Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Case Law Research

Legal research outsourcing is booming in India. Legal research outsourcing is the part of Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) services. Legal research in Legal services is classified into two. They are Case Law Research and Statutory Research.


Case law research
is a part of legal / LPO services. Case law is developed when judges determine and apply the laws to the cases that come before them. These cases and the verdicts issued by the judges are gathered in case reporters and keep in law libraries and legal databases. The drafted result of legal research is called the legal memorandum.

In case law research, the main steps are:

• Recognize the issue
• Determine jurisdiction
• Search the index
• Utilize online resources
• Pay attention to the case citation

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