Legal Support Legal Research and Filing

Question 1

What is 'Westlaw' used for in legal research?

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Searching case law, statutes, regulations, and other legal materials

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Filing court documents electronically

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Managing client billing

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Conducting background checks

Question 2

What does 'Shepardizing' a case mean?

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Verifying that a case is still good law using citation research tools

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Finding cases from a specific court

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Summarizing a case's holding

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Reading a case's dissenting opinion

Question 3

What is the 'hierarchy of legal authority' in US law?

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Constitutional law > statutes > regulations > case law

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Case law > statutes > regulations > constitutional law

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Regulations > statutes > constitutional law > case law

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Statutes > constitutional law > case law > regulations

Question 4

What is 'PACER' used for by legal professionals?

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Accessing federal court case records and electronic filings

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Legal research across state courts

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Attorney licensing verification

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Court fee payment processing

Question 5

What is a 'headnote' in a published court opinion?

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A numbered summary of a key legal point from the case

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The title of the case

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The judge's biographical information

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A footnote in the opinion

Question 6

What is 'primary authority' in legal research?

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The law itself, including constitutions, statutes, regulations, and court decisions

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Law review articles and treatises

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Legal encyclopedias

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Bar association opinions