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More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers (May 2023)


Credit(s): 7 General (50-minute hour)
6 General (60-minute hour)
Course Number: E18230507L
Date: May 16, 2023
9:30 AM - 4:45 PM ((GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada))
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Category: CLE, Administrative Law and Agency Practice, ADR/Negotiations ... (show more)
Category: CLE, Administrative Law and Agency Practice, ADR/Negotiations, Antitrust and Consumer Law, Appellate Practice, Arts, Entertainment, Media and Sports Law, Bankruptcy and Collections, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Corporation, Finance and Securities Law, Criminal Law and Individual Rights, District of Columbia Affairs, Education Law, Elder Law, Employee Benefits Law, Employment and Labor, Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Estates, Trusts and Probate Law, Ethics and Professionalism, Family, Federal Practice, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Immigration, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor and Employment Law, Law Student Community, Litigation, Lobbying, Public Interest and Courts, Real Estate, Housing and Land Use, Securities Law, Taxation, Technology, Tort Law, Trial Practice, Veterans (show less)
Other: Administrative Law and Practice, ADR/Negotiations, Antitrust Law ...(show more)
Other: Administrative Law and Practice, ADR/Negotiations, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arts Entertainment Media and Sports, Bankruptcy and Collections, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Courts Lawyers and the Administration of Justice, Criminal Law and Practice, District of Columbia Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Employee Benefits Law, Employment and Labor, Environment and Energy, Estates Trusts and Probate, Ethics and Professionalism, Family, Federal Practice, Government Contracts, Health, Immigration, Legal Research and Writing, Litigation, Lobbying, Nonprofits, Real Estate and Housing, Securities Law, Small Businesses, Taxation, Technology, Torts, Trial Practice, Veterans
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Credits: 6.0 Credit Hours 

Description: Knowing the law is essential, but so is being able to communicate about it.  And at a time when face-to-face encounters have largely disappeared from your schedule, writing clearly and productively – letting your written words really work for you – may be more essential than ever. 
 
So, join writing coach and former attorney Rick Horowitz for a lively and practical workshop that will reintroduce you to your legal-writing toolbox, including a few tools you didn't know were in there.  This full day class explores the fundamentals (and the critical details) of creating clear, well-organized, persuasive legal documents.  Briefs, memos, client letters, even daily correspondence benefit from your deeper understanding of what goes into successful writing, so we’ll examine good and not-so-good writing to see what worked, what didn't, and why: 

  • What should you include, and what can you leave out?
  • What’s the most effective structure for this document, and this audience?
  • Should you use an outline?  Are there better options?
  • Are there ways to overcome “blank-screen panic?”
  • Shouldn’t your brief be a little more...brief?
  • And do you really need all that legalese?
Join Rick as he returns to the D.C. Bar building for the give-and-take, back-and-forth energy that’s made his in-person sessions so popular.  You’re sure to come away with new skills, new strategies, and new confidence.
 
We are limiting the class to 30 participants.  
 
Faculty: Rick Horowitz­, PrimeProse LLC
 
Fees: $279 D.C. Bar Communities Members; $289 D.C. Bar Members; $299 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys; $319 Others

The D.C. Bar CLE Program now offers discounted group registration rates!  For more information, contact the CLE Office at CLE@dcbar.org or 202-626-3488.  

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All United States resident visitors coming to the D.C. Bar building must be fully vaccinated.  This means you must have received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine, or a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccine; and must have received at least one booster shot in accordance with the current CDC guidelines.  All international visitors must have received doses of the COVID-19 vaccines listed here in any combination in accordance with current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.  Please note that if you are attending an event at the D.C. Bar, you must present proof of vaccination by showing your vaccination card (hard copy or image) upon arriving.  
 
You can find more information concerning the D.C. Bar’s COVID Guidelines & Visitor Policy here.  Please note the policy is evolving and certain information concerning proof of vaccination may not be current on the webpage.   
 
We encourage using masks in the building and practicing social distancing.  Also, if you are attending a class in-person, we encourage you to bring a device or to download the materials prior to class as we will not be providing hard copies.
7 General (50-minute hour)  

6 General (60-minute hour)  

Registration FeesEarly RegistrationStandard
Non-Member$0.00$319.00
D.C. Bar Member$0.00$289.00
D.C. Bar Regular Community Member$0.00$279.00
Government & Nonprofit AttorneysEarly RegistrationStandard
Non-Member$0.00$299.00

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