Playbook
Legal Research → Brief Workflow
A research workflow optimized for speed: build a plan, extract authorities, and produce a cite-checkable draft.
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Recommended Stack
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Case Aide
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Chambers
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Legal Data Tech
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Legal Research by midpage
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Legal Research Companion
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Legora 56
Legal research assistant for faster case analysis and citations.
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Open Legal AI Workbench (OLAW)
Tool-based retrieval augmented generation (RAG) workbench for legal AI UX research that integrates with legal APIs.
Verifiedfree
- Commonly used in the "Legal Research → Brief Workflow" workflow.
Checklist
- [ ] Clarify question presented, jurisdiction, and standard of review
- [ ] Build an issue tree and a search plan (queries + sources)
- [ ] Extract holdings and key quotes (with citations)
- [ ] Draft outline, then draft sections, then run cite-check
Risk Notes
- Do not trust citations from AI without verifying the underlying source.
- Separate factual assumptions from legal conclusions in your draft.
Prompts
Legal Research Plan
Generate a research plan with queries, sources, and a short memo outline.
Citation & Quote Check Checklist
Create a cite-check checklist and flag statements that likely need authority or verification.
Skill templates
Source Check (Template)
A repeatable template for verifying legal citations and claims.
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