Preview Questions Legal Researcher | Role Specific Skill

Question 1: How can a Legal Researcher ensure that their research covers the most relevant and up-to-date cases?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

Focus only on landmark cases from high courts

Use only cases that support the argument being researched

Use legal databases with filters for recent decisions and ensure all relevant jurisdictions are considered

Rely on summaries of cases in legal journals and articles

Question 2: How can a Legal Researcher determine if a particular case is still good law when researching an issue?

Which action should you take?

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Review whether the case has been cited or overruled in subsequent decisions and check its current relevance in legal databases

Focus on the date of the case and assume its authority is intact

Use the case as authority unless explicitly stated otherwise

Check only the case's relevance to the specific issue being researched

Question 3: What is the best approach to organizing case law documents in a legal document management system?

Which action should you take?

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Organize by the date of document creation

Organize by document size for easier retrieval

Sort by document type and then by case name

Categorize by legal issue, jurisdiction, and relevance

Question 4: How should a Legal Researcher handle metadata conflicts when multiple versions of a document exist?

Which action should you take?

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Ignore metadata conflicts and work solely with the document text

Rely on manual annotations to track document versions

Choose one version of the metadata and discard others

Ensure that the metadata reflects the most recent changes and reconcile conflicting information

Question 5: How should a Legal Researcher evaluate the authority of a case from a lower court in relation to higher court precedents?

Which action should you take?

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The case is entirely irrelevant as the higher court precedent overrides it

The case should be disregarded unless explicitly mentioned by a higher court

The case carries the same weight as the higher court decision

The case's authority is less binding, but still relevant to the issue at hand

Question 6: How can a Legal Researcher ensure that a case is still good law?

Which action should you take?

Choose only one option

Verify through citation tools (KeyCite, Shepard's) and review whether the case has been followed or overturned

Check only the most recent decision for relevance, ignoring the case's treatment history

Assume a case is good law if it was cited in a law review article

Use secondary sources to confirm the case's status without checking judicial treatments