Have a paper 2 to 3 pages on business law topic, could be on tort or copy right article online.

Process – Pretend you are a law clerk and you are writing a memo to the senior partner about a potential new client. Your assignment is to explain the case and the likelihood of success. If the case has been decided, assume that the potential client wants us to pursue or defend an appeal.

Use the IRAC method in the memo. Each element of IRAC must be the addressed. Issue

What type of case is this? What are the main legal issues addressed in the case. Please clearly state the

issue(s) only do not state the facts of the case. The facts are discussed in the analysis section. Rule

What is the legal rule or law that should be applied? Again just state the rule and how it is applied

generally. Do not include specifies of this case in this section.

Analysis

Here you can discuss the important facts and how they relate to the rule. You should also explain how

you reached your conclusion.

Conclusion

There can be a few parts to this section of the paper; if the case was decided at the trial level you should state what the court decided and whether or not you think a appeal court might reverse and the trial’s court decision and why.

If the case was not decided yet or has not gone to court, you can state how you think the case will be decided and why based on the information you can discover about the situation. By the way, if it is not clear the situation will end up in court, you can discuss why you think it will or will not end up in court.

Note: this is a memo about the case – not a summary of the article or source material(s) you used.