CHAPTER 1

Introduction
to Legal
Research
Prepared by: Bea Pamela Miraflor
What is legal
research?
 Legal research
> Process of finding the laws, rules,
and regulations that govern
activities in the human society
> Investigation for information
necessary to support legal decision
making

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Why is legal
research
important?
 Competent
representatio
n
requires
Requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and
preparation reasonably necessary for representation
LEGAL RESEARCH
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Sources of Legal
Research

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 Sources of Legal
Research

Electronic
Printed Sources

Academic
Scholarly Online
Constitutio Websites
Commentari Official
n and
es Gazzette
Journals
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 Legal
research
Legal
vs

biblography
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 SOURCES OF
LAW

1. Primary
Sources
2. Secondary
Materials
3. Finding Tools

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 Laws used
PRIM and
ARY
SOUR enforced
CES by the
State

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 Publications
SECOND which do not
ARY have primary
SOURCE authority but
S
discuss legal
doctrine

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Findi
Helps you
ng locate primary
tools sources

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CHAPTER 2
Legal
Research
Process
 SYSTEMATIC
APPROACH
1. Identify and
analyze facts
2. Formulate the
legal issues to be
researched
3. Research the aims
presented
4. Update

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1. Identify and Analyze facts

> Thing or subject matter

> Cause of Action of group of
defense
> Relief sought
> Persons or parties involved

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 2. Formulate the Legal
Issues to be Researched
> Presumes knowledge of the
substantive law
> Consult secondary sources to help
you formulate the legal issue
> Arrange the issues in a logical
pattern

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 3. Research the Issues
Presented
> Organize and Plan
> Identify, Read and Update All Relevant
Constitutional Provisions, Statutes, and
Administrative Regulations
> Identify, Read, and Update Relevant Case
Laws
> Refine the Search
> Update
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 Our process is easy

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 Let’s review some concepts
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Yellow Blue Red
Is the color of gold, Is the colour of the Is the color of blood,
butter and ripe clear sky and the deep and because of this it
lemons. In the sea. It is located has historically been
spectrum of visible between violet and associated with
light, yellow is found green on the optical sacrifice, danger and
between green and spectrum. courage.
orange.

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