objective-locate-information-about-a-specific-legal-issue-using-search-queries
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Access Case Study #1, the Mountainburg Arkansas Accident report from the NTSB,at the textbook companion web site by clicking here (Links to an external site.).
- Read the case study above; assuming your law office has been hired by the school district to bring a civil lawsuit against the trucking company, identify one legal issue related to the case that you would like to focus on for your research plan.
- In your research plan, be sure to include answers to the following:
- What is the issue or legal question to be researched for this case?
- Which jurisdiction, locality, county is involved?
- What types of resources will you use to find facts to support your client’s case?
- Where are the resources located?
- Which online resources are appropriate for this search?
Paper #2
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Review your research plan from Week 2 Assignment 1.
- Use the online resources that you identified in your research plan, develop specific search queries appropriate for the search engine(s) or database(s) you are using.
- Use your search queries to gather online resources and list them for future reference, including title, publisher or organization, and URL.
- Write an internal memorandum to your supervisor, Attorney Owen Mason, summarizing the results of your research.In a brief 1-page memo to Attorney Mason, describe the results of your research and include at least five resources (title, publisher or organization, and URL) that directly relate to the issue