When writing the opinion letter, the E-Counsel℠ practitioner clarifies all the areas of concern. Most of the time, member clients approach the practitioner with an unclear question. So, when drafting the questions, they need to be made more sensible. E-Counsel℠'s practitioners ensure that questions are phrased in a way that communicates the clients issues but in a more clear and understandable way such as :
1. Stating the facts: The facts are the answers to the clients questions. The facts should answer the questions with a yes or no. Any fact that has not been supplied are not be included in the narration. However, any natural interface or presumption concluded from the facts, including the interface or presumptions are the E-Counsel℠ practitioners personal opinions and are as such included. In addition all the documents that the member clients provide are for the sake of drafting the legal opinion.
2. Analysis: For an easy analysis, the E-Counsel℠ practitioner first sets out the provision of the law and the law itself. After that, the jurisdiction of the High Court or the Supreme Court over the issue at hand is summarized including all the extracts are cited. For an ultimate opinion, precise extracts on which to base E-Counsel℠ practitioners judgment is chosen. The analysis includes conditions necessary for a positive or negative answer. At this point, member clients are informed where they stand in regards to the law applicable. To simplify the analysis process, all previous paragraphs are numbered to relieve the burden of repeating previously written information.
3. Answer the query: To answer the query, the E-Counsel℠ practitioner will rely on the fact and analysis sections. When monosyllabic answers such as either yes or no cannot apply, answers are kept short and to the point.
4. Usual disclaimers: Under the disclaimer, E-Counsel℠ always state that the opinions provided are based on the law as per the time of drafting the opinion. Moreover, E-Counsel℠ indicates that the opinion is also based on the documents and facts provided.