A+ Guide to Internal Legal Memos

A+ Guide to Internal Legal Memos

Author: Alison Plus

Publisher: Four-Ply Publishing

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13:

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You must write an internal legal memo, either for school or for internal use in a law firm or other legal practice setting. This booklet can help you by showing you the complete process of writing an internal legal memo. This practical, systematic method will start with a basic discussion of the purpose of the memo and end with a final proofreading. In between that first and last step, you will learn how to write each section of an internal legal memo, section by section. These sectional breakdowns show you exactly what to include in different places within the memo. You will no longer need to guess what to write and where to write it. By using the breakdown, the various pieces of the document will work together to create a coherent and complete memo. For the purposes of this booklet, it does not matter if you skip around and take the sections out of order. The booklet will proceed in the pattern most internal legal memos adopt: Heading Questions Presented Short Answer Facts Table of Authorities Discussion Conclusion This booklet not only helps you draft an internal legal memo, but it shows you a critical thinking process important to the practice of law. Working the sections carefully the first time will teach you the method. Then, when you must write another internal legal memo, use this booklet as a reference to help you remember what each section must include. The more you use the method, the easier it will be.


Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.


The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law

The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law

Author: Mark Herrmann

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781590316764

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This collection of essays written by The Curmudgeon, offers practical, honest and you need to know this advice for surviving and thriving in a law firm. The book covers the basics of law practice and law firm etiquette, from doing effective research and writing to dressing for success, dealing with staff and clients and building a law practice. Concise, humorous and full of valuable (albeit curmudgeonly) insight, this is a must-read for every newly minted law school graduate or new lawyer.


The Indigo Book

The Indigo Book

Author: Christopher Jon Sprigman

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-07-11

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1892628023

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This public domain book is an open and compatible implementation of the Uniform System of Citation.


Verification in an Age of Insecurity

Verification in an Age of Insecurity

Author: Philip D. O'Neill (Jr.)

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0195389263

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Verification in an Age of Insecurity takes the reader into some of the most urgent arms control issues facing the world community, including the nuclear activities of rogue states and threats from sophisticated non-state actors. In the book, national security expert Philip D. O'Neill, Jr. identifies and addresses issues from the resuscitated disarmament agenda, from the comprehensive test ban to fissile material and biological weapons. O'Neill examines the need for shifts in verification standards and policy suitable for our volatile era and beyond it. He surveys recent history to show how established verification procedures fail to produce the certainty necessary to meet today's threats. Verification in an Age of Insecurity goes beyond a discussion of rogue states like North Korea to offer suggestions on how best to bring compliance policy up to date with modern threats.


Effective Legal Writing

Effective Legal Writing

Author: Nichola Corbett-Jarvis

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 9780409334029

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Effective Legal Writing: A Practical Guide introduces law students to essential writing skills and explains how they are applied in a legal context. It is designed as a course book for first year law students with ongoing relevance as a resource in subsequent years at law school and beyond. Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content, reflecting current pedagogical best-practice. The text assists students to develop their legal writing skills in their first year of law study and supports their transition to university life. The book also provides a useful reference for ongoing development as students progress through their degree and face a wide variety of legal writing tasks. The skills developed by this text will provide a solid foundation to enhance performance in professional legal writing. The text contains various examples, case-studies, questions and exercises in addition to a range of online ancillary materials designed for both lecturers and students. This review was first published in ETHOS oÂeÂ" ACT Law Society Journal Issue 235 - March 2015 Features oÂeo Basic literacy, legal literacy and writing skills are explored in a way that is fully integrated into legal content oÂeo Contains many examples, case-studies, opportunities for revision, questions and exercises oÂeo Contributes the achievement of the attributes identified by the Australian Teaching and Learning Council (ALTC) threshold learning outcomes (TLO) for law, in particular TLO 5: Communication and collaboration oÂeo Extensive suite of lecturer and student online ancillary resources Related LexisNexis Titles Bott and Talbot-Stokes, Nemes and Coss' Effective Legal Research, 5th ed, 2012 Meehan & Tulloch, LexisNexis Guides: Grammar for Lawyers, 3rd ed, 2013 Stuhmcke, Lexis Nexis Guides: Legal Referencing, 4th ed, 2013


United States Code

United States Code

Author: United States

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 1146

ISBN-13:

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"The United States Code is the official codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States of America. The Code was first published in 1926, and a new edition of the code has been published every six years since 1934. The 2012 edition of the Code incorporates laws enacted through the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, the last of which was signed by the President on January 15, 2013. It does not include laws of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, enacted between January 2, 2013, the date it convened, and January 15, 2013. By statutory authority this edition may be cited "U.S.C. 2012 ed." As adopted in 1926, the Code established prima facie the general and permanent laws of the United States. The underlying statutes reprinted in the Code remained in effect and controlled over the Code in case of any discrepancy. In 1947, Congress began enacting individual titles of the Code into positive law. When a title is enacted into positive law, the underlying statutes are repealed and the title then becomes legal evidence of the law. Currently, 26 of the 51 titles in the Code have been so enacted. These are identified in the table of titles near the beginning of each volume. The Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives continues to prepare legislation pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b to enact the remainder of the Code, on a title-by-title basis, into positive law. The 2012 edition of the Code was prepared and published under the supervision of Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel. Grateful acknowledgment is made of the contributions by all who helped in this work, particularly the staffs of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and the Government Printing Office"--Preface.