Janet P. Reed, lawyer in North Carolina, publishes "how to" article on manual legal research

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Jan. 13, 2019 - PRLog -- It is hard to believe, but manual research is still required of lawyers, especially in the realm of state law, including family law, expunction, driver's license restoration, and similar issues. Janet Reed, in her newest published "how to" article, provides suggestions for traditional research for family law and other issues. The complete article is available on the blog of Ms. Reed at https://janetreedesq.blogspot.com/

Manual research as well as checking records and files at a courthouse or a repository such as recorder of deeds is still necessary for many State law issues. While the internet can be a good start to identify where records may be located, manual research may be necessary in many cases.

There is no doubt, conducting legal research can be extremely difficult regardless of the sources that you might have access to. There are a number of different aspects that need to be taken into consideration when conducting legal research. This is because there are a lot of different directions that you can take with legal research, and it is absolutely imperative for you to take all factors and aspects into consideration when you're dealing with legal documents and cases since even the slightest discrepancy can amount to a lot.

Contrary to popular belief, the path you follow for legal research will be based on a number of different factors. What this means that there is no single, absolute path that's that must be followed in case you need to conduct legal research.

Here are some of the steps that you are advised to follow when conducting legal research without the use of the internet:

The number one reason why people are unable to conduct thorough research is the fact that they do not pay enough attention to the initial phase of the process. It goes without saying that identifying the problem and its scope is of key importance when you're interested in conducting legal research as doing so will essentially set the precedent and give you an idea of how thorough your research must be.

Unlike primary sources, secondary law or sources of information are bound to help you understand how your specific scenario is also relevant for a much broader context. What's more, once you start browsing through secondary sources of information, it will be far easier for you to visit primary sources that are relevant to your particular scenario and can help you gain greater understanding for the scope in question.

Once you have done your fair share of research through secondary sources, it will be far easier for you to identify relevant statutes that will help you in gaining the information that you need for your legal research of a particular scope, question, or scenario. By identifying relevant statutes, you can get into greater detail and start browsing through to find other sections that may be relevant or could potentially add value to your legal research.

Janet P. Reed is an attorney in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and handles Family Law cases such as Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury, Traffic, Criminal Law, Driver's License Restoration Services, and Civil Litigation cases.

Website: https://janetreedlaw.com/
Blog: https://janetreedesq.blogspot.com/