• Perform general research, such as finding cases, administrative decisions, statutes and regulations on a particular topic.

• Find an overview of a particular type of transaction to become familiar with the various issues involved.

• Conduct special research projects, such as perform nationwide surveys of state law or track new state and federal legislation and regulations.

• File a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; determine how the rules have been interpreted and applied. In their practice, attorneys specializing in the field of energy often deal with very specific, discrete issues.

• Compile a legislative history and find the legislative intent behind particular provisions or amendments.

• Identify experts who were used successfully in similar suits. An Energy attorney’s research is highly specialized and often requires the use of company, news and financial information.

• Research public records material as part of their duties in regulatory compliance and litigation strategy.