Yale Center for Teaching and Learning

Writing in the Legal World: Critical Skills for the Practitioner Part 3 Emails and Letters in Legal Practice

Audience 

Graduate & Professional Students, Postdoctoral Fellows

Event Time 

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Location of Event: 

Writing in the Legal World: Critical Skills for the Practitioner Part 3 Emails and Letters in Legal Practice

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 3.Emails and Letters in Legal Practice. Practitioners are often required to draft emails, letters to clients, demand letters, and other documents. In this workshop, we will review principles for writing emails and letters in legal practice, including citation requirements, tone, and protection of attorney-client confidentiality.

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