Short Description
This worksheet asks students to reflect on the type of primary law relevant to their legal research topic, as well as ask them to consider the levels of government, possible keywords, and preferred time period (current versus historical).
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to define their information scope, and develop a legal research strategy.
Information Literacy Concepts
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Course Context (e.g. how it was implemented or integrated):
Worksheet may be handed out after a presentation that defines different types of primary law, and government levels.
Suggested Citation
Mayhook, Zoeanna. "Legal Research: Preliminary Analysis Worksheet." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments). 2019. https://projectcora.org/lesson/legal-research-preliminary-analysis-worksheet
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