Foundations of Legal Writing: Essentials for Litigation
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About
This Course
With the advent of AI and chatbots such as ChatGPT, it may seem tempting to use such assistance rather than writing and doing one’s research. However, legal writing skills are still absolutely vital to the profession. This program will discuss such skills, covering essential components such as identifying one’s target audience, conducting proper research, and outlining and writing a brief. Using past examples of legal briefs, it will also discuss what courts do and do not find effective in them. Finally, it will give helpful resources and ways to continue developing these skills throughout one’s career.
This program is open to attorneys of all levels who wish to brush up on their legal writing skills but it may be especially helpful for those newer to the profession.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the do’s and don'ts of legal writing
- Approach legal writing efficiently and effectively
- Write a persuasive legal brief
- Communicate concisely
- Overcome common pitfalls with legal writing
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement as writers
Production Date: 2/24/2024
About the Presenters
Judy He, Esq.
Crowell & Moring LLP
Practice Area: Legal Research & Writing (+ 2 other areas)
Judy is Counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Patent & ITC Litigation Practice Group and is based in Crowell’s Chicago office. Judy has significant experience with litigating and resolving complex patent, trade secret, and commercial licensing disputes. Judy also has an active pro bono practice and has successfully represented immigrant children with obtaining predicate orders for special immigrant juvenile status in Illinois state courts and immigrant families with obtaining asylum in Chicago Immigration Court.Judy graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2017. She also teaches legal writing as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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