Create a research plan template that you can use to keep track of legal research assignments in the future. Be sure that your template includes all the elements discussed below about research plans. Make your plan tailored to the form that will work best for you, such as an outline, a diagram and a bullet list.

Here are all the legal elements discussed about research plans.

$-$ your research plan should clarify your assignment or project

$-$ help you analyze the problem

$-$ track essentials: due dates etc

$-$ writing down the steps you are going to take to complete the legal research on one of the platforms

$-$ having the plan make sure you are not missing deadline

$-$ research plan will log the research steps, it will keep you from duplicating the steps.

$-$ the components you should have in research plan, the first component is the information you will gather, when getting assignment $-$ ask questions, paraphrase, identify due dates, expected deliverables, formats etc

$-$ how you should communicate with the person giving you the assignment.

$-$ Break projects into small pieces, you will identify research questions in each piece.

$-$ The research questions should include what jurisdiction? Are there known agencies? Are there known status or regulations? What type of secondary source do I need? Where can I find it$?$ What are the limits on database use and on my time?

Create your own template to use to create your own research plan, it should be unique include some of the above elements and your own? How do you think? What formats works for you? Alternative choices: log$,$ journal, etc.