Case Brief Essay

Case Brief Instructions

Attorneys and other legal professionals often communicate through the use of written documents. The written documents are sometimes submitted to courts, while other times used for communication between partners, clients, and even opposing counsel. The foundation for most of these documents will begin with the drafting of case briefs.

When an attorney is presented with a client, question, or factual scenario he/she will need to begin research to determine what law will apply to this situation. A seasoned attorney will spend time thinking about the issues, researching the law, and drafting documents that efficiently and effectively communicate their argument. However, before the attorney can draft a memo or brief to give to a partner or court, he/she will create case briefs.

Case briefs are a “cheat sheet” for an attorney to use when dealing with complex issues and multiple cases. A case brief is generally a single page document that the attorney can then reference when drafting other documents such as a memo, brief, or letter.

Your instructor will provide you with the citations to 2 cases during the course of the session. You will read these 2 cases and pull out the most important information. For Case Brief 3, your professor will provide you with a topic. You will then locate a case that deals with that topic from the jurisdiction of your choice.

The textbook explains the format that you will be using in detail. Further information will be provided in the announcement from your instructor. Make sure to pay close attention to all communication from your instructor. In addition, make sure to review the grading rubric for this assignment and focus on the sections that are worth the most points.

Case Brief 1 will be due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 2.

Case Brief 2 will be due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 4.

Case Brief 3 will be due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6.