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DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY College of Law

ADVANCED LEGAL WRITINGATTY. ANTHONY B. PERALTA

Class: Attendance is mandatory and I expect yo to !e prepared to contri! te toe"ery class disc ssion. A!sence #rom $%& o# classes or more 'ill !ar ast dent #rom ta(in) t*e +nal exam. Expect to !e called at random.

E"al ation: ,-& o# t*e )rade is !ased on a $ *o r +nal exam. /-& o# t*e )rade is!ased on participation in class and t*e remainin) /-& is !ased on0 i11es2s*ort 'ritin) assi)nments.

Co rse Code : A34ANCE3 LEGAL WRITING Type o# Co rse : 5AN3ATORYCredit : 2 units

Total Ho rs : 28 hours Term2Time2Room : Third Trimester 2012 201!

I" Course Des#ri$tion

O"er"ie'

T*is co rse see(s to ed cate la' st dents to meet t*e *i)*est standards o# t*e le)alpro#ession. O r +rst priority is to train st dents in analy1in) le)al a t*ority6 and in

sin) pers asi"e strate)ies to #rame and de"elop le)al ar) ments. 5ost la'yers arepro#essional 'riters7'ritin) is t*e primary tool o# o r trade6 and at t*e 3L89 COL 'eta(e serio sly o r role in teac*in) le)al 'ritin).

Yet not all la' st dents !ecome la'yers. *en o r la' st dents )rad ate6 t*ey ser"e

as la'yers6 la' cler(s6 pro#essors6 )o"ernment o;cials6 acti"ists and corporateexec ti"es. T*ey also re) larly 'or( 'it* lay people and pro#essionals #rom a 'ideran)e o# ot*er disciplines. T*e s(ills 'e teac* m st t* s !e trans#era!le across manypro#essions. T*is co rse prepares st dents #or t*e demands o# 'or(in) in di"erse andc*an)in) en"ironments !y teac*in) st dents *o' to analy1e sop*isticated le)alpro!lems and to 'rite clearly and pers asi"ely. T*ey s*all also !e introd ced to t*epro#essional norms o# et*ics6 timeliness6 and co rtesy.

At t*e end o# t*e co rse6 t*e st dents are im! ed 'it* t*e a!ility to express t*eiranalysis 'it* t*e clarity and precision t*at is t*e *allmar( o# excellent practicin)la'yers.

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<. Le%&' Writin% is a type o# tec*nical 'ritin) sed !y la'yers 6 = d)es 6 le)islators 6and ot*ers in la' to express le)al analysis and le)al ri)*ts and d ties.

1.1 A t*ority: Le)al 'ritin) places *ea"y reliance on a t*ority. In most le)al 'ritin)6t*e 'riter m st !ac( p assertions and statements 'it* citations to a t*ority.

T*is is accomplis*ed !y a ni0 e and complicated citation system6 nli(e t*atsed in any ot*er )enre o# 'ritin). T*e standard met*ods #or American le)al

citation are de+ned !y The Bluebook : A Uniform System of Citation .<

1.2 Precedent: Le)al 'ritin) "al es precedent6 as distinct #rom a t*ority. Precedentmeans t*e 'ay t*in)s *a"e !een done !e#ore. >or example6 a la'yer '*o m stprepare a contract and '*o *as prepared a similar contract !e#ore 'ill o#ten re

se6 'it* limited c*an)es6 t*e old contract #or t*e ne' occasion. Or a la'yer '*o*as +led a s ccess# l motion to dismiss a la's it may se t*e same or a "erysimilar #orm o# motion a)ain in anot*er case6 and so on. 5any la'yers se and

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re se 'ritten doc ments in t*is 'ay and call t*ese re sa!le doc mentstemplates or6 less commonly6 forms.

1.3 4oca! lary: Le)al 'ritin) extensi"ely ses tec*nical terminolo)y t*at can !ecate)ori1ed in #o r 'ays:

1.3.1 8peciali1ed 'ords and p*rases ni0 e to la'6 e.).6 tort 6 fee simple 6 andnovation .

1.3.2 ? otidian 'ords *a"in) di@erent meanin)s in la'6 e.).6 action la's it 6consi eration s pport #or a promise 6 e!ecute to si)n to e@ect 6 and party aprincipal in a la's it .

1.3.3 Arc*aic "oca! lary: le)al 'ritin) employs many old 'ords and p*rases t*at'ere #ormerly 0 otidian lan) a)e6 ! t today exist mostly or only in la'6datin) #rom t*e < t* cent ryD En)lis* examples are herein 6 hereto 6 hereby 6heretofore 6 here"ith 6 "hereby 6 and "herefore pronominal ad"er!s Dsai andsuch as ad=ecti"es .

