Home / Research Essentials / Step-by-Step Legal Research Process Step-by-Step Legal Research Process Plan and organize your research Use commentary to define & understand issues Texts Encyclopedias Journals Wikis, blogs and newsletters Does a statute apply? Researching BC Legislation Researching Federal Legislation Search the case law LawSource Quicklaw CanLII Topical Collections Restate the issues and refine your strategy Review and assess the case law Case citators Stare decisis and legal reasoning Use finding tools Words and phrases research Case digests Case reporters and indices Topical case reporters Keep your research current Case citators Legislative updates Alerts, RSS feeds and other tools Consider the law of other jurisdictions When to stop
