1Find
Look it up by its number.
Search for a document number or a Code section and open the publisher’s original.
For sole practitioners
Find the passage. Mark it. Get back to the client.
Look up a source by its number, read the publisher’s original, and keep a marked-up copy.
Illustrative
The situation
You have a section number and an hour. Find the source and mark what you need.
Small steps, each finished in one sitting, so the research fits between client calls. The original stays as the publisher issued it.
How the work goes
Small steps, on your schedule.
Three moves, each finished in one sitting.
2Mark
Mark the passage you need.
Highlight it in one of four colors and add a note beside it.
3Move on
Download the copy and get back to the file.
Download the PDF with your highlights. The original stays as the publisher issued it.
Read next
Before you rely on it, read the record.
Other roles
One trail. Different work to do.
Research on your own terms.
Find the source and keep the working copy in one place.
Every sentence cites the page it came from.