Poor

Fair

Average

Good

Exemplary

F equivalent

D equivalent

C equivalent

B equivalent

A equivalent

Legal Issues and Precedents

Identification

Poor

Fair

Average

Good

Exemplary

Identify the legal issues in the cases or essay

Identifies & understands almost none of the issues presented in the case study  or legal issues

Identifies & understands few of the main issues in the case study or legal issues

Identifies & understands some of the main issues in the case study or legal issues

Identifies & understands most of the main issues in the case study or legal issues

Identifies & understands almost all of the main issues in the case study or legal issues

Laws and Precedents

Poor

Fair

Average

Good

Exemplary

Identify the laws and legal precedents that pertain to the legal issues

Identifies, demonstrates and/or understands none of laws and legal precedents for the case study or legal issues

Identifies, demonstrates and/or understands few of laws and legal precedents for the case study or legal issues

Identifies, demonstrates and/or understands some of laws and legal precedents for the case study or legal issues

Identifies, demonstrates and/or understands most of laws and legal precedents for the case study or legal issues

Identifies, demonstrates and/or understands all of laws and legal precedents for the case study or legal issues

Analysis of Issues

Poor

Fair

Average

Good

Exemplary

For each issue, compare both existing legislation and case law with the facts presented in this case.

Was not able to analyze the issues using facts presented, laws and case precedents and/or was not able to separate issues for analysis.

Marginal analysis of each of the separate issues using the relevant facts, laws and case precedents and/or was not able to separate issues

Somewhat thorough analysis of the issues presented using the facts presented, laws and case precedents and handled each of the issues separately prior to coming to a grand or universal resolution

Reasonably thorough analysis of each of the issues using the facts presented, laws and case precedents and handled each of the issues separately prior to coming to a grand or universal resolution

Very thorough and insightful analysis of each of the the issues using the laws and precedents and handled each of the issues separately prior to coming to a grand or universal resolution