Writing & Analysis
Learn how to improve your legal reasoning, write a legal memorandum, and properly cite authorities.
You need to analyze the law throughout the process of information gathering and writing. Some techniques to help you with analysis and synthesis are discussed in Assess the Cases. One of the best ways to improve your analysis and your writing is to create a structured outline of …Read More
A legal memorandum is a highly structured type of writing that follows certain conventions. The structure and conventions are discussed below, and a sample memorandum is included.
Because each legal problem is distinct, no two memoranda will be organised in precisely the same way. Do not slavishly follow the sample …Read More
This memorandum is provided for instructional purposes. It is not to be relied on as legal advice.TO: Lawyer FROM: Law Student DATE: December 13, 1995 FILE NO: 20056-3 RE: Security documents executed and registered using debtor’s common law name
An individual (the “Debtor”) executed security documents on his …Read More
Copyright ©1987 Paul M. Perell
Originally published in (1987) 2:2,3 Legal Research Update 11 and republished with permission.
It gives away no secret to observe that lawyers have their own unique discipline and approach to the resolution of legal problems. Not surprisingly, there are laws about determining the law. …Read More
General rules about citing Canadian cases and secondary sources are set out below. The citation examples are based on the 7th edition of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (the McGill Guide), as adapted by the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Citation of Authorities (Civil & Criminal …Read More
QL and WL Canada
Some legal publishers have developed citation linking software that enables you to insert links to electronic versions of cases cited in your documents.Read More