Writing with Confidence & Clarity
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, December 06, 2002
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration Information
This course 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. The workshop offers a guide to clear, concise, and well organized legal writing for all lawyers. Bring a short sample (no more than five pages) of your own writing. Also, although not required, you are encouraged to come to the seminar with a writing project in mind.
Attend and Learn:
- How to overcome writer’s block
- An approach to writing in an organized manner
- How to write and edit more efficiently
- How to present legal analysis clearly and concisely
- Tips to grab the reader’s attention
- Ways to tighten your writing
- How to reflect on your writing strategy and style
~ ABOUT THE FACULTY ~
Kathleen Elliott Vinson is Director of the Legal Practice Skills Program and teaches Advanced Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School. She has given presentations at the national conferences of the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute. She is the co-author of the book, Legal Analysis: The Fundamental Skills.
Lisa R. Freudenheim is a member of the Academic Support Program faculty and teaches Advanced Legal Writing at Suffolk University Law School. Formerly, she taught Legal Practice Skills. Prior to entering academia, Ms. Freudenheim practiced labor and employment law in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Friday, December 06, 2002 |
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Tuition is $69
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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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Written requests for cancellations received via fax or email 24 hours prior to the program will be granted a refund, minus a $15.00 charge. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute, otherwise you will receive the written course materials.
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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, ME & NY and 4 CAFL credits.
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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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