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Mail: OSBA CLE, P.O. Box 16562, Columbus, OH 43216-6562Phone: (800) 232-7124 or (614) 487-8585Fax: (614) 487-8808 Online: www.ohiobar.orgDoor: Call in advance to confirm date, time, location and space availability. If you require special accommodations, please call OSBA member services at (800) 232-7124. Payment must accompany registration.Cancellation Policy: Cancellations received by 5 p.m. the business day prior to the program will be refunded less a $25 office fee. Those not attending will receive the course materials in full consideration of tuition paid.
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The greatest skill any lawyer can possess is the ability to write clearly, concisely and convincingly. This seminar will introduce writing and editing techniques designed to maximize legal writing proficiency. Although the presentation is educational and illuminating, Bernhardt always keeps it lively-never boring. All examples are graphically illustrated on PowerPoint. The attendees will be asked to work on the displayed exercises so they can see and experience legal writing evolving from the typical to the superior.
William Bernhardt, New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 novels and a former trial attorney, tells lawyers what they really need to know to succeed on the printed page, based on personal experience and interviews with judges and attorneys. Bernhardt takes participants through a practical and systematic
consideration of the writing process, peppered with assignments based on real-world legal scenarios.
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APPROVED FOR NEW LAWYER TRAINING
Superior Legal Writing
8:00 Registration
8:30 Why the Quality of Your Writing Matters •Whyismostlegalwritingsopoor? •Whatcanwedoaboutit?
9:30 Eleven Steps to Better Writing •Toolsformaximizingclarityandpersuasion •Thepowerofbrevity •Thedifferencebetweenlightningandthelightningbug •Hidingbehind“legalese”
(One 15-minute break)
11:45 Lunch (on your own)
12:45 Eleven Steps to Better Writing (continued) 1:45 The Writing Process: Improving Your Writing from
Start to Finish
2:45 The Ethical Considerations of Legal Writing •Writingtoestablishcredibilityandfairness •Theethicalwriteristhewinningwriter
(One 15-minute break)
4:00 Program Concludes
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