SKILL.md
/research-start
- Load
~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/legal-clinic/CLAUDE.md→ jurisdiction, practice area. - Use the workflow below.
- Frame the issue specifically. Build roadmap: statutory starting points (unverified), case law areas (not cases), secondary sources, search terms.
- If student has existing research uploaded: synthesize and identify gaps.
- 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]"
Research Start: Roadmap, Not Research
Purpose
Legal research is essential to clinical education. But the initial phase — figuring out what to research, finding the right statute, understanding the framework — is often the most time-consuming and least educational part. Students spend hours finding the starting point before they can do the actual research.