Reading the text
Legal research
From the facts to a text you can open, with a validity check before the answer is written.
Question and facts
Corpus search
Validity check
Cited answer
How an answer is produced
The question becomes search concepts, then relevant hits are read before drafting. A citation is a route to the text, not a substitute for reading it. The branches below cover briefing, reading, opening the original, and validity.
Briefing the questionWhat belongs in the brief: facts, dates, jurisdiction, and the output you want.How to read an answerThe summary is a working draft. The source on screen is what you can be held to.Opening the sourceA citation is a door. The original you can open is what you can be held to.Reading validityThe badge is useful. Reading it as a final judgment is worse. Evidence has grades.
These pages describe the platform as it works today. Verifying the text and its application remains the professional’s responsibility.
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