For your course project you will be creating a research plan for a legal problem

For your course project you will be creating a research plan for a legal problem

For your course project you will be creating a research plan for a legal problem. Your facts are located in Doc Sharing. You will then be asked to apply the findings of your research to the legal problem in the form of an opinion letter to the client. This letter should be addressed to the client and should inform them of their basic rights under the law. It should be objective in nature and highlight both sides of the law.

Part 1:

1. Provide 3 secondary sources that you would consult regarding this legal issue. Include a 2–3 sentence summary of each source and also the proper Bluebookcitation.
2. Provide 2 cases that discuss your legal issue. ProvideThe Bluebook citation to each case and the Facts, Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion of each case.
3. Provide 2 statutes that are pertinent to this legal issue. Give the full Bluebook citation and a breakdown of each statute.
4. Provide two administrative agencies that may have resources regarding this issue. Provide a link to each agency’s website, the agency’s mission and why you think that the agency would be helpful.
5. Provide two reliable websites that you could consult regarding this issue. Provide the link to the website and a description as to what type of information you located on the website.
6. Provide a short explanation of how you conducted this research. What type of plan did you follow?

Part 2:

Now that the research is complete your supervising attorney has asked you to draft a letter to the client. Please explain to them the law. You should include citations, but should try to avoid legalese. Also provide them with any of the websites that you think they could visit to provide more information. Make sure to provide the client with your contact information, so they can contact you with any further questions they might have.

Grading

Please review the Assignment grading rubric in for more information on how your Assignment will be graded.

Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: username-Course Name-section-Unit x_Assignment.doc (username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section, x is your Unit number). When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

1. Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”
2. In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit x: Assignment.
3. In the “Comments” field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper.
4. Click the “Add Attachments” button.
5. Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.

To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted work.