RecognizeWestlaw'sKeyNumbersChoose primaryauthorities mostuseful inanalyzing aparticularfactual scenarioUse Table ofContents tonavigate withina statutoryschemeUse post-filter afterrunning asearchUse acitator tofind casesDistinguishbetween"published" and"unpublished"casesFiltercitatorresultsKnow whento usesecondarysourcesWeigh twobindingauthoritiesagainst eachotherDetermineif a caseis bindingRecognizesecondarysourcesUnderstandwhatWestlaw'sred flagmeansRecognizethe level ofcourt justfrom acitationIn an opinion,distinguishbetween court'swords and thepublisher'seditorial contentUsestatutoryannotationsto find casesRecognizeStrong'sN.C. IndexUnderstandwhatWestlaw'syellow flagmeansUse pre-filterby jurisdictionbeforerunning asearchUse a KeyNumberto find acaseUnderstandwhatheadnotesareAssess theweight ofcommonprimary legalauthoritiesUse Table ofContents tonavigate withinstatutoryannotationsCategorizeopinionsbased ongeographicjurisdictionRecognizeprimaryauthoritiesUseheadnotes tonavigatewithin a caseRecognizeWestlaw'sKeyNumbersChoose primaryauthorities mostuseful inanalyzing aparticularfactual scenarioUse Table ofContents tonavigate withina statutoryschemeUse post-filter afterrunning asearchUse acitator tofind casesDistinguishbetween"published" and"unpublished"casesFiltercitatorresultsKnow whento usesecondarysourcesWeigh twobindingauthoritiesagainst eachotherDetermineif a caseis bindingRecognizesecondarysourcesUnderstandwhatWestlaw'sred flagmeansRecognizethe level ofcourt justfrom acitationIn an opinion,distinguishbetween court'swords and thepublisher'seditorial contentUsestatutoryannotationsto find casesRecognizeStrong'sN.C. IndexUnderstandwhatWestlaw'syellow flagmeansUse pre-filterby jurisdictionbeforerunning asearchUse a KeyNumberto find acaseUnderstandwhatheadnotesareAssess theweight ofcommonprimary legalauthoritiesUse Table ofContents tonavigate withinstatutoryannotationsCategorizeopinionsbased ongeographicjurisdictionRecognizeprimaryauthoritiesUseheadnotes tonavigatewithin a case

Basic Legal Research Review - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Recognize Westlaw's Key Numbers
  2. Choose primary authorities most useful in analyzing a particular factual scenario
  3. Use Table of Contents to navigate within a statutory scheme
  4. Use post-filter after running a search
  5. Use a citator to find cases
  6. Distinguish between "published" and "unpublished" cases
  7. Filter citator results
  8. Know when to use secondary sources
  9. Weigh two binding authorities against each other
  10. Determine if a case is binding
  11. Recognize secondary sources
  12. Understand what Westlaw's red flag means
  13. Recognize the level of court just from a citation
  14. In an opinion, distinguish between court's words and the publisher's editorial content
  15. Use statutory annotations to find cases
  16. Recognize Strong's N.C. Index
  17. Understand what Westlaw's yellow flag means
  18. Use pre-filter by jurisdiction before running a search
  19. Use a Key Number to find a case
  20. Understand what headnotes are
  21. Assess the weight of common primary legal authorities
  22. Use Table of Contents to navigate within statutory annotations
  23. Categorize opinions based on geographic jurisdiction
  24. Recognize primary authorities
  25. Use headnotes to navigate within a case