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6 CLE /1 E (Both Seminars Combined)Thursday, September 26, 2019; 8:30 A.M. – 3:45 P.M.
ICLEF Conference Facility230 E. Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Legal Writing in theSMARTPHONE AGELegal Writing in theLegal Writing in the
PRICE INCLUDES: Credit Hours, Printed & Searchable Electronic Seminar Materials, Refreshments
$325 – Tuition for BOTH Legal Writing in the Smartphone Age (92800) AND Writing to Win: Results-Oriented Writing for Busy Litigators & Practitioners (92900)FREE – PASS+ Tuition for BOTH Legal Writing in the Smartphone Age (92800) AND Writing to Win: Results-Oriented Writing for Busy Litigators & Practitioners (92900)
$210 – Tuition for Morning Seminar ONLY, Legal Writing in the Smartphone Age (92800)
FREE – PASS+ Tuition for the Morning Seminar ONLY, Legal Writing in the Smartphone Age (92800)
PRICE INFORMATION
MORNING SEMINAR ONLY
$210 – Tuition for Afternoon Seminar ONLY, Writing to Win (92900)
FREE – PASS+ Tuition for the Afternoon Seminar ONLY, Writing to Win (92900)
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3 CLE / .5 E - 12:30 P. M. – 3:45 P. M.
RESULTS-ORIENTED WRITING FORBUSY LITIGATORS & PRACTITIONERS
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NATIONAL SPEAKER SERIESFeaturing Steven D. Stark
Legal Writing in a Smartphone Age& Writing to Win
(Both Seminars Combined)
AFTERNOON SEMINAR NATIONAL SPEAKERMORNING SEMINAR
OVERVIEW:Living in an electronic world – where short, condensed writing is the norm – has negatively impacted communication in today’s litigation and contract drafting. Writing is an essential tool for you as an attorney. You work with words every day—in your memos, pleadings, client letters, emails—and the words that you choose in those documents convey your ability and confidence. Are you sending the right message? This course focuses on learning to write effectively using a combination of lectures, class exercises and discussions. There will be a special emphasis on drafting and the rules of construction.
YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND OUT:•Recognizing The do’s and don’ts of legal prose•Organizing your ideas: proper style, paragraph structure•Convincing leads and conclusion: avoiding legalese •How to write and edit more efficiently•Writing better research memos, letters, and email•Ethical issues relevant to legal writing - RPC1.1 (Competence); 1.3 (Diligence); 1.4 (Communication); 3.1 (Meritorious Claims & Contentions)•How the internet changes the rules of privilege•Intra-office communications•The process of editing (yourself and others)
AGENDA:8:00 A.M. Registration & Coffee8:30 A.M. Program Begins10:00 A.M. 15 Min. Refreshment Break11:45 A.M. Adjourn
AGENDA:12:00 P.M. Registration & Coffee12:30 P.M. Program Begins2:00 P.M. 15 Min. Refreshment Break3:45 P.M. Adjourn
Steven D. Stark, Writer & Cultural CommentatorA graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Steven Stark has taught hundreds of writing and speaking courses to law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Steven is also the author of four books and one e-book. He has been a commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America, as well as a columnist for the Boston Globe and Montreal Gazette.
OVERVIEW: Success in legal practice demands writing skills that combine precision, persuasion, and the ability to make yourself understood quickly. You have to get to the point clearly and concise-ly—or risk losing clients. Nationally acclaimed lecturer and author Steven D. Stark, known for his witty and engaging style, will share with you dozens of everyday useful hints to help you write to win. This course will show you how to become a more effective, persuasive writer of everything from routine correspondence to appellate briefs, and get the results you want. The fast-paced format combines lectures, class exercises, discussions, and a good dose of humor to make the course practical, focused—and fun. Past audiences have agreed that Steven Stark kept their interest for every minute of the class!
WHAT THIS SEMINAR WILL COVER:•How to apply storytelling to your writing of statements of fact•How studying advertisements can help your arguments•Conveying complex ideas in a simple manner•Drafting legal memoranda•The ethics of legal writing including citing to adverse authority, attributing sources, and use of metadata regarding electronic communication.•Contract and agreement drafting •Special factors in technical writing•Oral argument from a writer’s perspective
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Legal Writing in theSMARTPHONE AGELegal Writing in theLegal Writing in the
3 CLE / .5 E - Thursday, September 26, 20198:30 A.M. – 11:45 P. M.
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3 CLE / .5 E - Thursday, September 26, 201912:30 A.M. – 3:45 P. M.
LIVE IN-PERSON SEMINARICLEF Conference Facility230 E Ohio St., 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204
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A former Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, he has a vast background in the fields of legal writing, communication, and inter-cultural studies.