Volume II, Chapter §6.7
Litigation Documents

The Answer

§6.7
		Introduction
		Lecture Notes
		Commonly Asked Questions

Introduction
The Answer is a relatively simple document, but very important. Read thoroughly because once something is admitted in an Answer, it is almost impossible to retract that admission.

Lecture Notes . . .

About the Answer
The Answer is the most simple of all legal documents. You are not required to complete the answer, but it is so simple that you might want to do it to fill out your client file a bit.

You may use the hypotheticals provided here, and make-up the paragraphs being responded to in the complaint, or you may answer your own complaint, switching sides temporarily.

The Answer is most often in the form of summary answers, such as found in paragraphs I, II, and III in the example of an Answer in the manual.

You are not required to provide Affirmative Defenses or Counterclaims, but if you want to try, feel free. Any Affirmative Defenses will be provided by the attorney. The Counterclaim will basically be identical to the body of the Complaint. After all, the Counterclaim is the Defendant's Complaint against the Plaintiff.

If you decide to create an Answer, be sure to keep track of your billable hours, and turn your time sheet in with the assignment.