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Use AI to build a legal research plan

Lesson 5 of 12 in AI Legal Research Foundations

The one idea

AI can help plan legal research without pretending to know the answer. Give facts, jurisdiction, what you want, and rules: no legal advice, no outcome prediction, no invented sources, identify missing facts, suggest search terms, suggest primary sources, and flag urgent red flags.

The output you want is a plan, not a conclusion.

{"last_reviewed":"2026-06-16","jurisdiction":"South Africa unless stated otherwise","legal_advice":false,"requires_primary_source_verification":true,"requires_lawyer_review_for_topic_specific_claims":true}

Your win today

Ask AI for issues, keywords, source types, and verification steps.

Turn the idea into a reflex

Members practice this against a real AI assistant, get feedback on the prompt, then review it before the idea fades.

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