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Chapter 14: Practice-Specific Research Strategies

How the research cycle’s parameters shift across litigation, transactional, and regulatory practice — the question types, first sources, and closure criteria each demands.

Orientation

Explore the concepts from this chapter

Same Cycle, Different Parameters

Litigation, transactional, and compliance research run the same cycle with three parameters swapped — question type, first source, closure criterion — plus practical closure as professional judgment, not failure.

What this module will let you do

Default question type by practice context
Where each context starts its research
Closure by context — analytical vs. practical, and why practice-specific research closes practically more often
Specialized databases for each setting

Practice

Apply what you’ve learned

Pick the Parameters

Seven practice scenarios — set the right question type, first source, or closure call for each. The Pins Place client returns for deal work.

What this module will let you do

First question, first source, closure standard — per chair
Fact-finding and constructive application reps
The same matter, three ways