A+ Guide to Legal Demand Letters

by Alison Plus

Overview

You must write a demand letter regarding a legal problem, either for school, for use in legal practice, or as a private citizen preparing for a possible small claims court filing. This booklet can help you by showing you the complete process of writing demand letter. This practical, systematic method will start with a basic discussion of the purpose of the letter and end with a final proofreading. In between that first and last step, you will learn how to write each piece of demand letter, piece by piece, in the order in which they should appear. These breakdowns show you exactly what to include in different places within the letter. You will no longer need to guess what to write and where to write it. By using the breakdown, the various pieces of the document will work together to create a coherent and complete letter.
Contents
How to Use This Booklet
The Example Scenario
Step One: Letter Mechanics
A Special Note About Tone
Step Two: Define the Relationship
Step Three: State the Facts Giving Rise to the Claim
Step Four: Present Any Necessary Law
Step Five: Present the Demand
Step Six: Close With a Deadline
Example Demand Letter
Step Seven: The Final Check
The First Layer: Revising Out Loud
The Second Layer: Sentence Triage
The Third Layer: "Find" Searches
The Fourth Layer: The Fine Points
Appendix: Legal Citation Tips
Cases
Statutes and Regulations
Constitutions

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157023256
Publisher:	Four-Ply Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	66 KB

About the Author

Hi! I’m Alison Plus, and I’ve spent many years editing books for publication, teaching writing at the college level, and tutoring students in junior high, high school, college, and graduate school. You know how they say that our education system “teaches to the test” now? As a practical matter, this means that many schools no longer teach students how to write papers. Oh, they still teach basic grammar and reading comprehension because standardized testing can measure that. But if they take valuable classroom time to show you how to organize different kinds of paragraphs, what to stress in different kinds of papers, and how to set up a thesis and support, they are possibly endangering their entire school’s test scores. Therefore, many schools no longer teach these basic writing and organization skills.
This is why I decided to write a series of booklets addressing different kinds of writing assignments. Each booklet starts by examining the nature of the assignment type – short answer essays have different goals from five-paragraph essays, which are organized differently from literature reviews, which are set up in a way very different from an argument paper. After we understand the basic purpose of the paper type, we move methodically through the different types of sentences and paragraphs, building a template that you can follow to write your own papers. Each booklet also includes proofreading tips designed for the particular assignment type and word processing software, as applicable.
Take your time going through each booklet the first time! You’re not only writing a paper, but you’re also learning a method that you will be able to transfer to future assignments. Allot enough time to absorb each step in the process, and in the end, you’ll have more than just a finished essay. You’ll have skills to make you a better writer going forward.