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OnDemand Webinar

OnDemand Webinar (89 minutes)	$199.00	Add to Cart
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This OnDemand Webinar will look at some key legal writing concepts applicable to a variety of documents that paralegals draft on a regular basis, including emails, memoranda and discovery. Good legal writing is a skill that can be learned, and comes through practice and multiple drafts. Order this program and receive a basic review of grammar and other writing strategies, dispel some myths about rules you thought were rules in elementary school – but no longer apply, and feel much more confident in attacking and successfully completing any legal writing assignment that you are given.

Authors

Heather E. Ridenour, American University Washington College of Law
David H. Spratt, American University Washington College of Law

Agenda

Overview of Legal Writing

• Types of Legal Writing
• Planning Strategies - Audience and Purpose
• Characteristics of a Good Legal Document

- Emails

- Memos

- Other Paralegal Documents

• Organizing Your Discussion

Basic Writing Strategies

• Short Writing Strategy Presentation
• Use of Organizational Tools and Transitions
• Strategies for Emails, Memos and Other Legal Documents

Questions and Answers

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