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research-start
Research roadmap for a legal issue — statutes to check, case law areas to investigate, regulatory frameworks, Westlaw search terms. Leads and frameworks, NOT authoritative citations; students verify and develop everything. Use when a student asks where to start researching, wants a research roadmap for an issue, or needs gaps identified in existing research.
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# /research-start
1. Load `~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md` → jurisdiction, practice area.
2. Use the workflow below.
3. Frame the issue specifically. Build roadmap: statutory starting points (unverified), case law areas (not cases), secondary sources, search terms.
4. If student has existing research uploaded: synthesize and identify gaps.
5. Output with prominent "leads not authorities" header. Everything is a starting point the student verifies.
```
/legal-clinic:research-start "habitability defense to nonpayment eviction in [State]"
```
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