Course description
Legal drafting" is the preparation of any written legal document--a motion, a letter, a brief, a memo, or a contract. Lawyers and law teachers use the phrase in this way all the time: "Draft a brief" or "draft a letter." it also means the task of preparing a transaction, which includes a lot more than putting words on paper. It includes the substance of the underlying law, strategies for representing a client in a transaction, the skill of negotiation, and the ability to close a transaction.
Legal Writing and Drafting Skillstraining course equips lawyers to perform at a higher level, which should reduce supervision time, improve leverage and increase profitability,
This Course reduces legal risk by clarifying areas that might otherwise lead to claims. The course increases client satisfaction because documents are clearer and easier to read, thus reducing the risk of later contractual disputes.
Upcoming start dates
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Legal Writing and Drafting Skillstraining course, is ideal for :
- Lawyers, legal secretaries, commercial managers, contract managers and anyone who must draft, amend or update contracts, legal letters and legal opinion.
- The course is suitable for non-native English speakers looking for a better understanding of English legal terms.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of the Legal Writing and Drafting Skillstraining course, participants will be able to:
- Apply plain English style of writing to all legal documents
- Recognize the need for legal clarity in different types of legal documents: legal letters, emails, memorandum and opinions
- Apply good legal writing practice
- Demonstrate the register of legal writing
- Correct common mistakes in legal writing
- Dispense and deal with pitfalls and issues relating to the use of legal jargon
- Proofread effectively
Training Course Content
Day 1
Taking the right approach
Discussion of the lawyer’s role and the importance of asking the right questions
Identifying and allocating risks
Day 2
Drafting letters and Proofreading
Structure of a typical agreement
The dangers of poor drafting – how the court might interpret your drafting
Day 3
User-friendly drafting
What does effective legal drafting look like?
Six techniques for producing clear, user-friendly drafting
Improving poor drafting
Day 4
Drafting from scratch using precedents
A four-stage approach to drafting from scratch
Drafting key clauses
Making the most of precedents and templates
Day 5
“White-water drafting”
Danger areas where drafting is particularly susceptible to disputes
Refresher on “boilerplate”languageclarifying the legal meaning (based on case law or statute) of many standard words and phrases
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