Moreover, most step -
by - step approaches require the
novice researcher to start the information - gathering process in sources that stand literally no chance of being cited in the written document.100 Of course, this instruction is quite
understandable to the experienced legal researcher, and it is certainly based on sound principles.101 But the experienced information gatherer can't help wondering, «But if I go directly to cases, might I not find the perfect case right out of the gate?»