Exam 5: Using the Law: Analysis and Legal Writing

A case brief compares a client's facts with facts of a reported case.

In preparing a first draft of a legal document, you should:

The process of comparing or aligning the facts of a client's case with the elements of a statute is one element of legal analysis

Which of the following is not an element of a case brief?

If a case brief does not follow proper format a court will not allow it to be filed in court.

"The actions were quickly regretted by her" is an example of:

Which element of a case brief is the most important?

A legal memorandum compares a client's facts with facts of a reported case.

Legal documents should be written with complex sentence structure to reflect the complexity of the law.

Legal writing does not require a thesis paragraph.

When citing authorities you should use:

A topic sentence

Before editing a document, you should let it sit for a day or two.

Legal analysis is limited to analyzing case law.

Id. and supra are examples of:

Which of the following is not included in a legal memorandum?

The Thesis Paragraph should not:

The case brief is often the first step in preparing a formal written analysis, often called:

The issue in a case is also known as the question presented.

A case brief is an example of persuasive writing. Multiple Choice