Dark wood law library stacks with marble busts and a rolling ladder

Paralegal desk · 55 min

Research method

How Selective organizes authorities without inventing citations.

Member access · outline published

  1. Binding versus persuasive precedent
  2. Starting from the statute, then the high court, then intermediate courts
  3. Never fabricate a citation; label famous cases as starting points
  4. Note-taking that a referred attorney can reuse
  5. Escalation memo: facts, issues, and open questions

Coming / member access

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