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Writing Templates

Free RTF templates you can open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs or Apple Pages. Replace the square-bracket placeholders with your own content. Verify every citation against the primary source before submission.

  • Legal Opinion

    Instructions → facts → questions → applicable law → opinion → recommendations. The structure used in practice for written advice.

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  • Case Note

    Introduction, facts, issues, judgment, ratio decidendi, order, critical analysis and conclusion — for academic and module case notes.

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  • Internal Legal Memorandum

    Question presented, short answer, facts, applicable law, IRAC analysis and recommendations. For office memos and research advice.

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  • Law Assignment Structure

    Introduction → body (with arguments and counter-argument) → conclusion → bibliography, plus a submission checklist.

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  • Research Memorandum

    Heading, question, summary, jurisdictional research notes and authorities — for legal research assignments.

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  • Heads of Argument

    Court submission template: index, introduction, issues, submissions, prayers and list of authorities.

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