Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing
This interactive workshop offers practical tools that will help your
attorneys write crisp, clear prose that follows an airtight structure and
marshals authority deftly—the skills supervisors seek but seldom find.
In break-out sessions, we will apply the Four Steps editing techniques
to excerpts from recent well-known cases, deals, and disputes. Participants will
also receive my Associate Toolkit,
cheat sheets, and checklists.
Sample Agenda
| 9:00 am |
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Step One: Trimming Clutter and Other Distractions |
| 10:00 am |
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Step Two: Composing Forceful Sentences |
| 10:30 am |
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Short Break |
| 10:45 am |
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Step Three: Refining Structure |
| 11:30 am |
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Step Four: Using Authorities More Effectively |
| 12:00 pm |
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End |
Enthusiastic Feedback
- “Perfect. It will change the way I write!”
- “Practical, useful tips that I can apply immediately.”
- “Fantastic and relevant to my everyday writing.”
- “Great presentation—very practical.”
- “Fresh, timely examples.”
- “By far the most comprehensive and useful training provided by [the
firm].”
- “Extremely useful no matter what level of seniority.”
- “This is the best legal writing workshop that I have attended (and I have
attended quite a few).”
- “I am posting your ‘Four Steps’ and ‘30 Cuts’ on my bulletin board now.
Thanks for a great seminar!”
- “The associates left the course excited.”
- “This is the second time in six months that I’ve taken this course, and I
still came away reinforcing tips I had learned in the last session and picking
up some new tips. Highly recommended.”
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