Use a KeyNumberto find acaseUnderstandwhatWestlaw'sred flagmeansUse acitator tofind casesRecognizesecondarysourcesDistinguishbetween"published" and"unpublished"casesUse post-filter afterrunning asearchUnderstandwhatheadnotesareRecognizeStrong'sN.C. IndexFiltercitatorresultsRecognizethe level ofcourt justfrom acitationKnow whento usesecondarysourcesUseheadnotes tonavigatewithin a caseWeigh twobindingauthoritiesagainst eachotherIn an opinion,distinguishbetween court'swords and thepublisher'seditorial contentUse Table ofContents tonavigate withinstatutoryannotationsUse Table ofContents tonavigate withina statutoryschemeRecognizeWestlaw'sKeyNumbersCategorizeopinionsbased ongeographicjurisdictionAssess theweight ofcommonprimary legalauthoritiesUse pre-filterby jurisdictionbeforerunning asearchUsestatutoryannotationsto find casesRecognizeprimaryauthoritiesDetermineif a caseis bindingChoose primaryauthorities mostuseful inanalyzing aparticularfactual scenarioUnderstandwhatWestlaw'syellow flagmeansUse a KeyNumberto find acaseUnderstandwhatWestlaw'sred flagmeansUse acitator tofind casesRecognizesecondarysourcesDistinguishbetween"published" and"unpublished"casesUse post-filter afterrunning asearchUnderstandwhatheadnotesareRecognizeStrong'sN.C. IndexFiltercitatorresultsRecognizethe level ofcourt justfrom acitationKnow whento usesecondarysourcesUseheadnotes tonavigatewithin a caseWeigh twobindingauthoritiesagainst eachotherIn an opinion,distinguishbetween court'swords and thepublisher'seditorial contentUse Table ofContents tonavigate withinstatutoryannotationsUse Table ofContents tonavigate withina statutoryschemeRecognizeWestlaw'sKeyNumbersCategorizeopinionsbased ongeographicjurisdictionAssess theweight ofcommonprimary legalauthoritiesUse pre-filterby jurisdictionbeforerunning asearchUsestatutoryannotationsto find casesRecognizeprimaryauthoritiesDetermineif a caseis bindingChoose primaryauthorities mostuseful inanalyzing aparticularfactual scenarioUnderstandwhatWestlaw'syellow flagmeans

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 Distinguish between "published" and "unpublished" cases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