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Test J - Draft a Standard Complaint

 

1. Read Drafting Legal Documents - Resource Guide - http://lib.law.washington.edu/btg/2001/drafting.htm

 

2. Read "Writing" in Plain Language in the Law - http://www.plainlanguagenetwork.org/Samples/#law

 

3. Now pick a standard complaint - http://www.kinseylaw.com/attyserv/civil/civilformsindex.html#anchor295586

 

4. Then "copy, paste and word process" filling in the blanks of the complaint you choose, using your own creative imagination, and then submit your work under the box under Test J in your online classroom.

 

This exercise is intended to give you some practical experience in drafting a complaint which occurs often in law firms.