Ch 4 Legal writing

Case Brief

facts, issue, holding, reasoning (judgment), concurrent, dissenting

four part legal answer

conclusion, rule of law, facts/analysis, conclusion

Memo of Law

Heading (to, from, date, re) Questions presented, brief answer(s), stmt of facts, analysis, conclusion

Legal answer

answers the legal question by way of four part legal answer

memorandum of law

written doc that seeks to answer legal questions by means of legal analysis

Questions Presented

the legal question that must be answered.

Brief Answers

A stmt that answers the question presented using the same language in which it was raised.

Stmt of Facts

An account of the facts that are relevant to the questions presented.