Just Memos Preparing for Practice [Connected eBook with Study Center]

by Oates, Laurel Currie; Enquist, Anne; Francis, Jeremy; Stephen, Amanda Maus
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2025-09-15
Publisher(s): Aspen Publishing
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Focusing on the process of writing both formal and less formal legal memos, Just Memos employs the same accessible approach that makes the authors’ flagship title, The Legal Writing Handbook, a perennial bestseller. Just Memos will help students transition from academic writing to legal writing with an introduction to the U.S. legal system, legal research, and legal analysis and reading. In addition, this concise text walks students through the process of writing predictive memos, e-memos, and opinion letters. 

New to the Seventh Edition:

  • Updated and expanded sections on bias-free language throughout the book.
  • Updates and advice about the use of Generative AI in the legal writing classroom and the practice of law.
  • Revised sample memos.

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • Helpful overview of the U.S. legal system.
  • Step-by-step instruction on how to write formal memos, e-memos, and opinion letters.
  • Numerous examples, including examples of completed memos.
  • Provides unique coverage and focus on memo writing.

Table of Contents

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

Contents 
Preface 
Acknowledgments
 

Part I: Introduction 
Chapter 1: Making the Transition 
Chapter 2: The United States Legal System 
Chapter 3: Mandatory vs. Persuasive Authority 
Chapter 4: Reading Statutes 
Chapter 5: Reading Cases
Part II: Legal Research 
Chapter 6: Primary Authority 
Chapter 7: Secondary Authority 
Chapter 8: Finding Tools 
Chapter 9: Citators 
Chapter 10: Developing Effective Research Strategies 
Part III: Formal Memos, E- Memos, and Advice Letters 
Chapter 11: Drafting Memos 
Chapter 12: Getting the Assignment 
Chapter 13: Drafting the Heading and Statement of Facts 
Chapter 14: Drafting the Issue Statement and Brief Answer 
Chapter 15: Drafting the Discussion Section 
Chapter 16: Drafting the Formal Conclusion
Chapter 17: Revising, Editing, and Proofreading the Memo 
Chapter 18: Drafting Memos Requiring Other Types of Analysis 
Chapter 19: E- Memos 
Chapter 20: Drafting Advice Letters 

Glossary of Terms 
Index

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