# Legal Research

> Research a legal question with jurisdiction, date, procedural posture, current primary law, authoritative guidance, deadlines, evidence needs, uncertainty, and escalation clearly separated. Use for rights/obligations, contracts, disputes, regulations, filings, notices, court/tribunal or agency procedure, and legal-document review or drafting. Turkish triggers: hukuken hakkım ne, mevzuatı araştır, dava/itiraz süresi, sözleşme incele, dilekçe/ihtar taslağı. Provide legal information, not guaranteed outcomes or impersonated counsel.

- Skill: `yigityildiz0/legal-research` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yigityildiz0/legal-research`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yigityildiz0/legal-research/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: yigityildiz0 (https://skillmd.com/u/yigityildiz0)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yigityildiz0/legal-research

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# Legal Research

Produce traceable legal information for a concrete decision. Law is
jurisdiction-, date-, fact-, and procedure-dependent; verify current authority
instead of answering from memory.

## Workflow

1. **Frame the matter.** Identify jurisdiction, relevant date, parties and roles,
   forum or agency, facts already documented, desired outcome, stage of the
   dispute/transaction, and any known deadline. Ask one compact blocking question
   rather than inventing a jurisdiction or procedural posture.
2. **Check urgency.** Flag approaching limitation, appeal, response, filing,
   preservation, payment, notice, or hearing deadlines. Never calculate a final
   deadline without verifying the governing rule, start event, service method,
   holidays, extensions, exceptions, and current version.
3. **Build an authority ladder.** Prefer official constitutions, statutes,
   regulations, gazettes, court/tribunal opinions, procedural rules, regulator
   guidance, and government forms. Use secondary commentary to orient or find
   authority, not as a substitute for controlling text.
4. **Resolve applicability.** Map each material fact to elements, definitions,
   exceptions, territorial scope, effective dates, burdens of proof, remedies,
   defenses, and procedure. Distinguish binding authority, persuasive authority,
   administrative guidance, contract/policy, and inference.
5. **Preserve evidence.** List documents, communications, metadata, witnesses,
   technical records, and originals needed to support or challenge each issue.
   Do not advise alteration, concealment, spoliation, evasion, or false statements.
6. **Analyze both sides.** State the strongest supported argument, strongest
   counterargument, factual gaps, procedural obstacles, cost/time exposure, and
   what evidence or authority could change the conclusion.
7. **Draft with boundaries.** Draft a notice, issue list, chronology, question
   list, or document language only from supplied/verified facts. Mark placeholders
   and jurisdiction assumptions. Do not file, send, sign, accept terms, or make
   representations without explicit authorization and a final preview.
8. **Escalate appropriately.** Recommend a qualified local professional when
   liberty, immigration status, safety, criminal exposure, major money/property,
   irreversible rights, complex litigation, or a near deadline is involved.

Use `consumer-resolution` for the evidence and escalation workflow of an
ordinary consumer dispute. Use this skill when legal interpretation, formal
procedure, or consequential drafting is the central issue.

## Output contract

```markdown
## Bottom line
<conditional conclusion, jurisdiction/date, and confidence>

## Issue and authority map
| Issue | Current primary authority | Application | Counterpoint/gap |
|---|---|---|---|

## Deadlines and procedure
<verified rule, start event, calculation assumptions, next step>

## Evidence checklist
<what exists, what is missing, preservation steps>

## Recommended action
<lowest-risk next move, professional escalation, and approval point>
```

Cite direct official links near each material proposition. Clearly label legal
information and uncertainty; do not promise a court, regulator, or negotiation outcome.