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    Legal Memo Template

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    This memorandum analyzes a legal issue regarding whether a minor can disaffirm a contract. It presents the relevant facts of the case, including details of the contracted item and the minor's access to it. The main issue is then presented: whether under [STATE] law, the minor can disaffirm the contract. The brief answer concludes that the minor can/cannot disaffirm the contract, explaining the applicable law and how it relates to the key facts. In the analysis section, the memorandum discusses the applicable legal principles and analyzes how those principles apply to the facts and potential counterarguments. It ultimately concludes by summarizing the analysis and level of certainty of the conclusion.

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    This memorandum analyzes a legal issue regarding whether a minor can disaffirm a contract. It presents the relevant facts of the case, including details of the contracted item and the minor's access to it. The main issue is then presented: whether under [STATE] law, the minor can disaffirm the contract. The brief answer concludes that the minor can/cannot disaffirm the contract, explaining the applicable law and how it relates to the key facts. In the analysis section, the memorandum discusses the applicable legal principles and analyzes how those principles apply to the facts and potential counterarguments. It ultimately concludes by summarizing the analysis and level of certainty of the conclusion.

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    This memorandum analyzes a legal issue regarding whether a minor can disaffirm a contract. It presents the relevant facts of the case, including details of the contracted item and the minor's access to it. The main issue is then presented: whether under [STATE] law, the minor can disaffirm the contract. The brief answer concludes that the minor can/cannot disaffirm the contract, explaining the applicable law and how it relates to the key facts. In the analysis section, the memorandum discusses the applicable legal principles and analyzes how those principles apply to the facts and potential counterarguments. It ultimately concludes by summarizing the analysis and level of certainty of the conclusion.

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    Legal Memo Template

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    Joahnna Paula Corpuz
    This memorandum analyzes a legal issue regarding whether a minor can disaffirm a contract. It presents the relevant facts of the case, including details of the contracted item and the minor's access to it. The main issue is then presented: whether under [STATE] law, the minor can disaffirm the contract. The brief answer concludes that the minor can/cannot disaffirm the contract, explaining the applicable law and how it relates to the key facts. In the analysis section, the memorandum discusses the applicable legal principles and analyzes how those principles apply to the facts and potential counterarguments. It ultimately concludes by summarizing the analysis and level of certainty of the conclusion.

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    MEMORANDUM

    TO: Name of person who assigned the research project

    FROM: Your Name

    DATE: Date memo is turned in

    RE: Name of client, and a short description of the subject matter of


    the memorandum

    ______________________________________________________

    FACTS

    Provide a formal and objective description of the legally significant facts in your
    research problem. The legally significant facts are the facts that are relevant to
    answering the legal question presented. For example, in an issue involving whether
    a minor can disaffirm a contract, a legally significant fact would include the nature
    of the item or service contracted for (was it clothing, food, shelter, related to health
    care, etc.) and whether the minor had access to the item in any case, without
    having to become contractually obligated to pay for it. The description should be
    accurate and complete.

    Present the facts in a logically coherent fashion, which may entail a chronological
    order. Include legally significant facts – facts upon which the resolution of the legal
    question presented will turn, whether they are favorable or unfavorable to the client
    for whom you are writing – and include background facts that will make the context
    of the problem clear. In this section, do not comment upon the facts or discuss how
    the law will apply to the facts. All factual information that later appears in the
    discussion section of the memorandum should be described in the facts section.

    ISSUE(S) PRESENTED

    The subject of the memo is a question: How does the relevant law apply to the key
    facts of the research problem? Thus, the question presented is analogous to the
    issue or question presented in a case brief. The question presented should be
    sufficiently narrow and should be objective. It is usually one sentence, and often
    begins: “Whether….” or “Does….” The question incorporates legally relevant facts as
    well as the rule involved. Although questions are usually framed so that they can be
    answered yes or no (or probably yes or probably no), sometimes they cannot (such
    as “Under Minnesota law, has a retailer made a binding offer when…?”). Always
    include the name of the jurisdiction involved, e.g., Minnesota, the Eight Circuit.
    BRIEF ANSWER

    The brief answer should clearly and fully respond to the question presented. Begin
    with your conclusion: yes, no, probably yes, etc., if the question can be answered
    that way. Then give a brief (usually no more than four or five sentences long) self-
    contained explanation of the reasons for your conclusion. Summarize for your
    reader how the relevant law applies to your significant facts. As a general rule,
    include no citations.

    ANALYSIS

    Apply the law to the facts. This is the heart of the memo. Here, you need to
    educate the reader about the applicable legal principles, illustrate how those
    principles apply to the relevant facts, and explore any likely counterarguments to
    the primary line of analysis you present.

    CONCLUSION

    Summarize your analysis and conclusion to the question presented. Identify the
    level of certainty with which you render a conclusion for each issue or sub-issue,
    but be sure to draw a conclusion even for closer questions. Do not provide citations.
    The conclusion should be limited to one paragraph, and in some cases involving just
    one short issue, the conclusion might not be necessary at all.

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