Legal Writing Basics: 3 Key Skills

This introductory workshop addresses the three skills partners would most like to see improved in associates’ legal writing in English.

Participants begin with an easy technique for striking the right tone in legal correspondence. They then take part in a usage test, with sentences from practice that test their ability to spot the most common legal vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation errors. Finally, participants learn how to cut their way to better style by spotting “red flags” in their writing and cutting surplus words/syllables to achieve a lean style.

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