Liz, Matteo, Amal, and Dean are all paralegals working on a high-profile case representing the defendant, a university professor accused of killing three women. The lawyer in charge of the case has assigned each of them some research to conduct. Liz is responsible for interviewing the defendant to get some insight into his mental state at the time of the murders. Matteo must analyze a transcript of an interview the professor gave from jail shortly after he was arrested. Amal is reading a biography of the professor written ten years ago by a former student, and Dean is scouring newspaper editorials written about the case. Which of the paralegals is conducting secondary research?

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Liz, Matteo, Amal, and Dean are all paralegals working on a high-profile case representing the defendant, a university professor accused of killing three women. The lawyer in charge of the case has assigned each of them some research to conduct. Liz is responsible for interviewing the defendant to get some insight into his mental state at the time of the murders. Matteo must analyze a transcript of an interview the professor gave from jail shortly after he was arrested. Amal is reading a biography of the professor written ten years ago by a former student, and Dean is scouring newspaper editorials written about the case. Which of the paralegals is conducting secondary research?

Possible Answers;
All four of the paralegals All four of the paralegals Only Amal and Dean Only Amal and Dean Everyone except for Liz Everyone except for Liz Only Dean

Answer 1

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2 hours ago

Secondary research involves analyzing information that has already been created or published by others rather than generating new data.

In this case:

Liz is conducting primary research by interviewing the defendant to gather new insights.
Matteo is analyzing an already existing interview transcript, which is secondary research.
Amal is reading a biography (published work) about the professor, which counts as secondary research.
Dean is scouring newspaper editorials (already published articles), which also falls under secondary research.

Therefore, the paralegals conducting secondary research are Matteo, Amal, and Dean.

Based on the options, the correct answer is Only Amal and Dean.