Keys to Powerful, Persuasive Writing
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Tuesday, December 05, 2000
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
Keys to Powerful, Persuasive Writing provides a hands-on opportunity to strengthen and polish your legal writing skills. It will demystify and simplify the writing process for you through concrete guidance and exercises, reinforcing the basic principles of good writing and editing skills. You will take a single case through the writing-intensive phases of pre-trial litigation, focusing on creating powerful and persuasive letters, memoranda, and briefs. The workshop offers a guide to clear, concise, and well-organized legal writing for all lawyers.
Attend and Learn:
- Overcome Writer’s Block
- Approach the Writing Process in an Organized Manner
- Write Efficiently
- Present Legal Analysis Clearly and Concisely
- Edit and Refine Your Writing
- Write Persuasive Memos and Letters
- Incorporate Stylistic Principles to Improve Your Writing
~ About the Faculty
Kathleen Elliott Vinson is Director of the Legal Practice Skills Program at Suffolk University Law School. She has taught legal writing for several years. She has given presentations at the national conferences of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) and the Legal Writing Institute (LWI). She is the co-author of the book, Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skill. Several law schools across the country use this book in their legal writing courses. In addition, she has written articles regarding legal writing. She also coordinated the Bridge the Gap legal writing seminar at Suffolk to help students transition from law school to legal employment. She graduated from Suffolk Law School, cum laude, and clerked for Justice Howard Dana of the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
Lisa R. Freudenheim is currently a member of the Academic Support Program faculty and teaches Advanced Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School. Formerly, she taught Legal Practice Skills, a year-long course on legal research, writing, analysis and oral advocacy for first-year law students. Prior to entering academia, Ms. Freudenheim practiced labor and employment law in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. She received her J.D. from New York University Law School, and a B.A., cum laude, from Tufts University.
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:15 |
Overview of the Stages of the Writing Process |
- Planning
- Writing
- Editing
- Proofreading
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| 9:30 |
Planning Exercise |
- Audience
- Purpose
- Tone
- Outlining
- Synthesis
- Analysis
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| 10:15 |
Writing Exercise |
- Writer’s Block
- Roadmaps and Sign Posts
- Thesis/Topic Sentences
- Paragraph Structure
- Plain English
- Passive vs. Active Voice
- Persuasiveness
- Surplus words
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| 11:30 |
Workshop: Editing/Proofreading |
- Revising
- Common Writing Problems and Strengths
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| Date: |
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Tuesday, December 05, 2000 |
| Tuition: |
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$149; $99 for attorneys admitted since 1997. Tuition includes course book and refreshments.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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Any cancellations received 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15.00 charge. If you cannot attend, you can send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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| Credit: |
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & NY.
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Special
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Directions to the Law School.
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