Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

Writing in the Legal World: Critical Skills for the Practitioner Part 1 Writing the Legal Memo

Audience 

Graduate & Professional Students, Postdoctoral Fellows

Event Time 

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location of Event: 

Writing in the Legal World: Critical Skills for the Practitioner Part 1 Writing the Legal Memo

Event Description 

Are you heading off to a summer associate job, internship, or clerkship? If so, this interactive workshop series is for you! We will be reviewing the key components of legal writing, including: memo writing; brief writing; and letters and emails to clients and other attorneys. Don’t miss this opportunity to refresh your legal writing skills so you are ready to hit the ground running and impress your summer employer! Part 1: Memo Writing. Join us for this skills-based workshop to refresh your legal memo writing skills. We will address the memo’s purpose, audience, format, and tone. We will also engage in exercises applying principles of legal memo writing, including identifying the issue, articulating key facts, and applying the relevant law.

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