Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing and Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates
Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing and Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates
Sponsored by the Criminal Law Section
Program Highlights:
Two-Half Day Programs
Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing
- Learn practical tools that will help you write crisp, clear prose that follows an airtight structure and marshals authority deftly—the skills that readers seek but seldom find!
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation’s Top Advocates
- Learn by example! The program includes illustrations from dozens of advocates, dozens of trial and appellate filings, and specialties ranging from intellectual property to torts and criminal law.
Program Description
Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing
This interactive workshop offers practical tools that will help attorneys write crisp, clear prose that follows an airtight structure and marshals authority deftly-the skills that readers seek but seldom find.
In breakout sessions, you will apply the Four Steps editing techniques to excerpts from recent well-known cases, deals, and disputes.
You will also receive Ross' Attorney Toolkit, his new contract-drafting guide, and other resources.
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates
Many litigators write well. But how many write like Elena Kagan, Paul Clement, Seth Waxman, Walter Dellinger, Ted Olson, Maureen Mahoney, Eric Holder, David Boies, John Roberts, or Brendan Sullivan?
If you want to get closer to the top, this new workshop offers concrete ways to do so.
After reviewing more than 500 motions and briefs from the most renowned advocates, Ross Guberman has identified specific techniques for everything from the first line of the introduction to the final sentence of the argument section.
Examples come from dozens of advocates, dozens of trial and appellate filings, and specialties ranging from intellectual property to torts and criminal law.
In three hours, you'll go on a fast-paced tour of the best practices in advocacy writing. The program is also a companion to Ross' book Point Made for Oxford University Press.
At the program, participants will receive a coupon code for a one-year, discounted subscription to BriefCatch. 33% off!
Created by Ross Guberman, BriefCatch is a Word plug-in that offers editing suggestions that you can implement in real time. The program not only catches common mistakes but spots editing and advocacy opportunities that many lawyers and other writers miss. After each suggestion, just click “Change” or “Ignore.” You can also get feedback on the readability and flow of your entire document, and you can even generate a tailored custom report. Like most Word plug-ins, BriefCatch works on PCs, but not on Macs.
Testimonials:
After attending “Four Steps” participants valued their experience-
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Extremely useful no matter what level of seniority.”
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Practical, useful tips that I can apply immediately.”
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Fantastic and relevant to my everyday writing.”
After attending “Point Made” participants valued their experience-
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Exceptionally clear advice.”
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The subject is very important and the content was excellent. Presentation and examples in the materials were very helpful.”
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Positive simplistic approach to better writing with real world examples [from the] best writers[,] made me feel like I was not inferior, but could improve.”
Agenda
Thusday, October 25, 2018
Morning Program:
Four Steps to Standout Legal Writing
8:15 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50 AM
Welcome and Introduction
9:00 AM
Part One: Speed
Editing Challenge
9:30 AM
Part Two: Structure
Four Objective Structural Edits
Sample Structural Edit
10:00 AM
Interlude: Email Styles
10:15 AM
Networking Break
10:25 AM
Part Three: Flow
Flow Challenges
11:15 AM
Part Four: Detail
Drafting Challenge
Usage Challenge
12:00 PM
Adjourn or Lunch on Your Own if You are Attending the Afternoon Program
Afternoon Program:
Point Made: How to Write Like the Nation's Top Advocates
12:30 PM
Registration
12:55 PM
Welcome and Introduction
1:00 PM
Introductions, Preliminary Statements, and the Theory of the Case
2:15 PM
Style Tricks and Tips
3:00 PM
Networking Break
3:10 PM
Argument Structure, Flow, and Cohesion
4:00 PM
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $359.00 |
| CBA Member | $329.00 |
| Ciminal Law Section | $249.00 |
| Paralegal / Legal Support Staff | $229.00 |
| New Layer Edge Partner | $164.50 |
| PD Criminal Scholarship | $100.00 |
| DA Criminal Scholarship | $100.00 |
| ADC Criminal Scholarship | $100.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS | $99.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
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