1.3.# Loan 'ords and p*rases #rom ot*er lan) a)es: In En)lis*6 t*is incl des termsderi"ed #rom >renc* estoppel 6 laches 6 and voir ire and Latin certiorari 6habeas corpus 6 prima facie 6 inter alia 6 mens rea 6 sub $u ice and are notitalici1ed as En)lis* le)al lan) a)e6 as 'o ld !e #orei)n 'ords in mainstreamEn)lis* 'ritin).

1.# >ormality: T*ese #eat res tend to ma(e le)al 'ritin) #ormal. T*is #ormality canta(e t*e #orm o# lon) sentences6 complex constr ctions6 arc*aic and *yper#ormal "oca! lary6 and a #oc s on content to t*e excl sion o# reader needs.8ome o# t*is #ormality in le)al 'ritin) is necessary and desira!le6 )i"en t*eimportance o# some le)al doc ments and t*e serio sness o# t*e circ mstancesin '*ic* some le)al doc ments are sed. Yet not all #ormality in le)al 'ritin) is

= sti+ed. To t*e extent t*at #ormality prod ces opacity and imprecision6 it isndesira!le. To t*e extent t*at #ormality *inders reader compre*ension6 it is less

desira!le. In partic lar6 '*en le)al content m st !e con"eyed to non la'yers6#ormality s*o ld )i"e 'ay to clear comm nication.

*at is cr cial in settin) t*e le"el o# #ormality in any le)al doc ment is assessin)t*e needs and expectations o# t*e a dience. >or example6 an appellate !rie# tot*e 8 preme Co rt calls #or a #ormal style7t*is s*o's proper respect #or t*eco rt and #or t*e le)al matter at iss e. An intero;ce le)al memorand m to as per"isin) partner can pro!a!ly !e less #ormal7t*o )* not collo0 ial7!eca seit is an in *o se decision ma(in) tool6 not a co rt doc ment. And an emailmessa)e to a #riend and client6 pdatin) t*e stat s o# a le)al matter6 isappropriately in#ormal.

$. Transaction doc ments7le)al dra#tin)7#all on a similar contin m. A <%- pa)emer)er a)reement !et'een t'o lar)e corporations6 in '*ic* !ot* sides arerepresented !y co nsel6 'ill !e *i)*ly #ormal7and s*o ld also !e acc rate6precise6 and airti)*t #eat res not al'ays compati!le 'it* *i)* #ormality . Acommercial lease #or a small company sin) a small o;ce space 'ill li(ely !em c* s*orter and 'ill re0 ire less complexity6 ! t may still !e some'*at #ormal.B t a proxy statement allo'in) t*e mem!ers o# a nei)*!or*ood association todesi)nate t*eir "otin) pre#erences #or t*e next !oard meetin) o )*t to !e asplain as can !e. I# in#ormality aids t*at )oal6 it is = sti+ed.

2" C&te%ories o( 'e%&' )ritin%* Le)al 'ritin) is o# t'o6 !road cate)ories: i le)alanalysis and ii le)al dra#tin). Le)al analysis is t'o #old: < predicti"e analysis6 and $pers asi"e analysis. 5ost le)al 'ritin) co rses #oc s on: < predicti"e analysis6 i.e.6 ano tcome predictin) memorand m positi"e or ne)ati"e o# a )i"en action #or t*eattorney s clientD and $ pers asi"e analysis6 e.).6 motions and !rie#s . Le)al dra#tin)co rses concentrate pon 'ritin) appeals or on interdisciplinary aspects o# pers asion.

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$.< Predicti"e le)al analysis: T*e 'e%&' memor&ndum is t*e most common type o# predicti"e le)al analysisD it may incl de t*e client letter or le)al opinion. T*ele)al memorand m predicts t*e o tcome o# a le)al 0 estion !y analy1in) t*ea t*orities )o"ernin) t*e 0 estion and t*e rele"ant #acts t*at )a"e rise to t*ele)al 0 estion. It explains and applies t*e a t*orities in predictin) an o tcome6and ends 'it* ad"ice and recommendations. T*e le)al memorand m also ser"esas record o# t*e researc* done #or a )i"en le)al 0 estion. Traditionally6 and tomeet t*e le)al reader s expectations6 it is #ormally or)ani1ed and 'ritten.

$.$ Pers asi"e le)al analysis: T*e pers asi"e doc ment6 a motion or a !rie#6attempts to pers ade a = dicial a t*ority to #a"ora!ly decide t*e disp te #or t*ea t*or s client. 5otions and !rie#s are s ally s !mitted to = d)es6 ! t also tomediators6 ar!itrators6 and ot*ers. In addition6 a pers asi"e letter may attempt topers ade t*e opposin) party in a case.

