinOnline

Procedural Posture

Calendar limitation and admissibility deadlines

Map filing procedures for the chosen forum

Flag procedural barriers and possible workarounds

Enforcement and Delivery

Assess enforcement under New York Convention or domestic statutes

Set monitoring alerts on tribunals and treaty bodies

Deliver the research memo to the matter team

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Legal Research Checklist

Issue Framing and Scope

Confirm the assigning attorney's research question

Identify the controlling jurisdiction

Map the dispositive facts

Define terms of art before searching

Multi-Jurisdiction Survey

Identify each jurisdiction's controlling authority

Flag conflict-of-laws considerations

Secondary Source Orientation

Start with a treatise or practice guide

Pull the relevant ALR annotation

Check the Restatement on point

Primary Source Research

Pull the controlling statute and regulations

Run targeted queries on Westlaw or Lexis

Read the leading cases in full

Mine citing references for additional authority

Validation and Citator Check

Shepardize or KeyCite every cited authority

Resolve the negative treatment

Confirm statutes are current as of today

Memo Drafting and Sign-Off

Draft the research memo using IRAC

Cite-check the memo against sources

Submit memo for partner review

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Statutory Law Research Checklist

Frame the Legal Issue

Draft the precise legal question

Identify governing jurisdiction

Note procedural posture and key facts

Locate Primary Statutes

Search the annotated code

Pull related sections across titles

Capture the controlling statutory citations

Confirm currency of the code version

Analyze the Statutory Text

Read the operative language closely

Map statutory definitions and terms of art

Apply the canons of construction

Trace Legislative History

Pull committee and conference reports

Review floor debates and hearings

Compare prior versions and amendments

Consult Secondary Sources

Review leading treatises on the subject

Check encyclopedias and ALR annotations

Survey law review articles for the jurisdiction

Validate with Citators

Run Shepard's or KeyCite on each section

Pull recent interpreting case law

Check for pending bills affecting the statute

Brief the supervising attorney on negative treatment

Confirm Application and Document Findings

Apply the statute to the client's facts

Note constitutional or preemption challenges

Deliver the research memo

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