Making the transition -- Understanding the United States legal system -- Mandatory vs. persiasive authority -- Reading statutes -- Reading cases -- Drafting memos -- Getting started : researching and outlining the memo -- Drafting the heading and statement of facts -- Drafting the issue statement and brief answer -- Drafting the discussion section -- Drafting the conclusion -- Revising, editing, and proofreading -- Drafting memos requiring other types of analysis -- E-memos -- Drafting letters.