Legal Writing Pro courses “concentrate on the precise problems we encounter most,” says a partner at Shearman & Sterling.
Core Workshops
Course | Hours | Audience | Topics |
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Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing | 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 | 3.0 | Litigators | Introductions, style, structure, facts |
Advanced Transactional Drafting | 2.5 | Transactional attorneys | Frequently litigated language, resolving usage disputes |
Summer Associate Workout | 3.0 | Summer associates | Conciseness, structure, integrating authorities, usage |
Start Off Strong | 3.0 | New associates | Conciseness, email styles, structure, integrating authorities, usage |
Specialty Programs
Course | Hours | Audience | Topics |
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Advanced Regulatory Writing | 3.0 | Regulatory attorneys | Focus, facts, structure, voice |
Advanced Legal Editing | 3.0 | Senior attorneys | Editing for style and structure |
Winning Feedback | 1.5 | Senior attorneys | Feedback, benchmarks, giving assignments |
Secrets of Great Opinion Writing | 3.0 | Judges | Introductions, style, structure, integrating authorities |
Writing About the Law | 2.0 | Attorneys | Attorney biographies, client alerts and memos, trade articles |
Transatlantic Communications | 2.0 | Attorneys, staff, paralegals, corporate employees | Common usage errors, UK vs. US style guide |
Business Writing | 3.0 | Staff, paralegals, corporate employees | Organization, conciseness, email strategies, usage |
IP Workshops | 3.0 | Attorneys and patent agents | Special issues in prosecution and litigation, writing about technology |
Individual Programs
Course | Audience | Topics |
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E-Learning Package | Individual attorneys | Self-paced online writing workout over several months |
*Course length is flexible.