Demand Letter and Contingency Fee Agreement— Ray writer only

Demand Letter and Contingency Fee Agreement

Along with composing memoranda, a paralegal’s legal writing skills come into play in drafting other legal documents, whether as part of client communication or court filings. In this exercise, you’ll be drafting a demand letter to opposing counsel and the defendant, as well as contingency fee agreement for your own client to agree to and sign.

Week 2 Tasks

Draft two documents, an initial notice of suit and demand to the defendants and a contingency fee agreement for your client John for the personal injuries sustained by him.

Using the Case information as a guide, make up any information required to complete the contingency fee agreement.

Note: You may use Westlaw Formfinder as a guideline.

Submit your documents in a Word document to the W2: Assignment 3 Dropbox by Tuesday, September 10, 2013. 

Name your document SUO_LGS1004_W2_A3_LastName_FirstInitial . 

On a separate page, cite all sources according to Bluebook format.

Assignment 3 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points

35

30

10

75

Drafted an initial notice of suit and demand to the defendants.

Drafted the contingency fee agreement.

Used correct letter format, accurate Bluebook citations, and correct spelling/grammar/word choice.

Total