Short Paper Assignment 4
1.
Please answer the following six short-answer questions.
What is the purpose of a memorandum of law?
Why is it important that a memorandum of law include all law and relevant facts,
even those that may be contrary to your client’s position?
How do rules of court affect research documents?
Find and correctly cite the page or word limit for appellate briefs filed in the appellate
courts of your state.
Find and correctly cite the time limits for filing appellate briefs in the appellate courts
of your state.
Compare and contrast a memorandum of law with a memorandum of points and
authorities.
2.
Find Figure 14-6 in your textbook. Read the summaries of the arguments by each
party and explain the theory of the case for each party. (The theory of the case is the
foundation of or basis for the argument)
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