PROFESSIONAL LAWYERS MUST WRITE WELL AND USE CLEAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE READERS.

What does it mean by “writing well”? Some trainers think that people find a legal document coherent if it is written in clear English. The best writers continually strive to improve, and incompetent writers - well, they need good guidance and training. If we talk about law students, most of them fear that clear and persuasive writing is too hard a task. Usually, a legal writing course is essential for enhancing a lawyer’s ability to produce legal work-place documents and for an understanding of legal drafting.

LEARNING THE TECHNICAL COMPONENTS:

You can improve your legal writing skills by learning what to do, and what to avoid, when drafting a document. Continual practice is essential. Lawyers and students should attend live seminars, online courses and webinars; then they should think about what they learned. These legal workshops deliver vital technical aspects of law and legal English.

AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE OF WRITING

The main purpose of a legal document is to inform and exchange ideas and information. So, each and every sentence should fulfil this purpose and satisfy a client’s requirement. A writer should not forget that every text has an audience and an objective.

DEPICTING A CLIENT’S STORY

A new case may not be a big deal for expert legal practitioners, but it’s a matter of great stress for a client. Probably, he/she feels wrong in some way and a lawyer should explain the law and the legal system clearly through conversation and writing. Great representation of a client’s side of the story needs effective storytelling and drafting abilities, because nothing is more frustrating than losing a case which could have been won.

FOLLOWING A RHYTHM

Lawyers are not poets; but legal writing is a form of literature that matters to a number of readers. You need to touch the sub-consciousness triggers of the readers to persuade, and determines writing content, style and flow. It gives the reader a clear understanding of the purpose and story. So maintaining flow or rhythm is essential when writing to persuade.

CONCENTRATING ON THE CORE POINT

A core theory drives each and every piece of writing. When drafting a legal document, lawyers should communicate the core theory and consider how every word, paragraph, phrase and argument serves that theory. If the document doesn’t have a core theory, it seems disjointed and the reader will struggle to understand what they are supposed to feel or agree with

AVOIDING RIGIDITY

Legal documents have a reputation for rigidity. There are both limitations and flexibility. After understanding those limitations, a writer should exercise some freedom while writing. Being a professional practitioner, one should take pride in your writing.However, the basic considerations are, selecting and perfectly placing the words, maintaining the flow of writing, learning the legal frame work, practicing legal English, and following the persuasion principle.

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