Pers asi"e 'ritin) is t*e most r*etorically styli1ed. 8o alt*o )* a !rie# states t*ele)al iss es6 descri!es a t*orities6 and applies a t*orities to t*e 0 estion7asdoes a memorand m7t*e !rie# s application portion is #ramed as an ar) ment. T*ea t*or ar) es #or one approac* to resol"in) t*e le)al matter and does not present ane tral analysis.

$./ Le)al dra#tin): Le)al dra#tin) creates !indin)6 le)al text. It incl des enacted la'li(e stat tes6 r les6 and re) lationsD contracts pri"ate and p !lic D personal le)aldoc ments li(e 'ills and tr stsD and p !lic le)al doc ments li(e notices andinstr ctions. Le)al dra#tin) re0 ires no le)al a t*ority citation6 and )enerally is'ritten 'it*o t a styli1ed "oice.

/. +'&%i&rism* In 'ritin) an o!=ecti"e analysis or a pers asi"e doc ment6 la'yers'rite nder t*e same pla)iarism r les applica!le to most 'riters. Le)al memorandaand !rie#s m st properly attri! te 0 otations and so rce a t*oritiesD yet6 'it*in ala' o;ce6 a la'yer mi)*t !orro' #rom ot*er la'yers texts 'it*o t attri! tion6 in

sin) a 'ell p*rased6 s ccess# l ar) ment made in a pre"io s !rie#.

Pla)iarism is strictly pro*i!ited in academic 'or(6 especially in la' re"ie' articles6seminar papers6 and similar 'ritin)s intended to reFect t*e a t*or s ori)inalt*o )*ts.

Le)al dra#tin) is di@erentD nli(e in most ot*er le)al 'ritin) cate)ories6 pla)iarism isaccepted6 !eca se o# t*e *i)* "al e o# precedent. As noted6 la'yers extensi"ely se#ormats contracts6 'ills6 etc. in dra#tin) doc mentsD !orro'in) #rom pre"io sdoc ments is common. A )ood la'yer may #re0 ently copy6 "er!atim6 'ell 'rittencla ses #rom a contract6 a 'ill6 or a stat te to ser"e *is or *er client s le)al interests.

/.< %n the matter of the char&es of pla&iarism' etc.' a&ainst Associate (ustice)ariano C. *el Castillo. GA.5. No. <- < 8C

," Le%&'ese is an En)lis* term +rst sed in <J<, G$ #or le)al 'ritin) t*at is

desi)ned to!e di;c lt #or laymen to read and nderstand 6 t*e implication !ein) t*at t*isa!str seness is deli!erate #or excl din) t*e le)ally ntrained and to = sti#y *i)* #ees.+e&alese 6 as a term6 *as !een adopted in ot*er lan) a)es. Le)alese is c*aracteri1ed !ylon) sentences6 many modi#yin) cla ses6 complex "oca! lary6 *i)* a!straction6 andinsensiti"ity to t*e layman s need to nderstand t*e doc ment s )ist. Le)alese arisesmost commonly in le)al dra#tin)6 yet appears in !ot* types o# le)al analysis. Today6 t*ePlain Lan) a)e 5o"ement in le)al 'ritin) is pro)ressin) and experts are ! sy tryin) todemysti#y le)alese.

8ome important points in t*e de!ate o# Kle)aleseK ". Kplain lan) a)eK as t*e contin edstandard #or le)al 'ritin) incl de:

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,.< P !lic compre*ensi!ility: Per*aps most o!"io sly6 le)alese s @ers #rom !ein)less compre*ensi!le to t*e )eneral p !lic t*an plain En)lis*6 '*ic* can !epartic larly important in !ot* pri"ate e.).6 contracts and p !lic matters. $

,.$ Resistance to am!i) ity: Le)alese may !e partic larly resistant tomisinterpretation6 !e it incidental or deli!erate6 #or t'o reasons:

<. Its lon) *istory o# se pro"ides a similarly extensi"e !ac()ro nd o# precedenttied to t*e lan) a)e. T*is precedent6 as disc ssed a!o"e6 'ill !e a stron)determinant o# *o' doc ments 'ritten in le)alese 'ill !e interpreted.

$. T*e le)alese lan) a)e itsel# may !e more precise '*en compared to plainEn)lis*6 *a"in) arisen #rom a need #or s c* precision6 amon) ot*er t*in)s.

osep* Mim!le6 a modern plain En)lis* expert and ad"ocate6 re=ects t*e claimt*at le)alese is less am!i) o s in The ,reat )yth that -lain +an&ua&e is not -recise . / Mim!le says le)alese o#ten contains so many con"ol ted constr ctionsand circ mloc tions t*at it is more am!i) o s t*an plain En)lis* .

