University:
University of Houston
Course:
COMM 3388 | Digital Media Entrepreneurship
Academic year:

2022
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258

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15
Author:

Omari Mccormick

Communicating With Your Client: Informal Client-Advice Memoranda (Letters) In a Nutshell . . . Today You Will Learn About I. The Purposes, Nature, and Format of; II. Components (Body) of; and III. General Considerations and Tips for Informal Client-Advice Memoranda (Letters). You will also receive a diagnostic of the top 10 difficulties students had writing this assignment. But first, The When-In-Rome Rule . . . I. Purpose, Nature, and Format A. Purposes  To communicate your analysis and conclusion to (or recommendation on) the question your client has given you  To persuade your client to take some action (if applicable) You should do these things in ways that are helpful to the client! B. Nature  The client-advice memorandum (letter) is a species of objective writing.  This means that it is ◦ objective: it sets out the pros and cons, but . . . ◦ not neutral: it has a thesis (i.e., recommendation or conclusion) B. Nature Remember: it’s science! an art, not a C. Format  Letter (external client)  Memorandum (“in house” client) II. Components (Body) Components  Body’s content and general organization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Opening paragraphs Fact summary (or variation) Legal analysis Advice Closing (conclusion) Components 1. Opening paragraph(s): • Purpose + any background needed for context • Personal greeting (if appropriate; N/A to your writing in this seminar) • Client’s question/issue (summarized) • Conclusion (summarized) 2. Fact summary (or variation) • • Purpose Express or implicit request for client correction Components Sample opening paragraph of client-advice letter (external client; litigation context): “It was a pleasure to meet with you and your husband last Thursday. I hope that I was able to answer most of your estate-planning questions. During our meeting, you asked me to weigh the tax implications associated with the various trust options. As I will explain in more detail below, I believe that your estate and beneficiaries would benefit greatly from the creation of a spendthrift trust. I have also enclosed a first draft of the necessary trust documents.” Informal Client-Advice Letters 3. Legal analysis • Consider • • • Detail level Terminology Division/organization of analysis • Usual order: • • Rule (law) Application Informal Client-Advice Letters 4. Advice • Remember: potential negative resolutions, etc. • Options • Recommendations • Risks and benefits of each option, recommendation, etc. • Limits to your analysis or advice Informal Client-Advice Letters 5. Closing • Brief summing up • Next steps (if any) • Polite Closing (N/A to your seminar writing)

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