Draft an Office Legal Memorandum (MN)

base the assignment off case state of mn vs. tasha mitchell 2005 hennepin county

A paralegal may be asked to perform legal research and then prepare
an office legal memorandum. This memorandum is to provide assistance and
support to the attorney and it will provide an objective, critical
analysis of a legal problem. These type of memoranda are called many
different names, including interoffice legal research memorandum,
interoffice memorandum of law, office legal memorandum, office research
memorandum, objective memorandum, and legal memo.

The main purpose of the memorandum is to identify and record the
law, analyze and explain how the law applies to the issue, assess
strengths and weaknesses of your client’s case, and present a conclusion
with a proposed solution based on your analysis.

The parts of the memorandum consist of the heading, statement of
assignment, issues, brief answer to the issues, analysis for the issues
with a conclusion, and recommendations. At the top of your document, you
will type MEMORANDUM OF LAW. Underneath the title you would use To:,
From;. Date:, and Re:. (“Re” means regarding.)

In the first paragraph you will include the statement of the assignment which can be simply stated. For example: You
have asked me to prepare a legal memorandum on the question of whether a
person can sue another person for a dog bite in the state of
California. The issue is the precise legal question raised by the facts of the client’s case and is usually created as a question such as: Does California have current law regarding dog bites?
The answer or holding will be simply a Yes or No answer. You will then
provide the current law that supports information regarding dog bites in
the analysis section of the memorandum. Offer a conclusion to the memo
and your recommendation to the attorney about the legal issue presented.

In the module we were looking at the civil side of the case. For
this assignment, you will be looking at the criminal side of the case.
Is wrongful death a crime in your state? (MN) For this assignment, we are
representing the defendant this is outlined in the Course Project. Your
attorney is Jane Anderson. Please let your attorney know if this is a
crime, your conclusion, and recommendations to the attorney.

Requirements:

• Your paper must be at least two pages.
• Your paper must address statement of assignment, current law for wrongful death, and a conclusion.
• Your paper will have at least three citations.