,./ Co"era)e o# contin)encies: Le)al 'ritin) #aces a trade o@ in attemptin) toco"er all possi!le contin)encies '*ile remainin) reasona!ly !rie#. Le)alese isc*aracteri1ed !y a s*i#t in priority to'ards t*e #ormer o# t*ese concerns. >orexample6 le)alese commonly ses do !lets and triplets o# 'ords e.).6 Kn ll and"oidK and Kdisp te6 contro"ersy6 or claimK '*ic* may appear red ndant or

nnecessary to laymen6 ! t to a la'yer mi)*t reFect an important re#erence todistinct le)al concepts.

Plain En)lis* ad"ocates s ))est t*at no doc ment can possi!ly co"er e"erycontin)ency6 and t*at la'yers s*o ld not attempt to encompass e"erycontin)ency t*ey can #oresee. Rat*er6 la'yers s*o ld only dra#t #or t*e (no'n6possi!le6 reasona!ly expected contin)encies. ,

,., Expectation2pre#erence: Re)ardless o# its o!=ecti"e merits or demerits '*encompared to plain En)lis*6 le)alese *as a clear importance as a pro#essionalnorm . As s c*6 la'yers6 = d)es6 and clients may expect and pre#er it6 alt*o )*no client or = d)e *as e"er act ally expressed s c* a pre#erence p !licly.

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$. Not&ri&' L&)s &nd Ru'es

1" Le%is'&ti-e En&#tments &nd .udi#i&' Issu&n#es

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$. T*e Old Notarial La' 8ec.$,% to $, o# Act No. $ << or t*e Re"isedAdministrati"e Code o# t*e P*ilippines

/. O;cial Oat*s 8ec.,- to ,$6 Boo( I6 C*apter <- o# Exec ti"e Order No. $J$6s.

<J Administrati"e Code o# <J 6 as amended !y Rep !lic Act No. //.

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,. Presentation o# Comm nity Tax Certi+cate on Certain Occasions 8ec.< /6 Rep !licAct No. < -6 Local o"ernment Code o# <JJ<

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2" E/ #io Not&ries +u 'i#

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<" V&'idit9 o( Contr&#ts = Gener&' Ru'e* A de(e#ti-e not&ri3&tion does not&>e#t the -&'idit9 o( & #ontr&#t"

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<. Article ,J o# t*e Ci"il Code

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<" E>e#ti-e'9 &s &%&inst Third +ersons

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Articles < $% and < $ o# t*e Ci"il Code

$. 5arria)e settlements S Article o# t*e >amily Code

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,. Release6 ai"er and ? itclaim S Article o# t*e Ci"il Code

%. 3emand Letter

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$. Preparatory to +lin) a complaint #or "iolation o# Batas Pam!ansa Bl). $$ or

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Recommendation o# t*e 5andatory Contin in) Le)al Ed cation 5CLE Board

to Indicate in All Pleadin)s >iled t*e Co rts t*e Co nselVs 5CLE Certi+cate o#

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/. A;rmation or Oat* S 8ection $6 R le II o# $--, R les o# Notarial Practice

,. Commission S 8ection /6 R le II o# t*e $--, R les o# Notarial Practice

%. Copy certi+cation S 8ection ,6 R le II o# t*e $--, R les on Notarial Practice

. Notarial Re)ister S 8ection %6 R le II o# t*e $--, R le on Notarial Practice

. Notarial Certi+cate S 8ection 6 R le II o# t*e $--, R le on Notarial Practice

. Competent E"idence o# Identity 8ection <$6 R le II o# t*e $--, R le on Notarial

Practice

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8" 6usiness 5orms" 0ou "ill learn ho" to raft clear' e ective an plain lan&ua&e contractsan to analy e other transactional "ritin&s use to mana&e comple! business transactions.Throu&h a series of e!ercises' you "ill evelop sensitivity to the e!pectations of your clientsan other la"yers' sharpen your analytical skills in the conte!t of contracts' an learnspeciali e research tools relate to contractual provisions.

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" Te#hno'o%9 Tr&ns&#tion 5orms" 0ou "ill learn the foun ations of raftin& contracts ina mo ern commercial settin&' primarily throu&h han s on "ritin& e!ercises that illustratebusiness problems commonly foun in to ay4s technolo&y transactions la" practice. Topics tobe a resse "ill inclu e basic contract anatomy' common clause ambi&uities' structurin& forrea able 56o"5' an raftin& for ne&otiation techni7ues. 8inal e!amination "ill involve craftin&a full len&th technolo&y license a&reement from a rou&h term sheet that appears to have been

pecke out on some sort of mobile evice.

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10" .udi#i&' 5orms" 0ou "ill raft an o9ce memo an plea in&s in a hypothetical case. 0ou"ill also complete short

"ritin& e!ercises in an out of class to practice skills such as omittin& surplus "or s' preferrin& active voice' usin& concrete "or s' punctuatin& carefully' etc. This "ill help youor&ani e facts an principles in a succinct an lo&ical "ay an to eepen yourun erstan in& of the le&al reasonin& process.

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