This idea expresses the importance of knowing what you are researching for and having a good understanding of the case you are conducting further research on. In the research process most of the time cases that exactly replicate the case you are working on is rate. This is why it is important to know all the elements of your case so during the research process you can pick specific things from cases in your search results. This allows you to used issues, facts and rules from cases that pertain to your case without having the find a case that precisely mirrors your case. Having a research plan will help narrow down the specific issues you are looking for and make it easier to draw connections between certain facts between two cases to determine the relevance and importance of them.

The discussion here reminds me of why we do pre research work such as examination of our own case and brainstorming how and what we are going to research before we begin our research. As we discussed the research process gets refined as we work through it and find what words or terms will provide the most useful results to the problem we are researching. But this section illustrates why brainstorming is so important because beginning research without some form of a plan will result in a wide variety of results that could result in wasted time and resources from examining cases with no relation to the current problem. Having a plan will also allow for relevant cases to stick out more and the irrelevant ones become apparently irrelevant without wasting unnecessary time.

This relates to the research methods we have been learning in class. Formulating a plan to find relevant sources to the issue we are researching is vital in cutting down time and reducing reading sources that do not apply to the issue at hand. Creating a viable plan before beginning research is a vital task to ensure logical research procedures.

As I learn research skills and the methods required to produce timely and efficient material it is reassuring to know there is no one true method. Although finding my method that produces effective results will not be easy I can understand it will come from time and repetition. Although the process of developing my technique has been extremely frustrating and confusing as I navigate I understand the importance that legal research and writing has in practice.

I agree with this statement that legal writing should be something continuously worked on. Requiring this as CLE allows practicing attorneys to work shop new styles, and methods of conveying their legal thoughts outside of the high stress of practicing.

Effective legal writing not only portrays the attorneys understanding of the topic but aids the courts and their clients through the procedural process. Because of this I believe legal writing should be a cornerstone of legal education and CLE as the law continuously evolves. As professor Creed said in class, briefs and motions written at a firm may be referenced by other attorneys years down the line expressing that attorneys are not only writing for themselves or their clients but they are writing for the entire profession.