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This class is not eligible for D.C. Bar CLE Passport use.
Credits: 3.0 general credit hours
Description: In their supervisory role, mid-level and senior attorneys routinely review drafts and provide feedback to guide the writer’s efforts on later drafts with the goal of creating a sophisticated and polished final product. While most supervisors know that simply writing “good” or “awkward” in the margins isn’t helpful, few have developed a specific strategy for providing junior writers with effective feedback. And even those with the best intentions often feel a tension between wanting to provide feedback that will help the writer improve and wanting to rewrite the document to get it out the door as quickly as possible given tight deadlines and competing assignments.
This popular and practical class draws on cognitive science research into the way our brains receive feedback and presents a range of concrete, deployable tips and strategies to help supervisors provide junior legal writers with efficient, helpful, and content-rich written feedback that motivates improvement. Attendees will learn to establish a robust framework for feedback, considering both product-based and process-based approaches. The class provides a four-step approach to providing effective feedback: diagnosing, prescribing, commenting, and following up.
Faculty: Jessica L. Wherry, University of Baltimore School of Law
Fees: $89 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $99 D.C. Bar Members, $109 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys, and $129 Others
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