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法律英语中的LegalMemoAlegalmemooralegalmemorandumisaspecifictypeofessaydealingwithalegalissue.Thelegalmemoisusuallywrittenandresearchedbyaparalegalalawstudentorlawyer.Itcontainsthesebasicelements:statementoffactsissuesconclusionsdiscussionsofthelawpertainingtofactscitationsofpreviousapplicablecasesandrecommendationsbasedonthisdiscussion.Orderoftheinformationcontainedinalegalmemocandiffer.Usuallyonebeginswithastatementoffacts.Thissectionofthelegalmemoisusuallyabriefbutsuccinctparagraphthatstatestherelevantfactsathand.Astatementoflegalissuesthatunderliethefactstendstofollowthestatementoffacts.Atthispointaconclusionmaybeofferedwhichwilldirectthediscussionofpreviouscasesdealingwiththestatedissuesinthelegalmemo.Alternatelytheconclusionmaycomeattheendofalegalmemo.Formatdependsuponthelawfirmforwhichoneispracticingorworkingorthewayinwhichalawschooldictatesformatifoneiswritingasamplelegalmemo.Aconclusioncanthenbefollowedbyadiscussionofallrelevantexamplesoflaworrulingsthatproveaconclusionandsuggestlogicalrecommendations.Thissectioninvolvesagreatdealofresearchtoshowthatthelawyerisjustifiedintakingwhateverpositionshedoes.Everythingmustbecitedaccordingtothepreferencesofthefirmorschool.Basedondiscussionandcitationthelegalmemomayconcludewithrecommendationsonhowtoproceedandhowbesttohelpaclientwithalegalissue.Generallythelegalmemoisjustapartofthelegalprocess.Alongerversionofthelegalmemowhichmaybepresentedtoajudgewhennumerousdecisionsmustbemadeisalegalbriefcitingallrelevantsourcesthatprove“anattorneysstanceonthelaw.Thesebriefslikethelegalmemosupportargumentsforcertainkindsofrightsandrulingsaccordedtoaclient.Tothelayperson