Putting Clients First in Legal Writing
Open start date. Choose what suits you. $275 CAD
Best customer-service practice
This course is for lawyers and paralegals: changing attitudes, writing process, and writing style.
Professionals in legal services must meet the needs of clients while maintaining competency in a common body of skills forming the fundamental elements of competent representation
This course provides a self-paced opportunity to explore the interpersonal and communication skills needed for better client management.
Course Material
- Readings are provided as links in each lesson.
- Resource list to learn more about modern legal writing practices.
- How to proceed through the course.
- The course assignments must be completed within 8 weeks of your start date.
- Instructor: Cheryl Stephens
Editing for Plain Legal Writing
Jan 9 and Mar 6 $275 CAD
For writers with no legal trainingThis six-week course is for anyone who has to edit legal materials to be clear
and user-friendly, whether or not you have a legal background. You will learn:
- why legal writing is the way it is
- how to consider the needs of your readers
- how to organize a piece of legal writing to guide readers through it
- how to deal with some common problems with legalese
You may practise your skills on an existing piece of legal writing or use an extract from a cell phone contract included with the course materials. I also provide a free text book from the course originator, Cheryl Stephens.
This course gives a certificate of achievement after your assignments are completed and marked.
- Instructor: Nicole Watkins Campbell
Editing for Plainer Technical Writing
Jan 16 and Mar 13 $275 CAD
For people who prepare technical information for non-technical readers
This six-week course is for anyone who prepare technical information for non-technical readers. You might write:
- correspondence to citizens about their water quality
- reports to elected officials about development projects
- user manuals for customers with new electronics
You will learn to assess your audience and their information needs and to edit a technical document so that they can find the information they need, understand what they find and use that information quickly.
This course gives a certificate of achievement after your assignments are completed and marked.
- Instructor: Nicole Watkins Campbell