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1、英文法律意见书格式 以下是小编为大家搜集整理的,欢迎借鉴与阅读!英文法律意见书格式 WRITINGANOFFICEMEMORANDUM Ifyouworkasaparalegalorlawclerkafteryourfirstorsecondyearoflawschool,youwillmostlikelyspendsomeofyourtimeresearchingandwritingobjectivememoranda,orinterofficememos.Typically,anattorneyasksyoutoprovideareali
2、sticanalysisofthelawasitappliestothefactsofaclient’scase.Thepurposeistoinformnotpersuade.Althoughyoushouldrememberwhichconclusionfavorsyourclient,alsokeepinmindthatyouwillrepresenttheclientmosteffectivelybybeingobjectiveandrealistic. Thememomightbereadmanytimespossibly,overap
3、eriodofmonthsoryearsbyseveraldifferentattorneys,includingthewriter,whomayuseitasaresourcelongafteritisdrafted.Theattorneywillusetheinformationcontainedinthememotoadvisetheclientandmayuseittoprepareadocumentthatwillultimatelybefiledincourt.Forexample,apartnermaybeaskingyouwheth
4、eraparticularclienthasavalidlegalclaim.Ifyouconcludethattheansweris“yes,”thenthiswillprobablyturnintoalawsuit.Atthatpoint,somepartsofthememomaybeincorporatedwhenthecomplaintisdrafted.Thememomightmeconsultedathirdtimewhentheattorneyrespondstoamotiontodismiss;afourthtimewhiledra
5、ftinginterrogatories;afifthtimebeforemakingamotionforsummaryjudgment;asixthtimebeforetrial;andaseventhduringanappeal;andsoon. PARTSOFMEMO 1.Amemorandumheading 2.TheIssue(sometimescalledQuestionPresented)statesthequestion(s)thatthememorandumresolves.TheIssuealsoitemizesthefe
6、wfactsthatyoupredicttobecrucialtotheanswer.(Suchastravelexpensestoout-of-state,keepingchildoutofdanger,andcommissionofcrime).Thereadershouldunderstandthequestionwithouthavingtorefertothefacts. 3.BriefAnswer(sometimescalledConclusion)statesthewriter’spredictionandsummarizescon
7、ciselywhyitislikelytohappen.Somewritersbeginwithadirectresponsesuchas“yes”or“probablynot.”Ourbooksaysthattheydonotpreferthis.Sometimesthisisclientorpartnerdriven.Also,somequestionslendthemselvestoanswerssuchas“yes”or“no.”Allusiontodeterminativefactsandrules.Donotomitkeyfacts.B
8、eginbyjustre-statingyourissueasadeclarativesentence.Donotomit
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