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O*NET detailed work activityResearch relevant legal materials to aid decision making
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AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.
Part of Consult legal materials or public records, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 15 AI-assist, 1 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- Read documents on pleadings and motions to ascertain facts and issues.
- Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
- Research legal issues and write opinions on the issues.
- Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
- Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.
- Determine whether land-related documents can be registered under the relevant legislation, such as the Land Titles Act.
- Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.
- Conduct studies of appeals procedures to ensure adherence to legal requirements or to facilitate disposition of cases.
- Conduct studies of appeals procedures in field agencies to ensure adherence to legal requirements and to facilitate determination of cases.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Examine documentation such as mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, plat books, maps, contracts, and agreements to verify factors such as properties' legal descriptions, ownership, or restrictions.
- Research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions.
- Summarize pertinent legal or insurance details, or sections of statutes or case law from reference books for use in examinations or as proofs or ready reference.
- Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
- Review and evaluate data on documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records.
- Research laws, regulations, policies, or precedent decisions to prepare for hearings.