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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify specific legal data and information requirements
   • Liaise with designated person to clarify specific legal data and information needs
   • Prepare research plan and prioritise activities
   • Identify resources and technical requirements
   • Assign timelines to tasks and delegate tasks where appropriate
2. Undertake research
   • Identify sources of legal data and information
   • Research and identify key information to be extracted
3. Review research
   • Check information to ensure that extracted details are acknowledged and recorded for copyright and other legal requirements
   • Analyse legal data and information for relevance to facts
   • Edit and collate legal data and information to fit research and relevant legal and ethical requirements
4. Prepare drafts
   • Draft document in appropriate format taking into account precedent documents and using appropriate language
   • 4.2 Present legal data and information according to organisation's policies and procedures and legal requirements
   • Evaluate draft against previously identified criteria and take action to address identified gaps or deficits
   • Liaise with supervisor to review document
   • Make amendments where necessary
5. Prepare final draft
   • Identify key points and prepare executive summary, where appropriate
   • Prepare appendices, bibliography and table of contents as required
   • Check final draft and present it to supervisor for review and sign-off
   • Make arrangements to disseminate report as required