It should not matter what topic you are researching or whether you are using electronic or paper resources, you should follow the same research methodology. You need to have a clear understanding of the task at hand before you commence. This online self-paced module is designed to provide a strategy for legal research and an opportunity to put that into practice.

It sets out:

• how to write a memorandum setting out findings
• a strategy for organising material and creating a research trail
• what resources should be used and to critically evaluate resources
• how to establish search terms and key words to be used both online and in hardcopy
• how to establish the research task (what are the legal questions/task to be completed). This
• includes how to conduct the reference interview.

Finally it sets out some research tasks with a focus on legislation, including finding point in time legislation and advising clients of the law at different points in time.

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