court hearing essay

Memorandum

Date: July 8, 2020 To: TA (List your TA’s name) From: Your Name Subject: Salt Lake City Third District Court: Attended June 16, 2020 at 8:30 am This memorandum details the Court Hearing Assignment for Business Law. First, attend (whether in person or virtually) a court hearing for at least an hour. Second, write a summary essay including both your observations of the case and an analysis of what you observed. Third, turn in the essay on Canvas by Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 11:59 pm. To receive full points for this assignment, you must follow the specified format and content requirements. Formatting requirements include word count, layout, font style, font size, margins, line spacing, and subject line. The body of your summary must contain between 250 to 300 words; include the word count at the bottom of the page. Format the essay in memorandum style with Times New Roman Font, a 12-point font size, and single-spaced line spacing. Margins are required to be 1 inch on all sides. Finally, include the following information in the subject line: the court name and the date and time of the court hearing attended. Although the format requirements are important, your grade will also be based on content. Content requirements include observations, analysis, and grammar. Write your observations of the hearing, and analyze those observations. The analysis is crucial. Some thoughts to consider in the analysis may be, but are not limited to: the case’s connection to a topic from class; your predictions on what the judge and/or jury will decide; and, if you saw the outcome of the case, your opinions on the decision. Lastly, you will be graded on grammar; therefore, make sure you double check your essay before you submit the assignment.

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