Elements of a Trial Memorandum (Trial Brief)

1. Court Caption
2. Facts of the Case
   • relate the relevant facts pertinent to the case and the issues being argued
3. Issues
   • State the issue or issues being addressed.  If only one issue is used, the author usually does not number it
   • If only one issue is used, restating the issue in the Argument section is not required
4. Argument
   • Equivalent to the Analysis in an Inter-office Memorandum
   • The primary difference is that the Argument tries to persuade the reader by emphasizing the authorities that support the client's position
5. Conclusion
   • Answer the Issues 
   • For example:  Based on the above cited authorities, the Court should hold that the weapon presented as Exhibit B by the Plaintiff should not be admitted.
6. Table of Authorities (not required for this assignment)
   • Essentially an index of all authorities cited in the Brief