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Legal Writing: Invaluable Tips to Polish Your Skills

Legal Writing: Invaluable Tips to Polish Your Skills. 2006 Continuing Education Seminar – Baton Rouge Paralegal Association. Have something to say – and think it through.

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Legal Writing: Invaluable Tips to Polish Your Skills

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  1. Legal Writing: Invaluable Tips to Polish Your Skills 2006 Continuing Education Seminar – Baton Rouge Paralegal Association

  2. Have something to say – and think it through • Challenge: Figuring out, from the mass of things, you might possibly mention, precisely what your points are – and then stating them concisely, with adequate reasoning and support • Communicate your ideas swiftly to your reader

  3. Phrasing your sentences • Omit needless words • Keep your average sentence length to about 20 words • Prefer the active voice to passive voice

  4. Choosing your Words • Learn to detest simplifiable jargon • Make everything you write speakable

  5. Effective Paragraphs • Introduce each paragraph with a topic sentence. • Bridge between paragraphs • Vary the length of your paragraphs, but generally keep them short. • Clear writing depends on the writer giving the reader signposts so the direction and point of the analysis are always apparent.

  6. Embrace constructive criticism • Edit yourself systematically. • Learn to find reliable answers to questions of grammar and usage • Remember that good writing makes the reader's job easy; bad writing makes it hard. Final Thoughts for Continued Improvement

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