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Effective Legal Writing 2022

Product ID: CA3387R7
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Get it write

Ever wished your legal writing read more like a best-selling novel than an internet user agreement? If you haven’t, your readers probably have. But legal writing doesn’t have to be dull to be professional. Compelling, powerful legal writing can be your number one tool of persuasion.

Your opportunity to learn from top-notch legal writers awaits at Effective Legal Writing 2022. Attorneys of all skill levels will benefit from learning creative, proven approaches that will take your writing from drab to fab.

Let it shine

From creating your statement of facts to laying out the most critical elements of your argument, you’ll be able to polish your prose so it outshines your competition. You’ll discover strategies and techniques to help you draft documents that are clear, concise, and engaging.

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Pricing

Member $239.00

Non-Member $319.00

Credits

3.5 CLE

Date and Time

Wednesday, February 01, 20238:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Add to Calendar 2/1/2023 8:30:00 AM 2/1/2023 12:00:00 PM America/Chicago Effective Legal Writing 2022

Get it write

Ever wished your legal writing read more like a best-selling novel than an internet user agreement? If you haven’t, your readers probably have. But legal writing doesn’t have to be dull to be professional. Compelling, powerful legal writing can be your number one tool of persuasion.

Your opportunity to learn from top-notch legal writers awaits at Effective Legal Writing 2022. Attorneys of all skill levels will benefit from learning creative, proven approaches that will take your writing from drab to fab.

Let it shine

From creating your statement of facts to laying out the most critical elements of your argument, you’ll be able to polish your prose so it outshines your competition. You’ll discover strategies and techniques to help you draft documents that are clear, concise, and engaging.

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Get it write

Ever wished your legal writing read more like a best-selling novel than an internet user agreement? If you haven’t, your readers probably have. But legal writing doesn’t have to be dull to be professional. Compelling, powerful legal writing can be your number one tool of persuasion.

Your opportunity to learn from top-notch legal writers awaits at Effective Legal Writing 2022. Attorneys of all skill levels will benefit from learning creative, proven approaches that will take your writing from drab to fab.

Let it shine

From creating your statement of facts to laying out the most critical elements of your argument, you’ll be able to polish your prose so it outshines your competition. You’ll discover strategies and techniques to help you draft documents that are clear, concise, and engaging.

Read More ↓

Chad Baruch
Johnston , Tobey, Baruch PC
Dallas, TX

Ian A. Pitz
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Madison

Christopher L. Ashley
The Research Foundation for SUNY
Albany, NY

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. A Bit of the Ol’ Razzle-Dazzle: Tips for Better Legal Writing

  • Compelling Introductions
  • Theme Development
  • Using Cultural References
  • Powerful Verbs for Powerful Writing
  • Learning to Use Sentence Structure to your Advantage

Chad Baruch

9:30 a.m. Horror Stories: How to avoid embarrassing yourself

  • Proofreading
  • Cite-checking
  • Know your audience
  • Make it easy for the Judge

Ian A. Pitz

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. You Can’t Always Get What You Want (from Outside Counsel) – Help Clients get what they Need

  • Making opinion letters, legal memoranda and other objective writing effective for your client – including in-house counsel
  • Making legal updates, newsletters, etc. stand out
  • Briefs, position statements, and other persuasive writing – one general counsels’ perspective
    • Making your clients complex business and legal issues understandable and compelling

Christopher L. Ashley

12:00 p.m. Program Concludes

  • Discover ways to improve your legal writing that you can implement right away
  • Know what verbiage will resonate with your audience
  • Understand what in-house counsel needs from outside attorneys
  • Receive tips for proofreading and cite-checking
  • Avoid common legal writing mistakes
  • All attorneys
  • Appellate counsel
  • In-house counsel
  • Law clerks
  • Law students
  • Paralegals
  • Legal assistants
  • Lobbyists

BOOK BONUS

Wisconsin Guide to Citation

Seminar attendees will enjoy a free two-week trial of the Wisconsin Guide to Citation Books UnBound® title and an invitation to save 20% on either a 1-year subscription to the Books UnBound title or purchase of the print book.* Format citations in documents submitted to Wisconsin courts and administrative agencies correctly with this handy practical resource.

*Attendees will receive information to access the free trial and discount via email after attending the program. Discount applies to both print and digital Books UnBound® editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid as long as CLE credit is available for this program. For Books UnBound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books UnBound title only and may not be used on purchase of full library.

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