MEMORANDUM

TO: Supervising Attorney

FROM: Your Name

RE: Insert Topic

Date: Insert Date

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED
1. State the issue you are addressing as a question. Brief single sentence issue statement, which
appropriately defines the legal question addressed and includes a few relevant facts that go to
answering that legal question.
2. Number if more than one issue.
BRIEF ANSWER(S)
1. Brief answer to your issue statement that begins with a "yes" or a "no" and follows with a
concise explanation of your basis for that answer. Relevant facts can be included.
2. Be sure your brief answers follow the questions presented.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS
Provide a summary of relevant facts. Be sure to include the facts you analyzed in the
discussion section. This should be a short paragraph or two.
DISCUSSION
Discuss each one of your brief answers based on the facts and the relevant law. This is
where you explain your reasoning for each of the brief answers in depth. Organization is key!
CONCLUSION
Summarize your analysis of the question(s) presented. Identify how certain you are of
each outcome. The conclusion should be limited to one paragraph.