If you’re writing a research memo, put the question, the answer and the reason up front. Don’t delay the conclusion until the end, as unthinking writers do, naively assuming that the reader will slog all the way through the memo as if it...
In predictive writing,you write objectively, providing an in-depth analysis on both sides of a legal issue. This type of writing is usually found in an office memo, and the reader is usually an attorney in a firm. The reader may or may not know much about the legal topic that you're ...
The purpose of a legal memo is to inform, not to argue the facts. A legal memorandum serves as an objective, stand-alone document that identifies the risks and any unknown facts that need further investigation. Unlike alegal briefpresented to the court, a legal memo isn’t the place to o...
OfficeMemoFormat:HeadingQuestionPresentedBriefAnswerFactStatementDiscussionConclusionOfficeMemoFormat:62OfficeMemoHeading:identifiestherequestingattorney,thewriter,thedate,theclient,thematterdateisimportantbecauselawandfactsmaychangethematterdescriptionshouldincludetheparticularissueyou’vebeenaskedtoanalyzeOfficeMemoHeading:...
Your informal writing — for example, a memo scribbled on a napkin which includes all required elements, plus signatures — may satisfy the statute of frauds. These types of signatures are unlikely to meet the requirements for real estate forms, however. The smartest way you can handle contracts...
Final Assignment: Email to me the Dog-Bite Memo (Final Draft) How to Succeed in This Class / Grading Tips for success in this class: Do the reading and homework. As you encounter legal terms you don’t know, look them up in a legal dictionary.Black’s Law Dictionaryis included in you...
This CLE course will discuss litigation tactics for defending False Claims Act (FCA) cases, including individual liability and the impact of the Yates Memo on FCA liability and reverse false claims. The program will look at recent trends in FCA litigation and recent case law developments. Read ...
Another participant wanted to learn more about one of our practices in requesting students prepare a pre-rounds memo. This session confirmed that challenges and opportunities with structuring rounds will likely remain a topic to which we continue to circle back. We look forward to the next “go...
Law Office Memorandum The major assignment in first-semester Legal Research and Writing courses. “The memo,” as it’s called, is a 5–15 page document written to a fictitious law firm partner explaining the law applicable to a client’s or potential client’s legal issues. Most schools di...
Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a series of memos to various divisions of theDepartment of Justice(DOJ). One memo asserted that the DOJ will take action to enforce President Trump’s efforts to eliminate illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initi...