A simple system for legal research

1. go sideways: find more like your starter document

1.1. case law indexes

1.2. journal indexes

1.3. library catalogue

2. go forward: find subsequent documents that cite your starter document

2.1. case law indexes

2.2. journal indexes

2.3. Google Scholar

3. go back: find & read the sources mentioned in your starter document

3.1. statutes

3.2. cases

3.3. articles

3.4. texts

4. start with what you've got