Rubric for Office Legal Memorandum:

Percentage if
Component Criteria/Elements all elements
are complete
Heading Format is complete 5%
Subject of the Memo is clear
Statement of Purpose of the assignment is clear 5%
Assignment The topic and parameters of the
assignment is clear
Issue (may be Issue/s correctly identified 15%
expanded to Issue I, Applicable law included
Issue II, Issue III Citation of the rule is correct
Legal question clearly stated
Key facts included
Multiple issues presented in the proper
order, such as logical or chronological
Brief Answer (may be Follows the format (eg. a one or two 10%
expanded: Brief word answer followed by a short
Answer to Issue I, BA statement of the reasons)
to Issue II, etc) Brief and summarizes the reasons in
one or two other sentences
Separate answer for each issue
Statement of Facts Sufficient background facts presented 10%
to inform the reader of the factual
context of the assignment
All the key facts included
Facts organized chronologically,
topically or chronologically and
topically combined
Facts presented accurately and
objectively
Legal conclusions excluded
Facts are complete
Analysis: (per issue if Follows the proper format: rule of law 25%
more than 1 issue) + case interpreting the rule of law (if
Rule of Law necessary) + application +
Case law (if counteranalysis
necessary) If the application of the rule of law is
interpretation of not clear, case law is presented that is
rule of law on point and interprets how the rule of
Application of law applies
law to facts of Proper citation is presented for each
case rule of law and authority included in
 Counter-analysis the analysis
There is a separate analysis section for
each issue addressed in the memo
The rule of law presented in the
analysis is applied to the issue raised
by the facts of the clients case.
There is a counteranalysis and rebuttal
to the counteranalysis if necessary
Conclusion (to be Includes a brief summary of the 15%
included in the analysis of each issue
analysis per issue) All the law discussed in the analysis
section, both enacted and case law,
are summarized
New information or authority is
excluded from the conclusion
Recommendations Address matters to be considered and 5%
(may also follow steps to be taken as a result of the
conclusion for each conclusions reached
issue)
Others Correct grammar, spelling, 10%
punctuations
Well organized sentences and
paragraphs
Objective of the Memo is achieved
TOTAL 100%