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    The document outlines the MPT BASICS task memo research system, which provides a framework for law students to effectively research and respond to task memos. It involves analyzing the memo to determine: [1] the client and audience; [2] the specific legal problem and a task statement; [3] any limitations; [4] the required document type and formatting; [5] the rule-based research questions; and [6] the appropriate tone for the response document. Following this systematic approach helps ensure students thoroughly understand the assignment and provide a complete and compliant response.

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    MPT BASICS: TASK MEMO RESEARCH SYSTEM

    TASK MEMO RESEARCH: CALL DR T


    C CLIENT: Who is the client—internal, external?

    A AUDIENCE: Is the audience for whom I will write a lawyer, lay person, or both?

    L LEGAL PROBLEM: What specific legal problem does the task memo (TM) instruct me to
    research—for what legal problem is my help being sought? I must write a few notes on the
    task, including any nuances I identify such as tensions in the client’s objectives. I will
    crystalize my understanding of my assignment by:
    • Writing a Task Statement—a clear, concise statement that doesn’t take too much
    time. After carefully considering my supervisor’s instructions, I’ve been asked to…
    • Predict the outcome—speculate on the answer I anticipate I will provide when I
    conclude my research

    L LIMITATIONS: Are any limiting instructions (LIs), restrictions, or special guidelines given
    to me in the TM—things I need not do or should stay away from? Ignoring LIs indicates I
    don’t follow instructions and wastes precious time on things for which I receive no credit!

    D DOCUMENT: What type of document does the TM ask me to draft—letter, memo, etc.?
    How should I set this document up—am I given a sample or other organizing instructions?

    R RULE-BASED RESEARCH QUESTIONS: What rules do I need to look up in the Library—


    what Franklin laws MUST I know to answer the legal questions? I should be able to use the
    TM to generate specific rule-based research questions before I start reading the cases and
    other sources of law in Library.

    T TONE: Should I use an objective or persuasive tone when I draft the document? I need to
    show the reader I know how to write lawyerlike documents.

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