LLH201 Legal Research Assessment Item 3 - Research Paper and Reflection Task (55%) Criterion Referenced Assessment Sheet Student name: Research Paper (relates to unit learning outcomes 1-3, 5) Criterion Identify and define You identified and clearly legal issues and defined all or virtually all relevant legal issues and identify key legal authorities (legislation and case law) relevant to a complex factual scenario (10 marks) Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise the law (15 marks) Apply the law to generate possible solutions to complex and dynamic problems, demonstrating legal reasoning and creative thinking (15 marks) Excellent 7 key legal authorities You demonstrated excellent synthesis and analysis of the law. You always explained the relevant law accurately and analysed it in sufficient depth You demonstrated excellent application of the law and comprehensive, logical legal reasoning. You always reached correct legal conclusions, generated justifiable solutions and provided excellent practical advice on all aspects of the problem Very good 6 You identified and clearly defined most relevant legal issues and key legal authorities You demonstrated very good synthesis and analysis of the law. You usually explained the relevant law accurately and analysed it in sufficient depth. You demonstrated very good application of the law and mostly comprehensive and mostly logical legal reasoning. You mostly reached correct legal conclusions, generated justifiable solutions and provided good practical advice on most aspects of the problem Good 5 You identified and defined many relevant legal issues and key legal authorities You demonstrated good synthesis and analysis of the law. You generally explained the relevant law accurately and analysed it in sufficient depth You demonstrated good application of the law and reasonably comprehensive and logical legal reasoning. You reached many correct legal conclusions, generated mostly justifiable solutions and provided appropriate practical advice on many aspects of the problem Sound 4 You identified and defined some relevant legal issues and key legal authorities but missed some important issues and/or authorities You demonstrated sound synthesis and analysis of the law. You sometimes explained the relevant law accurately and/or sometimes analysed it in sufficient depth You demonstrated sound application of the law and basic legal reasoning. You sometimes reached correct legal conclusions, generated some solutions and provided basic practical advice on some aspects of the problem 50 marks Inadequate 3- 0 You identified only a few or no relevant legal issues and legal authorities. You missed many important issues and/or authorities Mark /10 You demonstrated limited or no synthesis and analysis of the law. You rarely explained the relevant law accurately and/or only analysed it at a superficial level /15 You demonstrated little or no application of the law and/or legal reasoning. You rarely reached correct legal conclusions and/or did not generate adequate solutions or provide appropriate practical advice on aspects of the problem /15
Communicate and collaborate in professional contexts with clients and colleagues (10 marks) Your legal advice is presented in a very professional memo with correct citation of legal authorities and clear, concise and persuasive written expression. You always use