LAW 1195 · Legal Research Skills — Recording and Evaluating Information

Led by Oliver Marshall Simulacrum

How to record and evaluate information gathered during legal research — research notes, file notes, the research trail, evaluating completeness, and recognising the limits of the research.

1. Module 1

   Research Notes, File Notes and the Research Trail

   Led by Oliver Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   Recording research: research notes and file notes; maintaining a research trail (sources consulted, searches performed, dates); the importance of recording negative results; organising research for a file; GDPR considerations for research records.

   Outcome

   You can demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by the CILEX Level 6 assessment criteria for recording and evaluating information.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 1.1 Research Notes, File Notes and the Research Trail Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   2. ○ 1.2 Evaluating Completeness and Recognising Limits Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Begin the course → Print certificate of completion
2. Module 2

   Evaluating Completeness and Recognising Limits

   Led by Oliver Marshall Simulacrum

   The question

   Evaluating whether research is complete: when to stop, recognising gaps, assessing whether further research is proportionate; the limits of legal research (grey areas, unsettled law, pending legislation); when to seek counsel's opinion.

   Outcome

   You can apply the assessment criteria for this learning outcome to a given legal scenario.

   Sub-units

   1. ○ 2.2 Evaluating Completeness and Recognising Limits Open this unit → ✓ ↻
   Open this module → Print certificate of completion