Product Description

Good legal writing is good writing, and good writing is clear, well-organized, and direct. The best legal writing can persuade a court even before the motion hearing or the appellate oral argument. This can be true in trial courts as well as appellate courts. Disciplined writing makes the job of the reader easy, and makes a memorandum or brief more persuasive.

Join three experienced drafters of appellate and trial briefs and motions as we look at how to transform serviceable writing that merely states the writer’s position into incisive advocacy that persuades the reader. 

Agenda & Materials

• 10:00am - 10:05am

  Welcome and Introduction

  Kevin J. Powers, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Powers , Mansfield
  
• 10:05am - 10:15am

  Good Legal Writing is Good Writing

  Dana A. Curhan, Esq., Curhan Law Office , Boston
  
• 10:15am - 10:25am

  Organization and Outlining

  Richard M.W. Bauer, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
  
• 10:25am - 10:35am

  Modularity and Bite-Size Portions

  Kevin J. Powers, Esq., Law Office of Kevin J. Powers , Mansfield
  
• 10:35am - 11:05am

  Organization

  Panel
  
• 11:05am - 11:35am

  Persuasion

  Panel
  
• 11:35am -12:00pm

  Other Topics

  Panel
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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