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More Effective Writing Makes More Effective Lawyers (October 17 & 18, 2024)
Credit(s):
7 General (50-minute hour)
6 General (60-minute hour)
Course Number:
E18241006W
Original Program Date:
October 17, 2024
Duration:
3 hours 15 minutes
Date:
October 17, 2024 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM ((GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Please click above for a short preview of the class, which will run on October 17 & 18, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. each day.
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?
Rick has reshaped his program to take best advantage of Zoom’s interactive features. And as you’ll see from the comments below, he’s managed to retain much of the give-and-take, back-and-forth energy that’s made his in-person sessions so popular here at the DC Bar. You’re sure to come away with new skills, new strategies, and new confidence.
You must register for both sessions.
Faculty: Rick Horowitz, PrimeProse LLC
Fees: $279 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $289 D.C. Bar Members, $299 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys, and $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.