How do I create a legal business letter? What are the parts? What does one look like?
Answer
Paralegals are often required to draft legal correspondence. The sections of a legal business letter are:
- Sender's address (if not included in the letterhead)
- Date of correspondence
- Recipient's address
- Caption (RE: Topic of the correspondence)
- Salutation
- Introduction
- Body of letter (Limited to two or three points, each in its own paragraph)
- Closing
- Sender's name, title, and signature
- Enclosures (if needed)
An example of a typical legal business letter in the block style is provided below:
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