1. Title
According to the situation, the lawyer's opinion is generally used to put forward the lawyer's opinion on the case; Sometimes it is the lawyer's advice, which expresses the lawyer's advice on handling cases.
2. Name of the main delivery organ (full name)
3. The source of the case and the purpose of posting.
If a law firm accepts the entrustment of relatives of criminal suspects according to law, it will appoint the lawyer as the defender of XXX. After the meeting, the defender thought ...
It is best to state the lawyer's main views on the case and the purpose of submitting legal documents in the first paragraph. Let readers understand the main meaning of legal documents in half a minute.
Because the case handlers, especially the leaders, are very busy, they don't have much time to read the documents.
If you don't understand the main meaning of the document for more than three to five minutes, you may have no patience to read it any more.
Therefore, lawyers must seize the reader's attention in the shortest time.
Then in the body part, every point of view should be distilled into a sentence and put in front, with clear hierarchy and strict logic.
If the reader agrees with this view, he doesn't need to read the details, and he can browse the full text in two or three minutes at the earliest.
4. Main facts and reasons
That is, the lawyer's point of view is demonstrated by the facts proved by evidence and relevant legal provisions.
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Generally, it summarizes the main points, opinions or suggestions, which echoes the first paragraph. Finally, the signature and date of the defender.
Step 6 seize
If there are attachments, list the relevant attachments. If there are many attachments, a list of evidence can be attached, and relevant evidence materials can be attached to the list of evidence.
Second, matters needing attention
1. Clear vision
It should be a clear affirmation or a clear negation, and it should not be ambiguous or specious.
2. Reasonable structure
Generally, it can be sorted according to the importance of content, or the strength of persuasion, or the elements of crime. For example, the most important content is put in front; Or the most convincing content, put it in front; Or put the missing elements in the constitutive elements of crime in the first place.
3. Clear the hierarchy
Mainly refers to the argument to be logical. If the major premise is the content of laws and regulations and the minor premise is the facts of the case, the conclusion can be drawn through deductive reasoning.
Express clearly
Just make it clear, avoid repetition, and don't be wordy.
Because the readers of the lawyer's letter are all legal professionals, some contents need not be written, and what can be simplified must be simplified.
5. The text is concise
After the document is written, read more and change more, and try your best to do it: one more word, one less word.
6. Typesetting specifications
Fonts generally use imitation song style, the title can be bold, a legal document, and there are no more than three fonts.
The line spacing is generally fixed at 28-30 pounds, the font size is generally around the third, and the two ends are aligned.
In short, typesetting should be beautiful, neat and comfortable to look at.
I remember one time, a lawyer sent me a lawyer's opinion written by his assistant and asked me to help me revise it.
I opened it, four pages, two or three thousand words. Finally, on the basis of it, I completely revised it and changed it into two pages, nearly 1000 words, which made the whole document look brand-new.
In short, the legal documents issued by lawyers are the image and face of lawyers. Be sure to maintain your image and dress up your face.
A standard, concise and comfortable document first leaves a good impression on readers. In a good mood, your opinion is more likely to be adopted.