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Programs and Services
Legal Writing Pro courses “concentrate on the precise problems we encounter most,” says a partner at Shearman & Sterling.
Core Programs
| Course |
Hours |
Audience |
Topics |
Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing
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3.0 |
Attorneys at all levels and in all practices |
Concision, structure, flow, usage |
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates
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3.0 |
Litigators |
Introductions, style, structure, facts |
Advanced Transactional Drafting
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2.5 |
Transactional
attorneys |
Frequently litigated language, resolving usage disputes |
Summer Associate Workout
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3.0 |
Summer associates |
Conciseness, structure, integrating authorities, usage |
Start Off Strong
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3.0 |
New associates |
Conciseness, email styles, structure, integrating authorities, usage |
Specialty Programs
| Course |
Hours |
Audience |
Topics |
Advanced Regulatory Writing
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3.0 |
Regulatory
attorneys |
Focus, facts, structure, voice |
Advanced Legal Editing
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3.0 |
Senior attorneys |
Editing for style and structure |
Winning Feedback
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1.5 |
Senior attorneys |
Feedback, benchmarks, giving assignments |
Secrets of Great Opinion Writing
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3.0 |
Judges |
Introductions, style, structure, integrating authorities |
Writing About the Law
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2.0 |
Attorneys |
Attorney biographies, client alerts and memos, trade articles |
Transatlantic Communications
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2.0 |
Attorneys, staff, paralegals, corporate employees |
Common usage errors, UK vs. US style guide |
Business Writing
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3.0 |
Staff, paralegals, corporate employees |
Organization, conciseness, email strategies, usage |
IP Workshops
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3.0 |
Attorneys and patent agents |
Special issues in prosecution and litigation, writing about technology |
Individual Programs
*Course length is flexible.
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“Extraordinary presentation and amazing command of subject matter. I suggest that attorneys of all levels attend. After practicing for years, I learned a lot.”
Craig Wolfe
Partner, Kelley Drye |
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