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Legal Work Products: I know you are anxious to see what my work product looks like. Fortunately, I have had the chance to do a significant amount of research and writing as a law clerk for Workland & Witherspoon PLLC in Spokane, Washington. As a law clerk I have been given great responsibility in drafting memoranda for use within and outside the office. I have also drafted responses to IRS and SEC inquiries as well as prepared a request for an IRS private letter ruling. Below you will find a couple samples of my work with names and identifying information changed or removed. |
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Private Letter Ruling Request (8 pages) - Here is complete request for an IRS private letter ruling that I worked on under the supervision of Gary Randall. I re-typed the hardcopy of my origal draft, so this is entirely my work product. Some changes were made before the request was submited to the IRS. |
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Fair Housing Act Memo (7 pages) - This a memo I wrote in response to a complaint of discrimination in rental housing. I think it is one of my better writing samples. |
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First Year Legal Research and Writing Memos: My first year of research and writing was a brutal one to say the least. The assignments were difficult and perfection was demanded from a student who knew very little about the law. I may not have achieved perfection, but I took my best shot receiving an A- first semester and a B+ second semester. I am convinced that I received some of the best teaching available thanks to my instructor, Mark Deforrest.
The decision of whether or not I should post my research and writing assignments was a tough one. Although they are pretty good, there are small deficiencies in the research and writing since these are some of my first attempts at legal writing. A quick reading of the three samples presented will reveal a definite improvement in both writing style and research scope from assignment to assignment. The end result, as evidenced by the LRW II Final Memo, is a solid research and writing foundation which I plan on perfecting during my second year. |
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Legal Research and Writing I Final Memo (5 pages) |
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Legal Research and Writing II Memo (5 pages) |
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Legal Research and Writing II Final Memo (8 pages) |
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Second Year Research and Writing: Once again, another year with Mark Deforrest.
This year is tough becauase I have less time to complete the projects, but I am more comfortable with my research and a lot faster. Below is an un-edited memorandum in support of a summary judgment motion. If you want to see what I can do with little time and lots of pressure, check it out. |
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Memo in support of summary judgment |
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Henri "Hank" Vanderhage |
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henri@vanderhage.net |
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