Practitioners recall with (or without) great fondness their first semester writing assignment: the office memorandum or memorandum of law. The purpose of this exercise was likely only vaguely grasped by most first-semester law students. Even more vaguely grasped was the reason for having to follow a particular format when organizing the sections of the memorandum of law.
Not until law graduates have passed a bar exam and are representing clients do they see how researching and writing the memo of law formed a foundation for their thinking as lawyers. This thinking process applies to nearly every area of legal practice whether communicating to a judge, a jury, a client, a senior partner, opposing counsel, the public or an administrative panel. The practitioner’s ability to read and understand the law and effectively communicate its application to a specific situation greatly determines his professional success.
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