Take Your Legal Writing Skills to the Next Level: Drafting Clear Emails and Documents

SERIES DESCRIPTION

How do you take your legal writing skills to the next level? Our new series focuses on practical advice that will help you write clearly, concisely, and persuasively. Our presenters offer examples to assist you in understanding how to avoid ambiguity, minimize risk, and maximize your messaging power. The series features programs available on demand, allowing you to watch at your convenience and come away with more confidence in your writing skills.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In this engaging program, our speakers cover specific techniques for drafting clear emails and documents. Using these techniques will help you visualize your writing from the perspective of your readers, allowing you to identify potential ambiguity, avoid misunderstandings and minimize the risk of claims or complaints arising against you. The techniques in this program are useful for writing to clients, judges and opposing counsel. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your relationships by improving your writing skills.

• Learn how to explain legal concepts using simple language
• Develop a writing style based on communicating explicitly
• Decide when to repeat a term versus when to use a synonym
• Monitor your use of legal jargon
• Determine when to use (and when to avoid) the word "and"