This week, we will be discussing the role of the paralegal in the law office, specifically during trial preparation. So you can see part of the wide range of activities that a paralegal might perform.

A ttr ib utio n w as g iv e n t o a n y id eas n ot t h o se o f t h e stu d en t. 4 5 p o in ts S tu d en t an sw ere d /a d dre sse d m ost a sp ects o f q uestio n/to pic p o se d in F o ru m ; a b asic u n d ers ta n d in g of r e le van t co nce p ts / th eo rie s is d em onstra te d ; re le van t s o urc e s w ere lo ca te d a n d attr ib utio n g iv e n ; so m e fa cts /e xam ple s w ere u se d in s u p po rt o f p re se n ta tio n. 3 0 p o in ts S tu d en t’s in it ia l p o stin g d em onstra te s so m e co nfu sio n co nce rn in g to pic s u n d er d is c u ssio n; an aly sis m ay b e la ck in g an d /o r ele m en ts o f q uestio n a re n ot a n sw ere d ; su p po rt a n d attr ib utio n m ay b e la ck in g o r not g iv e n . 0 p o in ts P re se n ta tio n is u n cle ar; a b asic u n d ers ta n d in g of t o pic a n d is su es is n ot evid en t; e xp la n atio n is la ck in g; se gm en ts o f th e r e q uir e d an sw er a re la ck in g; so urc e s a n d su p po rtin g fa cts a re n ot utili z e d ; n o attr ib utio n o f so urc e s. Crit e ria E xe m pla ry A cco m pli s h ed D eve lo pin g B egin nin g C rit e rio n S co re C o lla b o ra t io n / 3 0 T i m eli n e ss / 1 0 30 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d a t le ast th e n um ber o f re q uir e d r e p li e s; re p li e s w ere s u b sta n tiv e , th o ugh tfu l re sp o nse s a n d co ntr ib ute d t o d is c u ssio n w it h a ttr ib utio n a s n eed ed ; s tu d en t an sw ere d a ll q uerie s p o se d t o t h em b y o th ers a n d p ro fe sso r an d r e m ain ed p re se n t a n d a ctiv e ly e n gag e d in d is c u ssio n th ro ugh o ut w eek; stu d en t le d d is c u ssio n b y r a is in g co m ple x is su es, c o nnectin g co nce p ts , a n d illu m in atin g d is c u ssio n w it h e xam ple s c o nsis te n t w it h le ve l o f in str u ctio n. 2 7 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d m in im um n um ber o f re p li e s, e vid en cin g an u n d ers ta n d in g o f is su es u n d er d is c u ssio n a n d vie w s o f c o lle ag u es.

S tu d en t f a ile d t o re sp o nd t o a ll s p ecif ic q uerie s p o se d t o t h em b y co lle ag u es o r pro fe sso r. S tu d en t w as c o lla b o ra tiv e w it h c o lle ag u es th ro ugh o ut w eek. 1 8 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d le ss t h an t h e re q uir e d re p li e s O R f ile d re q uir e d re p li e s b ut fa ile d t o e n gag e t h e oth er s tu d en ts o r f u rth er t h e d is c u ssio n. 0 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d an in effe ctiv e re sp o nse /s t o re q uir e d re p li e s o r f a ile d to e n gag e o th er s tu d en ts . 1 0 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d a ll r e q uir e d p o stin gs in a t im ely m an ner. 9 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d o ne re q uir e d p o stin g in a n u ntim ely m an ner. 6 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d tw o r e q uir e d p o stin gs in a n u ntim ely m an ner. 0 p o in ts S tu d en t f ile d m ore t h an t w o re q uir e d p o stin gs in a n u ntim ely m an ner. To ta l / 1 00 O ve ra ll S co re C rit e ria E xe m pla ry A cco m pli s h ed D eve lo pin g B egin nin g C rit e rio n S co re W r it i n g / 1 0 10 p o in ts S tu d en t u se s su b je ct- m atte r vo ca b ula ry a n d te rm in o lo gy co nsis te n t w it h le ve l o f in str u ctio n; stu d en t a p pli e s co nce p ts w it h e ase ; w rit in g s ty le a n d o rg an iz a tio n a re c o nsis te n t w it h le ve l o f in str u ctio n.

Stu d en t d em onstra te s co nsis te n t a n d co rre ct u se o f r u le s o f g ra m mar u sa g e , p un ctu atio n, a n d sp elli n g. L an gu ag e is c le ar a n d p re cis e th ro ugh o ut a ll s u b m is sio ns. 9 p o in ts S tu d en t d em onstra te s co nsis te n t a n d co rre ct u se o f t h e ru le s o f g ra m mar u sa g e , p un ctu atio n an d s p elli n g, w it h a f e w e rro rs ; t h ere is r o om f o r im pro ve m en t in w rit in g s ty le a n d o rg an iz a tio n. 6 p o in ts W rit in g co nta in s se ve ra l g ra m matic a l, p un ctu atio n, an d /o r s p elli n g erro rs .

L an gu ag e la ck s cla rit y ; se n te n ce str u ctu re is a w kw ard . 0 p o in ts W rit in g co nta in s num ero us gra m matic a l, p un ctu atio n, an d s p elli n g erro rs .

L an gu ag e u se s M ean in g is d if fic u lt t o d is c e rn ; o rg an iz a tio n is la ck in g. E xe m pla ry 9 0 p o in ts m in im um A cco m pli s h ed 80 p o in ts m in im um D eve lo pin g 70 p o in ts m in im um B egin nin g 0 p o in ts m in im um