Writing a Legal Memo

Thegoalofthislegalwritingbookistomakeiteasyforstudentstolearnandrememberthebasicelementsofwritingagoodlegalmemo.Whereasotherbooksaimtobecomprehensiveinteachingthemanyskillsalawyermightneed,thisbookfocusesonlyononetypeofassignmentthatmanyyounglawyersaregiven:"Findtheanswertothisparticularlegalquestion,andwriteamemoexplainingthatanswer."Itwalksthereaderthrougheachstepofcompletingsuchanassignment,givinghighlyspecificinstructionsandexplanations.Thebooktakesanymysteryoutofmemowritingandcanbeusedasareferencewhenthestudentsbecomepracticinglawyers.Thebookdoeswhatitteachesstudentstodointheirwriting,i.e.itmakesiteasyforthereadertounderstandandimplementtheauthor'ssuggestions.