I need your help with a client issue. Our client, Lara Marianne, is concerned s
I need your help with a client issue. Our client, Lara Marianne, is concerned she may be strictly liable for an injury to a jogger during an interaction with her dog, Sadie. The jogger has threatened litigation, so I need to have a conference call with our client to discuss this matter. Please draft a legal memo on whether Ms. Marianne will likely be strictly liable for the injury. I have attached the facts and the relevant case law summary Slack v. Khan. Only use the attached materials to analyze this issue. Use the “Template: How to Write an Office Memorandum” under Modules-> Week 4 as a guide or template of all the elements you should include. Your memo should have the following sections: Heading, Question Presented, Brief Answer, Statement of Facts, Discussion, and Conclusion. When writing your Discussion section be sure to organize the information in the CREAC, TREAC or IREAC style. To: Associates From: Senior Attorney Date: January 31, 2025 Re: Marianne Dog Bite Case _______________________________________________________ Associate, I need your help with a client issue. Our client, Lara Marianne, is concerned she may be strictly liable for an injury to a jogger during an interaction with her dog, Sadie. The jogger has threatened litigation, so I need to have a conference call with our client to discuss this matter. Please draft a legal memo on whether Ms. Marianne will likely be strictly liable for the injury. I have attached the facts and the relevant case law summary Slack v. Khan. Only use the attached materials to analyze this issue. Use the “Template: How to Write an Office Memorandum” under Modules-> Week 4 as a guide or template of all the elements you should include. Your memo should have the following sections: Heading, Question Presented, Brief Answer, Statement of Facts, Discussion, and Conclusion. When writing your Discussion section be sure to organize the information in the CREAC, TREAC or IREAC style . Format/Appearance (2 points) 1. Included appropriate caption. 2. Proper spacing, proper margins, page numbers, etc. 3. Included internal citations. B. Components of a Memo (excluding Discussion section) (8 points) 1. Statement of the issue presented: concise, combines law and facts, objective. 2. Short answer: addresses the issue presented with a prediction of the outcome (yes/no/probably/more likely than not); includes a synopsis of the critical reasoning so that the reader knows what is coming; concise. 3. Facts: all relevant facts; no irrelevant facts unless background or to help tell story; no made-up facts; avoided legal analysis. 4. Conclusion ties together discussion section. C. Discussion/Legal Analysis Section (18 points) 1. Organization: used effective CREAC/IREAC/TREAC structure; identifiable CREAC/IREAC/TREAC elements when appropriate. 2. Kept discussion in various sections to the identified topic; logical progression. 3. Rule explanation and illustration included appropriate discussions relevant cases, policy, or other explanation; illustration stuck to the relevant facts and issues and followed facts/holding/reasoning progression. 4. Application to current scenario was detailed and logical. 5. Substantive analysis makes cogent and persuasive arguments supported by law. 6. Addressed counter arguments when appropriate. D. Quality of Writing (2 points) 1. Avoided extra words and legalese. 2. Memo was formal and authoritative, proofread, and appropriate to send to a colleague or client.