Who is this for
Who is this for This workflow is designed for legal professionals, policy analysts, and compliance teams who need to: Research case law, legislation, and regulatory developments on specific topics Build comprehensive legal intelligence reports from authoritative sources Track enforcement trends and regulatory patterns Support litigation strategy with thorough background research It's ideal for animal law attorneys, advocacy organizations tracking animal welfare legislation, policy teams monitoring ag-gag laws and farm animal protection bills, and researchers building legal cases against animal cruelty. What it does This specialized legal research agent conducts comprehensive US legal and regulatory research: Discovery phase: Casts a wide net across legal databases CourtListener for federal and state court opinions and dockets LegiScan for legislation across all 50 states DocumentCloud for government enforcement documents Serper for legal analysis, news, and academic papers Prioritization phase: AI evaluates all discovered items and selects the most relevant (3-10 items) with scoring rationale Retrieval phase: Fetches complete text of prioritized court opinions, bill text, and documents Analysis phase: Synthesizes patterns, contradictions, and strategic insights Verification phase: Validates factual claims against source documents with hallucination detection The verification phase uses a specialized legal-focused prompt that distinguishes between legitimate legal strategy (which should never be flagged) and actual factual errors like wrong case citations or non-existent statutes. How to set up Import the workflow into your n8n instance Configure the required API credentials: CourtListener API for case law searches LegiScan API for legislation searches Serper API for web searches Jina AI API for article extraction OpenRouter API for AI analysis Test with a well-documented legal topic to verify integrations Activate the workflow Example usage { "prompt": "Research the current legal challenges to California Proposition 12 (farm animal confinement standards), including constitutional commerce clause arguments and enforcement status" } Requirements CourtListener API key (free tier available) LegiScan API key Serper API key Jina AI API key OpenRouter API key How to customize Add jurisdiction filters**: Limit searches to specific federal circuits or states with active animal welfare legislation Adjust time ranges**: Focus on recent developments or historical case law in animal protection Extend source types**: Add USDA enforcement records, state animal cruelty databases, or international animal law sources Modify verification strictness**: Adjust the hallucination detection threshold for legal accuracy Create specialized variants**: Fork for specific areas (ag-gag laws, farmed animal welfare, animal testing regulations, wildlife protection) Add citation formatting**: Post-process reports to use proper legal citation formats (Bluebook, etc.) Integrate with legal tools**: Connect to Clio, case management systems, or your organization's legal database. An n8n automation workflow template by Open Paws.
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