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LEGAL-RESEARCH-SKILLS5 MIN READ

Build A Boolean Search From An Issue

Create a Boolean legal search query from a framed issue.

The issue is employee Slack monitoring with consent under Illinois law, but the first search is a sentence and retrieves mixed noise. MECE query blocks: synonyms inside concepts, AND between concepts, filters for jurisdiction and source type The common trap is adding more words to a sentence query. That gives the database more surface area but not more structure, so relevant authorities can be buried under broad privacy content. Split concepts Actor: employee/workplace. Conduct: monitor/surveil/access. Object: message/chat/Slack. Consent: consent/notice. Each block covers one concept, and the blocks do not duplicate each other. Combine correctly (employee OR workplace) AND (monitor! OR…

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