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Question 1

Correspondence is the type of legal writing most frequently prepared when a law clerk or paralegal engages in legal research and analysis.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

An office legal memorandum is not used to address issues raised on appeal.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The use of legal terminology is appropriate when drafting an office legal memorandum.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

An office legal memorandum may be used at every stage of the litigation process.

Question 5

In the facts section of an office legal memorandum, the facts may be presented in a combination of chronological and topical order.

Question 6

If issues are dependent on or affected by other issues, they should be listed in chronological order.

Question 7

When the office legal memorandum involves more than one issue, each issue is listed sequentially in the issue section rather than at the beginning of the analysis of each issue.

Question 8

An office legal memorandum is often used as a basis for the preparation of a document to be filed with a court.

Question 9

The statement of the assignment section of an office legal memorandum usually includes information identifying the subject of the memo.

Question 10

The issue is presented after the heading and before the statement of assignment in an office legal memorandum.

Question 11

Most office legal memorandums begin with the statement of the assignment.

Question 12

An office legal memorandum presents a subjective analysis of the legal arguments in support of the client's case.

Question 13

The brief answer section may not be included in some office legal memorandum formats.

Question 14

The brief answer section may consist of a one- or two-word answer, such as "yes" or "no."

Question 15

The considerations involved in the preparation of office legal memoranda also apply to the preparation of legal analysis documents intended for external use.

Question 16

The facts section of an office legal memorandum should be so detailed that any reader who is not familiar with the facts of the case does not have to refer to the case file.

Question 17

Ethical considerations are usually not involved when preparing an assignment intended for internal office use such as an office legal memorandum.

Question 18

The heading of an office legal memorandum usually includes information identifying the subject matter of the memo.

Question 19

When preparing an office legal memorandum, the most important section of the prewriting stage is determining the constraints on the assignment.

Question 20

The components and considerations involved in the preparation of a complex office legal memorandum are not the same as those involved in the preparation of a basic office legal memo.

Question 21

The facts in the fact section may be presented in:

A)chronological order.
B)topical order.
C)a combination of chronological and topical order.
D)all of the above.
E)a and b.

Question 22

The fact section of an office legal memorandum is presented after the:

A)heading and before the issue.
B)statement of assignment and before the issue.
C)issue and before the brief answer.
D)brief answer and before the analysis.