Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we have the first episode in a two-part series on legal writing in the workplace. This episode is going to focus on objective legal writing and some best practices for office communications. Next time we will be discussing persuasive legal writing.
In this episode we discuss:
>How legal writing is different in the work context than in law school classes
>Common legal writing assignments for summer See more +
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we have the first episode in a two-part series on legal writing in the workplace. This episode is going to focus on objective legal writing and some best practices for office communications. Next time we will be discussing persuasive legal writing.
In this episode we discuss:
>How legal writing is different in the work context than in law school classes
>Common legal writing assignments for summer associates and new lawyers
>Objective and persuasive legal documents
>Tips on doing well on your writing assignments at work
>Help resources for effective legal research
>Best practices for professional office communication
Resources:
>Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/)
>Podcast Episode 45: Writing Effectively in Your Summer Legal Job (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-45-writing-effectively-summer-legal-job/)
>Podcast Episode 68: Top 10 Legal Research and Writing Disasters to Avoid (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-68-legal-writing-disasters/)
>Using Legal Writing in the Workplace (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/using-legal-writing-in-the-workplace/)
>Three Cs of Legal Writing…And One T (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/three-cs-of-legal-writingand-one-t/)
>Tips for Legal Writing at Your Summer Job (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-for-legal-writing-at-your-summer-job/)
>Five Secrets of Effective Legal Writing (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/five-secrets-of-effective-legal-writing/)
>How to Ace Your Objective Legal Writing Memo (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-ace-your-objective-legal-writing-memo/)
>From Objective to Persuasive Writing, Part 1: Law (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/10818-2/)
>From Objective to Persuasive Writing, Part 2: Facts (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/objective-to-persuasive-writing-part-two/)
Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-428-legal-research-and-writing-in-the-workplace-part-1/)
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