Category: Practitioner Insights
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Legal research can yield vastly different results based on the search methodology used. Boolean search provides precise, predictable results but can miss relevant cases due to varying terminology. In contrast, natural language search captures broader case concepts. Effective legal research combines both methods, enhancing exploration and ensuring comprehensive analysis across jurisdictions. Read More
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Start with data and you’ll learn how a judge rules. Start with a biography and you’ll know where to look next. In part one, we looked at how a judge’s background shapes the research questions worth asking. In this article, we’ll show what it looks like when you actually run those queries, read the results,… Read More
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What can a judge biography tell you? A judge biography helps focus judicial analysis from the outset. Employment history, educational background, and professional affiliations can surface useful lines of inquiry and shape the questions attorneys bring to state trial court data. Read More
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Litigation strategy shows up in what attorneys do, not what they say. The choices they make define the record—and those choices repeat across clients, cases, and discovery. That’s their playbook. Read More
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The first installment opened with the first 15 minutes of a case, offering a three-step guide to getting oriented quickly, forming an initial strategy, and developing a first impression of opposing counsel. Now, we turn to one of the most important—and most overlooked—inputs in early case strategy: the party. Read More