Just Memos: Preparing for Practice, Seventh Edition

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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.